Benefits and harms of 'smart drugs'(nootropics) in healthy individuals

F Schifano, V Catalani, S Sharif, F Napoletano… - Drugs, 2022 - Springer
Abstract 'Smart drugs'(also known as 'nootropics' and 'cognitive enhancers'[CEs]) are being
used by healthy subjects (ie students and workers) typically to improve memory, attention …

Do Medical Universities Students Use Cognitive Enhancers while Learning?—Conclusions from the Study in Poland

A Merwid-Ląd, M Passon, P Drymluch, M Głuszyński… - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Stress and everyday problems may impact memory and cognition. Therefore,
many people use cognitive enhancers (CEs), sold for prescription, as over-the-counter …

Harms and benefits of non-medical methylphenidate use among young adults: a scoping review of the literature

J Wei, SM Sinnott - Journal of Substance Use, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Background As approximately 5–35% of college students commonly use
methylphenidate (MPD) as a cognitive enhancer, non-medical use is an area of concern …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the use of cognitive enhancement substances among Portuguese university students

AM Cavaco, J Ribeiro, LS Nørgaard - Exploratory Research in Clinical and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Prescription drug use and the consumption of substances to enhance college
students' cognitive performance, described as pharmacological cognitive enhancement …

[PDF][PDF] Concept generation of cognitive enhancement: healthcare professionals' approach towards the impact and utilization of cognitive enhancers in academic …

S Shakeel, W Iffat, A Qamar, F Butt, F Ghuman… - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Cognitive enhancers (CEs) encompass a wide range of drugs, including prescription
medications for attention deficit disorders and pharmacological compounds for cognitive …

Psychiatrists' cognitive and affective biases and the practice of psychopharmacology: why do psychiatrists differ from one another in how they view and prescribe …

J Yager, AD Ritvo, ER MacPhee - The Journal of Nervous and …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Cognitive and affective biases impact clinical decision-making in general medicine. This
article explores how such biases might specifically affect psychiatrists' attitudes and …

Exploring the understanding, source of availability and level of access of cognitive enhancers among university students in the United Arab Emirates: A qualitative …

S Sharif, S Fergus, A Guirguis… - Human …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The use of prescription stimulants for cognitive enhancement by healthy university
students, identified as the largest cohort of cognitive enhancer (CE) users, is of growing …

Modafinil, an atypical CNS stimulant?

M Hersey, G Tanda - Advances in Pharmacology (San Diego, Calif.), 2023 - europepmc.org
Modafinil is a central nervous system stimulant approved for the treatment of narcolepsy and
sleep disorders. Due to its wide range of biochemical actions, modafinil has been explored …

Perspectives of community pharmacists on conscientious objection to provide pharmacy services: A theory informed qualitative study

G Gülpınar, Ş Keleş, NY Yalım - Journal of the American Pharmacists …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background In recent years, pharmacists have been opting out of certain pharmacy services,
particularly, providing contraceptives, for moral reasons. No research has been conducted …

Student Cognitive Enhancement with Non-Prescribed Modafinil. Is it Cheating?

A Kesta, PM Newton - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
Modafinil, a prescription-only drug, it is mainly used to treat narcolepsy and sleep disorders,
but it is also used, without a prescription, as a cognitive enhancer by∼ 10% of UK University …