Official EU label nameGlossary entry 21247

PIRACETAM

This record confirms an official common ingredient name for EU cosmetic product labelling. It does not by itself confirm that the substance is permitted, unrestricted or safe.

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The resolved identity has matching regulatory evidence in 0 of 13 indexed market datasets: 0 country records and 0 EU Annex records. Every result and evidence gap is listed below.

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Resolved identifiers

Resolved substance identity

CAS:7491-74-9

EC:231-312-7

Ingredient index records:

PIRACETAM

Cosmetic functions: SKIN CONDITIONING

1-Pyrrolidineacetamide, 2-Oxo-

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PIRACETAM

Regulatory evidence across markets

None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name PIRACETAM.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 7491-74-9

CAS 7491-74-9PubChem CID 4843

Piracetam

Piracetam is an organonitrogen compound and an organooxygen compound. It is functionally related to an alpha-amino acid. — ChEBI

IUPAC name: 2-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)acetamide

Molecular formula: C6H10N2O2
Molecular weight: 142.16 g/mol
Exact mass: 142.074227566 Da
XLogP3: -1.3
Topological polar surface area: 63.4 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 1
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 2
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

2-Oxo-1-pyrrolidineacetamideNootropilNootropylNormabrainPyracetamPyramemPirazetamMyocalm

16 more reported names

2-PyrrolidinoneacetamidePiracetamumNootropCl-8711-Acetamido-2-pyrrolidinone2-Ketopyrrolidine-1-ylacetamideNSC-758191ZH516LNZ10Piracetam RPhPiracetam-RPhMemo Puren2-Pyrrolidone-N-AcetamideUCB6215Nootrop 400Nootrop 800Nootrop 1200

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:32010
ChEMBL:CHEMBL36715
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID5044491
PubMed:40226982
PubMed:28441890
PubMed:27717698
PubMed:26434561
PubMed:23066555
PubMed:23045722
PubMed:23033650
PubMed:23025044
PubMed:22988718
PubMed:22988323
PubMed:22972056
PubMed:22972044

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Official source and scope

Imported from Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 (dataset version EU 2025/1175). The glossary supplies common ingredient names for the ingredient list required by Article 19(1)(g); it is not an approval or safety list.

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