This page is a list of Russian drugs, or drugs that were developed in Russia, the former Soviet Union, and/or post-Soviet countries.
Many Russian drugs are indicated for enhancing physical, mental, and/or cognitive performance, including drugs described as nootropics or cognitive enhancers, drugs combatting fatigue, so-called adaptogens or actoprotectors, and others.
There have been concerns about Russian drugs in the Western world owing to allegedly lower standards of medical evidence in Russia compared to the West, for instance in the case of the Russian COVID vaccine Sputnik V.
Some Russian drugs have been attempted to be repurposed and developed by pharmaceutical companies for use in the West, such as phenylpiracetam (fonturacetam), (R)-phenylpiracetam (MRZ-9547), Noopept (omberacetam), and armesocarb (the active enantiomer of mesocarb).
List of Russian drugs Aceclidine (Glaucostat, Glaunorm, Glaudin) – parasympathomimetic miotic Acetomepregenol (ACM; mepregenol diacetate; Diamol) – progestin Adapromine (1-(1′-adamantyl)propylamine; Etandan) – adamantane, antiviral, psychostimulant, antidepressant Alafen (alaphen, alafena; amphetamine–β-alanine) – amphetamine derivative, antiserotonergic Arabinopyranosyl-N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (Aranose, Aranoza) – antineoplastic agent Bemethyl (bemitil) – actoprotector Bromantane (Ladasten) – psychostimulant, antidepressant, anxiolytic, adaptogen/actoprotector, immunostimulant Butagest – progestin Carubicin – anthracycline antineoplastic agent Cepentil (tsepentil, N-cyclopentyllysergamide, LCyP) – lysergamide antiserotonergic Chlodantane (chlodantan; ADK-910) – adamantane, adaptogen/actoprotector, immunostimulant Chloracyzine – tricyclic antidepressant, phenothiazine, coronary vasodilator, antianginal Cortifen (cortiphen, kortifen, fencoron) – glucocorticoid, antineoplastic agent Corvalol (corvalolum, Korvalol) – tranquilizer, based on phenobarbital and containing various natural ingredients. In Russia it is sold without prescription, despite the fact that ordinary phenobarbital tablets are sold strictly by doctor's prescription. CoviVac – COVID vaccine Cytestrol acetate – antiestrogen, cytostatic antineoplastic agent Deltaran (delta sleep-inducing peptide) – alcohol withdrawal treatment Dilept (GZR-123) – antipsychotic, neurotensin analogue Diucifon – leprostatic agent Emoxypine (Mexidol; Mexifin) – actoprotector, antioxidant EpiVacCorona – COVID vaccine Eprobemide (Befol) – antidepressant, reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A Ethacizine (ethacyzine; Ethacizin) – antiarrhythmic agent Fabomotizole (Afobazole) – anxiolytic Feprosidnine (Sydnophen) – amphetamine derivative, psychostimulant Fluacizine (Phtorazisin) – tricyclic antidepressant, phenothiazine Fluorothiazinone (CL-55; Ftortiazinon) – investigational antibiotic Fotretamine (Fotrin) – alkylating antineoplastic agent, immunosuppressant Gamofen (gamophen; amphetamine–GABA) – amphetamine derivative, analogue, central agent, central depressant Gidazepam (hydazepam, hidazepam) – atypical benzodiazepine, anxiolytic, agonist/ligand Gludantan (gludantane) – adamantane, antiparkinsonian agent, antidepressant Glufimet (RGPU-238; dimethyl 3-phenylglutamate) – and phenibut analogue Glutaron (RGPU-135; neuroglutamine, neuroglutam; β-phenylglutamate; 3-phenylglutamate) – glutamate analogue, psychostimulant, antidepressant, anxiolytic, neuroprotective Hemantane (hymantane) – adamantane, antiparkinsonian agent Hopantenic acid (homopantothenic acid; N-pantoyl-GABA; Pantogam) – central depressant, analogue Ipidacrine (Neiromidin) – acetylcholinesterase inhibitor Latrepirdine (dimebolin; Dimebon) – antihistamine, antiserotonergic, nootropic Mecigestone (pentarane B) – progestin Megestrol caproate (MGC) – progestin Meldonium (Mildronate) – anti-ischemia agent Menthyl isovalerate (validolum; Extravalerianic, Validol, Valofin, Menthoval) – anxiolytic Mesocarb (Sidnocarb, Sydnocarb, Synocarb) – amphetamine derivative, psychostimulant Methylphenatine – amphetamine derivative, psychostimulant Methylphenylpiracetam – racetam, sigma σ1 receptor positive allosteric modulator α-Methyltryptamine (αMT; Indopan) – tryptamine derivative, antidepressant Metralindole (Inkazan) – antidepressant, reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A Moracizine (moricizine; Ethmozine) – antiarrhythmic agent Nooglutyl (Nooglutil; N-5-hydroxynicotinoyl-L-glutamate) – nootropic Orenetide (BP101; Libicore; Desirix; Thr-Lys-Pro-Arg-Pro) – investigational small peptide, sexual enhancer Pabofen (pabophen; amphetamine–PABA) – amphetamine derivative, antihypoxic agent Pentarane A (D'6-pentarane) – progestin Phemerazole (femerazol; 5-phenyl-3-methylpyrazole) – sedative, hypnotic, anticonvulsant, muscle relaxant, mammary stimulant Phenatine (phenatin; Fenatine; amphetamine–niacin; N-nicotinoylamphetamine) – amphetamine derivative, psychostimulant, hypotensive agent Phenazepam – benzodiazepine, anxiolytic, sedative, hypnotic Phenibut (β-phenyl-GABA; Anvifen, Fenibut, Noofen; Citrocard, RGPU-147) – central depressant, anxiolytic, analogue, gabapentinoid N-Phenylacetyl-L-prolylglycine ethyl ester (omberacetam; Noopept) – nootropic, racetam, cyclic glycine-proline prodrug Phenylphenamine (phenylamphetamine) – amphetamine derivative Phenylpiracetam (fonturacetam; Phenotropil, Actitropil, Carphedon) – psychostimulant, nootropic, racetam Phenylpiracetam hydrazide (fonturacetam hydrazide) – anticonvulsant, racetam Picamilon (N-nicotinoyl-GABA, pycamilon, and pikamilon) – anxiolytic, analogue Pipofezine (Azafen, Azaphen) – tricyclic antidepressant Pirlindole (Lifril, Pyrazidol) – antidepressant, reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A, serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor Polymethylsiloxane polyhydrate (PMSPH; methylsilicic acid hydrogel; Enterosgel) – enterosorbent Propylphenamine (propylamphetamine; possibly N-propylamphetamine) – amphetamine derivative Prospidium chloride (prospidine) – cytostatic, anti-inflammatory agent Pyridoxiphen (amphetamine–pyridoxine; pyridoxylamphetamine) – amphetamine derivative, sympatholytic, hypotensive agent Quifenadine (Phencarol, Fencarol) – antihistamine RGPU-95 (p-chlorophenylpiracetam) – antidepressant, anxiolytic, racetam RGPU-207 (cyclic GABA derivative) – analogue, mitochondrial modulator, racetam RGPU-260 – analogue, cardiac stimulant Riamilovir (Triazavirin) – antiviral RU-1205 – analgesic, kappa opioid receptor agonist Selank – tuftsin analogue, nootropic, anxiolytic Semax – fragment analogue, nootropic, neuroprotective, neurorestorative Sodium polydihydroxyphenylene thiosulfonate (Hypoxen) – antihypoxic agent Sputnik Light – COVID vaccine Sputnik V – COVID vaccine Sulfozinum (sulfazin) – pyrogenic and pain-inducing agent used in psychiatry, for instance psychosis Temgicoluril (tetramethylglycoluril; Adaptol, Mebicar, Mebicarum, Mebikar) – anxiolytic Testifenon (testiphenon, testiphenone, chlorphenacyl dihydrotestosterone ester) – androgen/anabolic steroid, cytostatic antineoplastic agent Tetrindole – antidepressant, reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A Thiophenatine (N-thionicotinoylamphetamine) – amphetamine derivative Tipindole – serotonin antagonist and monoamine oxidase inhibitor Tolibut (β-(4-methylphenyl)-GABA)) – anxiolytic, analgesic, neuroprotective, and phenibut analogue Traneurocin (cycloprolylglycine; CPG; NA-831) – racetam-like neuroprotective, neurogenic, nootropic, and anxiolytic Trimeperidine – opioid analgesic Umifenovir (Arbidol) – antiviral Vishnevsky liniment – topical wound medication
Phenamine (Fenamin), a psychostimulant, is not specifically a Russian drug but is rather the Russian name for amphetamine.
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