ABT-418 is a drug developed by Abbott, that has nootropic, neuroprotective and anxiolytic effects,[1][2][3][4][5] and has been researched for treatment of both Alzheimer's disease[6] and ADHD.[7][8][9] It acts as an agonist at neural nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, subtype-selective binding with high affinity to the α4β2, α7/5-HT3, and α2β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors but not α3β4 receptors[10][11][12] ABT-418 was reasonably effective for both applications and fairly well tolerated, but produced some side effects, principally nausea, and it is unclear whether ABT-418 itself will proceed to clinical development or if another similar drug will be used instead.[13]
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Formula | C9H14N2O |
Molar mass | 166.224 g·mol−1 |
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