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Phenibut: History, Community, Culture & Applications

Phenibut, sold under the brand name Anvifen among others, is a central nervous system (CNS) depressant with anxiolytic effects, and is used to treat anxiety, insomnia, and for a variety of other indications. It is usually taken orally (swallowed by mouth), but may be given intravenously.

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Phenibut topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Community, Culture and Applications as prominent areas in the source structure around Phenibut.

Related topics
166
Source areas
10
Connected nodes
176
Extracted relationships
127
Concept neighborhoods
36
Bridge connections
176

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 37 topics
Chemistry · 22 topics
Society and culture · 22 topics
Side effects · 20 topics
Pharmacology · 19 topics
Medical uses · 18 topics
Overdose · 11 topics
Contraindications · 10 topics
Interactions · 4 topics
History · 3 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

3D model (JSmol)
Interactive image
ATC code
N06BX22 (WHO)
Bioavailability
≥63% (250 mg)
CAS Number
1078-21-3 Y 3060-41-1 (hydrochloride)
ChEMBL
ChEMBL315818 Y
ChemSpider
13491 Y

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Medical uses

Contraindications

Side effects

Overdose

Interactions

Pharmacology

Chemistry

History

Society and culture

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Phenibut connects Entity context

The extracted context around Phenibut shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Phenibut → As, Australia, Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, Europe, France, Germany, Hungary, In, In February, Italy, Lithuania Another extracted example is Phenibut → Australia, Belarus, European Union, Georgia, In, It, Latvia, Russia, Ukraine, United States. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Phenibut

Top relations

related to Legal status · 11
Phenibut → As, Australia, Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, Europe, France, Germany, Hungary, In, In February, Italy, Lithuania
related to Availability · 10
Phenibut → Australia, Belarus, European Union, Georgia, In, It, Latvia, Russia, Ukraine, United States
related to Brand names · 9
Phenibut → Anvifen, Belarus, Bifren, Fenibut, Latvia, Noofen, Russia, Russian, Ukraine
related to history · 9
Phenibut → Experimental Medicine, Herzen Leningrad Pedagogical Institute, Institute, It, Medical Sciences, Professor Vsevolod Perekalin's, Russia, USSR, USSR Academy
related to Pharmacokinetics · 7
Phenibut → Approximately, Following, In, It, Little, Some, The
Legal status · 6
Phenibut → AU: S9 (Prohibited substance), CA: Unscheduled, DE: NpSG (Industrial and scientific use only), RU: Rx-only, UN: Unscheduled, US: Unapproved drug; use in dietary supplements, food, or medicine is unlawful
related to Medical uses · 6
Phenibut → Belarus, It, Latvia, Ménière's, Russia, Ukraine
related to Structure and analogues · 6
Phenibut → As, GABA, GABOB, Hence, It, The
has effect · 5
Phenibut → At, CNS, Due, Possible, With
related to Other names · 5
Phenibut → Alternate, In, INNTooltip International Nonproprietary Name, It, The

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

use drug effects supplement used overdose anxiety gaba baclofen acid withdrawal also medical brain russia medication recreational name gabab receptor

