What is the history of this drug known as Dimebon?
Originally created to combat hay fever and first discovered in 1983, Dimebon was first sold in Russia as an antihistamine. Dimebon was later discarded when better treatments hit the market, but according to news sources, interest in the drug was rekindled when lab tests conducted a few years back at the Russian Academy of Sciences, discovered that Dimebon had a protective effect on brain cells.
