hexacyclonate hexacyclonate hexacyclonate (gevilon) is a stimulant drug. it has been used for the treatment of alcoholism and for increasing motivation in elderly patients, but gevilon (containing a different active substance - gemfibrozil) is now mainly used for the treatment of hyperlipoproteinaemia. it is chemically similar to the anticonvulsant gabapentin, with a hydroxyl group replacing the amine. hexacyclonateidentifiers iupac name acetic acid cas number7491-42-1pubchem cid23444chemspider21921 yunii2k0fp9ub6achemblchembl2110826comptox dashboard (epa)dtxsid30225885 dtxsid60220363, dtxsid30225885 chemical and physical dataformulac9h16o3molar mass172.222 g·mol−13d model (jsmol)interactive image smiles o=c(o)cc1(co)ccccc1 inchi inchi=1s/c9h16o3/c10-7-9(6-8(11)12)4-2-1-3-5-9/h10h,1-7h2,(h,11,12) ykey:wmjpayukevebcn-uhfffaoysa-n y (verify) the latter use may be incorrectly assigned, as "gevilon" has been used as a trade name for gemfibrozil, a well-known drug for dislypidemia.