Pyraphat

Pyrafate for tuberculosis patients

The word "pirafate" is literally translated from Latin as "emery". Apparently, this was the association that the Greeks used to designate this substance in their descriptions. The source of pyraphate was the mineral quartz. Over the years, the names of other substances containing the word "pyraphate" have been designated by this word. Today at the pharmacy you can buy pyrafate syrup and other medicines with the same name. What is it?

**Pirafa** (also known as piracetam, also known as pyracid, but most often it is referred to as piracetam hemihydrate.) is a drug that stimulates the activity of the nervous system, improves blood circulation in the brain, reduces ischemia of its tissues and prevents oxygen starvation. The drug can be used during various pathological conditions