Who should not take Semax?
Documented caution flags for Semax include pregnancy / nursing, no data. This is not exhaustive, and absence from this list is not a safety clearance. Anyone pregnant, nursing, or managing a serious medical condition should only consider it under a doctor's care, and safety data for Semax is limited.
Documented caution flags for Semax
- Pregnancy / nursing, no data
Reported side effects to weigh
- Generally well tolerated
- Mild headache rarely
References
- Effectiveness of semax in acute period of hemispheric ischemic stroke (a clinical and electrophysiological study) — Gusev EI, Skvortsova VI, Miasoedov NF, et al. Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova, 1997
- Semax and Pro-Gly-Pro Activate the Transcription of Neurotrophins and Their Receptor Genes after Cerebral Ischemia — Dmitrieva VG, Povarova OV, Skvortsova VI, Limborska SA, Myasoedov NF, Dergunova LV. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, 2009
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Last updated 2026-06-15.