Noopept vs Bromantane
Written by Aaron CuhaReviewed Sep 2026
The short answer
Two Russian registered compounds sold together as a stack. Both have trials against a dummy in their home studies. Both sets are small, and neither has been repeated outside that tradition.
- Noopept people
- 0
- Noopept nulls
- 0
- Bromantane people
- 728
- Bromantane nulls
- 1
Dose
No human dose established
Amounts that were given in studies sit in Human evidence on this page. None of them is a personal dose.
1 completed trial, 0 people given it
Dose
No human dose established
Amounts that were given in studies sit in Human evidence on this page. None of them is a personal dose.
3 completed trials, 728 people given it
First-hand reports are counted on each profile and never added together. This page sets two published records side by side. It does not pick a winner.
Column A
NoopeptNoopept (Omberacetam)
A memory drug approved in Russia, built from a two amino acid piece. It is studied for mild memory problems and protecting the brain.
Column B
BromantaneN-(2-adamantyl)-N-(para-bromophenyl)amine
Bromantane is a Russian drug sold in the West as a focus pill. It does have human studies that compared it with a dummy pill. But every one of them scored tiredness and anxiety in people with long-term exhaustion, not thinking. Almost all of the work is small, in Russian, and from one Moscow research group. Tested athletes are banned from using it in competition under the 2026 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) list.
Side by side, on the facts we can check
| What we compare | Noopept | Bromantane |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Nootropic & CNS | Nootropic & CNS |
| FDA status | Not FDA-approved (approved in Russia) | Not approved by the FDA for any use, and no FDA label exists. It is registered and sold in Russia under the name Ladasten, for asthenia, a condition of lasting weakness and tiredness. In the United States and elsewhere it is sold as a research chemical or as an unapproved brain-boosting supplement. |
| Half-life | Short | No published human pharmacokinetic study was located in this pass. Claims of a long duration of action circulate widely and none of them traces to a measured human plasma curve. |
| Molecular weight | 318.4 Da | 306.2 Da (C16H20BrN). An adamantane derivative, not a peptide. |
| How it works | It raises BDNF and NGF, two growth signals for brain cells, and changes signaling by glutamate, a chemical messenger. That is thought to help memory and protect the brain. | Shown in rats, only guessed at in people. Bromantane is not a peptide. It is built on adamantane, a small cage-shaped molecule. Russian doctors class it as an 'actoprotector', a drug meant to help you cope with strain, not as a stimulant. In rats, one dose by mouth changed how much dopamine, the brain's drive and reward chemical, several brain areas were set up to make. In slices of rat brain, it made a short boost in the links between nerve cells last much longer. Blocking protein building, or blocking two dopamine receptors, stopped or weakened that. The idea that it raises your ability to make dopamine, instead of forcing it out the way amphetamine does, rests only on that rat work. Nobody has measured dopamine in a person taking bromantane. |
| Studies in people | 1 | 3 |
| Evidence | Limited: 1 completed trial, none stating how many people | Moderate: 3 completed trials, 728 people given it |
| Legal status, US | Not approved; sold in some places as a research chemical or supplement | Not approved; research use only |
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Noopept and Bromantane?
Noopept: A memory drug approved in Russia, built from a two amino acid piece. It is studied for mild memory problems and protecting the brain. Bromantane: Bromantane is a Russian drug sold in the West as a focus pill. It does have human studies that compared it with a dummy pill. But every one of them scored tiredness and anxiety in people with long-term exhaustion, not thinking. Almost all of the work is small, in Russian, and from one Moscow research group. Tested athletes are banned from using it in competition under the 2026 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) list.
Which has stronger research evidence, Noopept or Bromantane?
Each compound gets a band worked out from facts we counted, with the math shown. Noopept is Limited (1 completed trial, none stating how many people). Bromantane is Moderate (3 completed trials, 728 people given it). That counts how much has been done in people. It does not rate whether either one works, and neither one is called the winner.
Are Noopept and Bromantane FDA-approved?
Noopept: Not FDA-approved (approved in Russia). Bromantane: Not approved by the FDA for any use, and no FDA label exists. It is registered and sold in Russia under the name Ladasten, for asthenia, a condition of lasting weakness and tiredness. In the United States and elsewhere it is sold as a research chemical or as an unapproved brain-boosting supplement..
Reviewed Sep 2026. This page puts two published records side by side. It is for learning, and it is not medical advice. When this site shows a dose, it is the dose a trial or a clinic actually used, or what people say they did, with the source attached. None of it tells you what to take.