phenibut; beta-phenyl-gamma-aminobutyric acid

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Introduction

Developed in Russia in the 1960s as an anxiolytic agent & condition-enhancing drug

Uses

advertised online for anxiety, relaxation, & sleep

Adverse effects

sedation, respiratory depression, reduced level of consciousness
withdrawal symptoms including anxiety, agitation, & acute psychosis

Complications

1320 calls to U.S. poison centers 2009-2019 after phenibut exposure^[1]

More general terms

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Graves JM, Dilley J, Kubsad S, Liebelt E. Notes from the Field: Phenibut Exposures Reported to Poison Centers - United States, 2009-2019. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2020;69:1227=1228 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32881852 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6935a5.htm

Database

PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=14113

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