meclofenoxate meclofenoxate meclofenoxate (inn, ban; brand name lucidril, also known as centrophenoxine) is a cholinergic nootropic used as a dietary supplement. it is an ester of dimethylethanolamine (dmae) and 4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (pcpa). meclofenoxateclinical dataahfs/drugs.cominternational drug namesatc coden06bx01 (who) legal statuslegal status us: not fda approved in general: ℞ (prescription only) identifiers iupac name 2-dimethylaminoethyl (4-chlorophenoxy)acetate cas number51-68-3 ypubchem cid4039chemspider3899 nuniic76qq2i0rgkeggd00993 ycomptox dashboard (epa)dtxsid9046940 echa infocard100.000.107 chemical and physical dataformulac12h16clno3molar mass257.71 g·mol−13d model (jsmol)interactive image smiles clc1ccc(cc1)occ(=o)occn(c)c inchi inchi=1s/c12h16clno3/c1-14(2)7-8-16-12(15)9-17-11-5-3-10(13)4-6-11/h3-6h,7-9h2,1-2h3 nkey:xztygfhciakpgj-uhfffaoysa-n n ny (what is this?) (verify) in elderly patients, meclofenoxate has been shown to improve performance on certain memory tests. meclofenoxate also increases cellular membrane phospholipids. it is sold in japan and some european countries, such as germany, hungary, and austria, as a prescription drug. side effects meclofenoxate is considered to be safe and high in tolerability. however, possible side effects may include, rarely, insomnia, dizziness, restlessness, muscle tremor, depression, nausea, muscle tension, and headache; these side effects may be due to overdosage and may indicate the need for the dosage to be reduced. research meclofenoxate, as well as dmae, have been found to increase the lifespans of mice by 26.5%. brand names in addition to lucidril, meclofenoxate has also been marketed under the brand names amipolen, analux, brenal, cellative, centrophenoxin, cerebron, cerutil, closete, helfergin, lucidryl, lutiaron, marucotol, proserout, proseryl, and ropoxyl. in the us, meclofenoxate is sold as a dietary supplement, although it is an unapproved drug.