Soviet-era brain pills for soldiers who can't afford sleep

A military pharmaceutical instruction manual for Fonturacetam, a nootropic drug designed for enhancing cognitive and physical performance in soldiers, UAV operators, and special forces. The document provides detailed dosage schemes, expected effects, timing, and warnings in a clinical format with color-coded sections. Extracted text: Stimulant and Cognitive Enhancer FONTURACETAM (actitropil, nanotropil, phenotropil) Who is it indicated for: command staff, operators UAVs, signalmen, command post operators, special forces When to take: when tired, fatigue and the need to perform physical and/or mental stress to maintain working capacity for 3-14 days or more, including in conditions of lack of sleep. Expected effects: fatigue, drowsiness and physical activity improving reducing mental fatigue Timing of expected effects: effect develops gradually and reaches the daily maximum within 3-14 days. CAUTION: Taking the drug 3-6 hours before bedtime may cause insomnia. Dosage scheme: Maintaining combat capability for 1 to 14 days 1 tablet per day 2 times daily for 14 days A repeat course of taking the drug is possible 14 days after the end of the previous one. It is possible to combine the drug meldonium with or 1 tablet of ladasten or 1 tablet of noopept for 14 days fonturacetam or ladasten C or noopept: take 2 times a day 1 tablet of fonturacetam and 1 capsule meldonium Maximum daily dose 2 tablets. The drug should be taken regardless of meals, with water. It is prohibited to drink coffee and alcohol at the same time as the drug.