Procyclidine Hydrochloride
FDA-approved product (tablet, oral), marketed as Kemadrin.
- Registered studies
- 2
- Lab records
- 0
- Pathogens at ≥40%
- 1 of 4
Chemical structure
Existing / approved use
Documented · FDA, WHO, ChEMBLApproved for
- Parkinson disease
Indications ChEMBL records as approved, from FDA and DailyMed labels.
- WHO therapeutic group
- Tertiary amines
- Anti-infective classification
- Not classified as an anti-infective.
Repurposing investigation
This medicine is being investigated here for AI-predicted antimicrobial activity against M. tuberculosis. It was surfaced computationally for further investigation; it is not an established treatment for this infection.
AI-predicted activity
AI prediction · nothing measured- MRSA27.2% AI-predicted activityBelow the ≥40% mark this site uses to surface candidates.
- E. coli31.6% AI-predicted activityBelow the ≥40% mark this site uses to surface candidates.
- K. pneumoniae9.4% AI-predicted activityBelow the ≥40% mark this site uses to surface candidates.
- M. tuberculosis54.8% 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 evidenceClinical
2registered studies name 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 measuredAutoDock 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 measuredOther repurposing candidates: approved medicines besides Procyclidine Hydrochloride 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.
- FurazolidoneExisting use: Other antiinfectives and antiseptics91.4% AI-predicted activityagainst M. tuberculosisLab records exist49 registered studies
- TriflupromazineExisting use: Psychosis90.6% AI-predicted activityagainst M. tuberculosisNo documented evidence found
- ValdecoxibExisting use: Dysmenorrhea, Osteoarthritis, Rheumatic disease and 1 more88.6% AI-predicted activityagainst M. tuberculosisLab records exist31 registered studies
- CelecoxibExisting use: Ankylosing spondylitis, Cancer, Colorectal neoplasm and 15 more87.6% AI-predicted activityagainst M. tuberculosisLab records exist50+ registered studies
- Dorzolamide HydrochlorideExisting use: Glaucoma, Ocular hypertension, Open-angle glaucoma86.8% AI-predicted activityagainst M. tuberculosisLab records exist50+ registered studies
- MethazolamideExisting use: Glaucoma, Open-angle glaucoma85.6% AI-predicted activityagainst M. tuberculosisLab records exist11 registered studies
- AcetazolamideExisting use: Altitude sickness, Angle-closure glaucoma, Congestive heart failure and 5 more85.2% AI-predicted activityagainst M. tuberculosisLab records exist50+ registered studies
- Trifluoperazine HydrochlorideExisting use: Anxiety disorder, Mental or behavioural disorder, Psychosis and 1 more84.6% AI-predicted activityagainst M. tuberculosis1 registered study
- TriclosanExisting use: Phenol and derivatives, Medicated dressings with antiinfectives84.2% AI-predicted activityagainst M. tuberculosisLab records exist50+ registered studies
- NitrofurazoneExisting use: Eye infection, Leishmaniasis, Trypanosomiasis84.0% AI-predicted activityagainst M. tuberculosis8 registered studies
- BrinzolamideExisting use: Glaucoma, Ocular hypertension, Open-angle glaucoma83.8% AI-predicted activityagainst M. tuberculosisLab records exist50+ registered studies
- ZonisamideExisting use: Epilepsy, Focal-onset seizure, Partial epilepsy and 1 more82.8% AI-predicted activityagainst M. tuberculosisLab records exist50+ registered studies
Registered studies
A registration describes a study; it does not establish a positive result.
Comparison of Benzhexol and Procyclidine for Tremor in Tremor-Predominant Parkinson's Disease
NCT07810296 · start 2026-09
Registered record
- Registry ID
- NCT07810296
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease (PD)
- Interventions
- Benzhexol; Procyclidine
- Study type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Registry status
- Recruiting
- Start
- 2026-09
- Completion
- 2027-07
- Enrolment
- 88
As stored from ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration describes a study; it does not mean the study worked.
ConditionParkinson Disease (PD)InterventionBenzhexol; ProcyclidinePhaseNot applicableRegistry statusRecruitingRivastigmine as an Antidote for Clozapine-induced Central Nervous System Depression and Delirium
NCT07545382 · start 2025-12-08
Registered record
- Registry ID
- NCT07545382
- Conditions
- Anticholinergic Delirium; Clozapine Poisoning; Antipsychotic Toxicity; CNS Depression; Hypoactive Delirium; Tricyclic Antidepressant Poisoning; Procyclidine Induced Delirium
- Interventions
- Rivastigmine
- Study type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Registry status
- Completed
- Start
- 2025-12-08
- Completion
- 2026-04-15
- Enrolment
- 100
As stored from ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration describes a study; it does not mean the study worked.
ConditionAnticholinergic Delirium; Clozapine Poisoning; Antipsychotic Toxicity; CNS Depression +3 moreInterventionRivastigminePhasePhase 4Registry statusCompleted