<unk>  (brand names: Cavinton, Intelectol; chemical name: ethyl apovincaminate) is a semisynthetic derivative of the vinca alkaloid vincamine (sometimes described as "a synthetic ethyl ester of apovincamine"), an extract from the lesser periwinkle plant.<unk>  was first isolated from the plant in 1975 by the Hungarian chemist Csaba Szántay. The mass production of the synthetic drug was started in 1978 by the Hungarian pharmaceutical company Richter Gedeon.<unk>  is reported to have cerebral blood-flow enhancing and neuroprotective effects, and is used as a drug in Eastern Europe for the treatment of cerebrovascular disorders and age-related memory impairment.<unk>  is not approved in the United States for pharmaceutical use, but it can be sold as a dietary supplement.<unk>  is widely marketed as a supplement for vasodilation and as a nootropic for the improvement of memory and cerebral metabolism.<unk>  has been identified as a potent anti-inflammatory agent that might have a potential role in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease.
Vinpocetine
Paroxetine
Nabilone
Trimipramine
Sertindole
Iprindole
Sertraline
Citalopram