Phenibut relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 127 structured relationships around Phenibut. Examples in this analysis include Phenibut → 3D model (JSmol) → Interactive image and Phenibut → ATC code → N06BX22 (WHO). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Phenibut3D model (JSmol)Interactive image1.00infobox
PhenibutATC codeN06BX22 (WHO)1.00infobox
PhenibutBioavailability≥63% (250 mg)1.00infobox
PhenibutCAS Number1078-21-3 Y 3060-41-1 (hydrochloride)1.00infobox
PhenibutChEMBLChEMBL315818 Y1.00infobox
PhenibutChemSpider13491 Y1.00infobox
PhenibutCompTox Dashboard (EPA)DTXSID708708381.00infobox
PhenibutDrug classGABAB receptor agonist; Gabapentinoid1.00infobox
PhenibutDuration of action15–24 hours (1–3 g)1.00infobox
PhenibutECHA InfoCard100.012.8001.00infobox
PhenibutElimination half-life5.3 hours (250 mg)1.00infobox
PhenibutExcretionUrine: 63% (unchanged)1.00infobox
PhenibutFormulaC10H13NO21.00infobox
PhenibutKEGGD10509 Y1.00infobox
PhenibutLegal statusAU: S9 (Prohibited substance)1.00infobox
PhenibutLegal statusCA: Unscheduled1.00infobox
PhenibutLegal statusDE: NpSG (Industrial and scientific use only)1.00infobox
PhenibutLegal statusUS: Unapproved drug; use in dietary supplements, food, or medicine is unlawful1.00infobox
PhenibutLegal statusUN: Unscheduled1.00infobox
PhenibutLegal statusRU: Rx-only1.00infobox
PhenibutMelting point253 °C (487 °F)1.00infobox
PhenibutMetabolismLiver (minimal)1.00infobox
PhenibutMetabolitesInactive1.00infobox
PhenibutMolar mass179.219 g·mol−11.00infobox
PhenibutOnset of actionOral: 2–4 hours Rectal: 20–30 minutes1.00infobox
PhenibutOther namesAminophenylbutyric acid; Fenibut; Fenigam; Phenigam; Phenybut; Phenygam; Phenylgamma; Phenigama; PHG; PhGABA; β-Phenyl-γ-aminobutyric acid; β-Phenyl-GABA1.00infobox
PhenibutPubChem CID141131.00infobox
PhenibutRoutes of administrationCommon: Oral Uncommon: Rectal1.00infobox
PhenibutTrade namesAnvifen, Fenibut, Noofen, others1.00infobox
PhenibutUNIIT2M58D6LA81.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Phenibut bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Use, Drug and Overdose. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Phenibut
    • Use
    • Drug
    • Overdose
    • Supplement
    • Also
    • Used
    • Dependence
    • Dietary
    • Liver
    • Brain
    • Baclofen
    • Gaba
  • phenibut
    • Use
    • Drug
    • Overdose
    • Supplement
    • Also
    • Used
    • Dependence
    • Dietary
    • Liver
    • Brain
    • Baclofen
    • Gaba
  • anxiety
    • Used
    • Withdrawal
    • Agitation
    • Dependence
    • Effects
    • Include
    • May
    • Name
    • Recreational
    • Also
    • Use
    • Food
  • γ-aminobutyric acid
    • Name
    • Gaba
    • Also
    • Drug
    • Food
    • Legal
    • Status
    • Analogue
    • Belarus
    • Dependence
    • Dietary
    • Gabab
  • gabab receptor
    • Receptor
    • Baclofen
    • Used
    • Food
    • Legal
    • Status
    • Belarus
    • Dependence
    • Dietary
    • Latvia
    • Liver
    • Ukraine
  • dependence
    • Withdrawal
    • Used
    • Recreational
    • Use
    • Euphoria
    • Food
    • Legal
    • Status
    • Dietary
    • Gabab
    • Latvia
    • Liver
  • withdrawal
    • Dependence
    • Anxiety
    • Used
    • Administration
    • Substance
    • Overdose
    • Recreational
    • Also
    • Use
    • Euphoria
    • Food
    • Legal
  • food and drug administration
    • Dietary
    • Administration
    • Food
    • Supplement
    • Drug
    • Name
    • Substance
    • Withdrawal
    • Overdose
    • Recreational
    • Legal
    • Status

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Phenibut, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Phenibut with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Phenibut — Overview · splits 139 ⟂ 38
Phenibut — Chemistry · splits 154 ⟂ 23
Phenibut — Society and culture · splits 154 ⟂ 23
Phenibut — Side effects · splits 156 ⟂ 21
Phenibut — Pharmacology · splits 157 ⟂ 20
Phenibut — Medical uses · splits 158 ⟂ 19
Phenibut — Overdose · splits 165 ⟂ 12
Phenibut — Contraindications · splits 166 ⟂ 11
Phenibut — Interactions · splits 172 ⟂ 5
Phenibut — History · splits 173 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

Phenibut

Nodes177
Edges176
Triples127
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011299
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Phenibut to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Community, Culture & Applications, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Phenibut · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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