Hexacyclonate

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IUPAC_name = 2- [1-(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexyl] acetic acid

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CAS_number= 7491-42-1
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PubChem= 23444
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C=9 | H=16 | O=3
molecular_weight = 172.222
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Hexacyclonate (Gevilon) is a stimulant drug. It was previously used for the treatment of alcoholism [Chesrow EJ, Sabatini R, Musci JP, Kaplitze SE, Marquardt GH. Adjunctive treatment of the chronic alcoholic with hexacyclonate sodium."Illinois Medical Journal". 1962 May;121:546-8.] and for increasing motivation in elderly patients, [Morrison BO. Pharmaco-motivation of the geriatric patient: a preliminary report on hexacyclonate. "Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society". 1962 Jan;114:23-6.] but is now mainly used for the treatment of hyperlipoproteinaemia. [Milewicz A, Plamieniak Z, Bohdanowicz-Pawlak A. Therapeutic effect of gevilon in patients with hyperlipoproteinaemia. "Polish Journal of Medicine and Pharmacy". 1992 Apr-Jun;24(2):91-5.] [Gazdikova K, Korecka P, Springer V, Gazdik F. Pharmacoeconomic aspects of patients treated by hemodialysis. "Bratislavske Lekarske Listy". 2003;104(10):329-34.]

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