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Halcinonide

FDA-approved product (cream, topical), marketed as Halcinonide, Halog, Halog-E.

Registered studies
1
Lab records
0
Pathogens at ≥40%
1 of 4

Chemical structure

Chemical structure of Halcinonide
A drawing shows what the molecule is, not what it does.

Existing / approved use

Documented · FDA, WHO, ChEMBL

Approved for

  • Skin disease

Indications ChEMBL records as approved, from FDA and DailyMed labels. Label ↗

WHO therapeutic group
Corticosteroids, very potent (group iv)
FDA pharmacologic class
Corticosteroid FDA label ↗
Anti-infective classification
Not classified as an anti-infective.

Repurposing investigation

This medicine is being investigated here for AI-predicted antimicrobial activity against MRSA. It was surfaced computationally for further investigation; it is not an established treatment for this infection.

AI-predicted activity

AI prediction · nothing measured
  • MRSA52.6% AI-predicted activityAt or above the ≥40% mark this site uses to surface candidates.
  • E. coli34.5% AI-predicted activityBelow the ≥40% mark this site uses to surface candidates.
  • K. pneumoniae28.1% AI-predicted activityBelow the ≥40% mark this site uses to surface candidates.
  • M. tuberculosis33.9% AI-predicted activityBelow the ≥40% mark this site uses to surface candidates.

A model’s estimate of laboratory activity against each pathogen species. It is not clinical effectiveness.

Evidence

Clinical and experimental

Documented evidence

Clinical

1registered study names this medicine, for any condition. See them below.

Experimental

No evidence found

No laboratory measurement against the four pathogens in the ChEMBL records loaded here.

Docking

Computational · nothing measured

Dihydrofolate reductase ↗ (E. coli)

-6.9 kcal/mol

0better fit →-12

KPC-2 carbapenemase ↗ (K. pneumoniae)

-7.3 kcal/mol

0better fit →-12

Enoyl-ACP reductase (InhA) ↗ (M. tuberculosis)

-9.4 kcal/mol

0better fit →-12

Dihydrofolate reductase ↗ (MRSA)

-6.6 kcal/mol

0better fit →-12

AutoDock Vina, one experimentally solved protein per pathogen. This project’s screening target is -7.0 kcal/mol, its own mark rather than a universal cutoff. A docking score is a structural hypothesis, not proof of binding, and requires experimental validation.

Other medicines to investigate

AI prediction · nothing measured

Other repurposing candidates: approved medicines besides Halcinonide with AI-predicted activity ≥40% against the chosen pathogen, leaving out existing antimicrobials. They are computational candidates for further investigation, not alternatives and not recommendations.

Sorted by AI-predicted activity, high to low. The order is not a ranking of which medicine is better.

Registered studies

A registration describes a study; it does not establish a positive result.

  • ILUMYA in Combination With HALOG Ointment 0.1% for Plaque Psoriasis.

    NCT04347473 · start 2020-04-06

    Registered record
    Registry ID
    NCT04347473
    Conditions
    Psoriasis
    Interventions
    Ilumya Injectable Product
    Study type
    INTERVENTIONAL
    Phase
    Phase 4
    Registry status
    Recruiting
    Start
    2020-04-06
    Completion
    2021-03-01
    Enrolment
    25

    As stored from ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration describes a study; it does not mean the study worked.

    ConditionPsoriasis
    InterventionIlumya Injectable Product
    PhasePhase 4
    Registry statusRecruiting