Fipexide

Fipexide is a piperazine derivative drug invented in Italy in 1983.^[1]

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It was used as a nootropic drug in France and Italy, mainly for the treatment of senile dementia,^[2] but is no longer in common use due to the occurrence of rare adverse drug reactions including fever^[3] and hepatitis. Fipexide is similar in action to other nootropic drugs such as piracetam and is structurally similar to another more well-known nootropic, centrophenoxine.

References

1. ^ Missale C, Pasinetti G, Govoni S, Spano PF, Trabucchi M. Fipexide: a new drug for the regulation of dopaminergic system at the macromolecular level. Bollettino Chimico Farmaceutico. 1983 Feb;122(2):79-85.
2. ^ Bompani R, Scali G. Fipexide, an effective cognition activator in the elderly: a placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial. Current Medical Research and Opinion. 1986;10(2):99-106.
3. ^ Guy C, Blay N, Rousset H, Fardeau V, Ollagnier M. Fever caused by fipexide. Evaluation of the national pharmacovigilance survey. Therapie. 1990 Sep-Oct;45(5):429-31.