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Vericiguat

FDA-approved product (tablet, oral), marketed as Verquvo.

Registered studies
50+
Lab records
0
Pathogens at ≥40%
3 of 4

Chemical structure

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

Existing / approved use

Documented · FDA, WHO, ChEMBL

Approved for

  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Heart failure

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

WHO therapeutic group
Other vasodilators used in cardiac diseases
FDA pharmacologic class
Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Stimulator 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, E. coli and M. tuberculosis. It was surfaced computationally for further investigation; it is not an established treatment for these infections.

AI-predicted activity

AI prediction · nothing measured
  • MRSA57.0% AI-predicted activityAt or above the ≥40% mark this site uses to surface candidates.
  • E. coli46.7% AI-predicted activityAt or above the ≥40% mark this site uses to surface candidates.
  • K. pneumoniae22.6% AI-predicted activityBelow the ≥40% mark this site uses to surface candidates.
  • M. tuberculosis60.0% AI-predicted activityAt or above 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

50+registered studies name this medicine, for any condition. The registry search keeps the first 50, so there may be more. See them below.

Experimental

No evidence found

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

Open Vericiguat in ChEMBL Registered studies below

Docking

Computational · nothing measured

Dihydrofolate reductase ↗ (E. coli)

-8.8 kcal/mol

0better fit →-12

KPC-2 carbapenemase ↗ (K. pneumoniae)

-8.7 kcal/mol

0better fit →-12

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

-8.5 kcal/mol

0better fit →-12

Dihydrofolate reductase ↗ (MRSA)

-8.9 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 Vericiguat 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.

  • Vericiguat Drug-drug Interaction With Nitroglycerin in Stable Coronary Artery Disease Patients

    NCT02617550 · start 2015-11-18

    Registered record
    Registry ID
    NCT02617550
    Conditions
    Coronary Artery Disease
    Interventions
    Vericiguat (BAY1021189); Placebo; Nitroglycerin
    Study type
    INTERVENTIONAL
    Phase
    Phase 1
    Registry status
    Completed
    Start
    2015-11-18
    Completion
    2016-08-11
    Enrolment
    36

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

    ConditionCoronary Artery Disease
    InterventionVericiguat (BAY1021189); Placebo; Nitroglycerin
    PhasePhase 1
    Registry statusCompleted

  • A Trial to Learn How Safe Vericiguat (BAY1021189) is and the Way the Body Absorbs, Distributes and Gets Rid of Vericiguat in Participants With Liver Disease and in Age-, Weight- and Gender-matched Healthy Participants

    NCT04722562 · start 2014-07-16

    Registered record
    Registry ID
    NCT04722562
    Conditions
    Heart Failure
    Interventions
    Vericiguat (BAY1021189)
    Study type
    INTERVENTIONAL
    Phase
    Phase 1
    Registry status
    Completed
    Start
    2014-07-16
    Completion
    2015-04-30
    Enrolment
    27

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

    ConditionHeart Failure
    InterventionVericiguat (BAY1021189)
    PhasePhase 1
    Registry statusCompleted

  • A Trial to Learn How Safe Vericiguat (BAY1021189) is and the Way the Body Absorbs, Distributes and Gets Rid of Vericiguat in Participants With Kidney Disease and in Age-, Weight- and Gender-matched Healthy Participants

    NCT04722484 · start 2014-06-12

    Registered record
    Registry ID
    NCT04722484
    Conditions
    Heart Failure
    Interventions
    Vericiguat (BAY1021189)
    Study type
    INTERVENTIONAL
    Phase
    Phase 1
    Registry status
    Completed
    Start
    2014-06-12
    Completion
    2015-01-22
    Enrolment
    39

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

    ConditionHeart Failure
    InterventionVericiguat (BAY1021189)
    PhasePhase 1
    Registry statusCompleted

  • Phase IIb Safety and Efficacy Study of Four Dose Regimens of BAY1021189 in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction Suffering From Worsening Chronic Heart Failure (SOCRATES-REDUCED)

    NCT01951625 · start 2013-11-29

    Registered record
    Registry ID
    NCT01951625
    Conditions
    Heart Failure
    Interventions
    Vericiguat (BAY1021189) (1.25 mg); Vericiguat (BAY1021189) (5 mg); Placebo
    Study type
    INTERVENTIONAL
    Phase
    Phase 2
    Registry status
    Completed
    Start
    2013-11-29
    Completion
    2015-06-09
    Enrolment
    456

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

    ConditionHeart Failure
    InterventionVericiguat (BAY1021189) (1.25 mg); Vericiguat (BAY1021189) (5 mg); Placebo
    PhasePhase 2
    Registry statusCompleted

  • Phase IIb Safety and Efficacy Study of Four Dose Regimens of BAY1021189 in Patients With Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction Suffering From Worsening Chronic Heart Failure (SOCRATES-PRESERVED)

    NCT01951638 · start 2013-11-06

    Registered record
    Registry ID
    NCT01951638
    Conditions
    Heart Failure
    Interventions
    Vericiguat (BAY1021189) (1.25 mg); Vericiguat (BAY1021189) (5 mg); Placebo
    Study type
    INTERVENTIONAL
    Phase
    Phase 2
    Registry status
    Completed
    Start
    2013-11-06
    Completion
    2015-09-16
    Enrolment
    477

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

    ConditionHeart Failure
    InterventionVericiguat (BAY1021189) (1.25 mg); Vericiguat (BAY1021189) (5 mg); Placebo
    PhasePhase 2
    Registry statusCompleted