Medication Safety Issues
Sound-alike/look-alike issues:
Piracetam may be confused with paracetamol and piroxicam
Product Availability (US)
Not available in the US
Storage/Stability
Store at room temperature 15°C to 25°C (59°F to 77°F). IV solution is stable up to 24 hours when diluted in compatible solution for infusion.
Adverse Reactions
1% to 10%:
Central nervous system: Nervousness (1%)
Endocrine & metabolic: Weight gain (1%)
Neuromuscular & skeletal: Hyperkinesia (2%)
<1%, postmarketing, and/or case reports: Abdominal pain, agitation, anaphylactoid reaction, angioedema, anxiety, ataxia, confusion, diarrhea, dermatitis, depression, drowsiness, epilepsy aggravated, equilibrium disturbance, fever, hallucination, headache, hemorrhagic disorder, hypersensitivity, hypotension (IV), injection site pain (IV), insomnia, nausea, pruritus, thrombophlebitis (IV), urticaria, vertigo, vomiting, weakness
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