Claimed effect · Noopept (omberacetam)

Does Noopept (omberacetam) help with anxiety?

D
Grade D — no human evidenceNone controlled · effect size: not measurable
Short answerNo human evidence. As of 10 September 2026, only none controlled exist for Noopept (omberacetam) for anxiety. Anxiolytic effects are reported in the Russian literature and in rodents; no controlled human trial.

What the studies show

Anxiolytic effects are reported in the Russian literature and in rodents; no controlled human trial.

Animal studies, cell studies, or anecdotes only. This is where almost every viral peptide sits. Promising and proven are different words for a reason.

In context

Noopept is a synthetic molecule built from the dipeptide proline-glycine, developed at the Zakusov Institute in Moscow and registered in Russia as a nootropic for mild cognitive impairment after brain injury or stroke. Outside Russia it is not approved anywhere. The human evidence is a single Russian comparison against piracetam in patients with vascular or traumatic cognitive impairment; its English translation carries no abstract in PubMed, and no independent group has replicated it. The claims made for it in healthy people — focus, memory, learning — have never been tested in a controlled trial.

Noopept (omberacetam) is not approved (outside russia). Legal status differs by country — see the regulation section or the jurisdiction pages.

Questions

Is Noopept (omberacetam) proven to help with anxiety?
No. There is no human evidence for it (None controlled); the claim rests on animal or cell studies and LYO grades it D.
What studies are behind the grade?
Anxiolytic effects are reported in the Russian literature and in rodents; no controlled human trial.
Is Noopept (omberacetam) approved for this?
No. Noopept (omberacetam) is not approved (outside Russia); it is not an approved medicine for any indication in the jurisdictions LYO covers.

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