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Cyclopentolate is an anticholinergic used to cause mydriasis and cycloplegia for diagnostic testing. A medication used to dilate pupils for examination of the eye.
- Mechanism
- Curator reviewed
By blocking muscarinic receptors, cyclopentolate produces dilatation of the pupil (mydriasis) and prevents the eye from accommodating for near vision (cycloplegia).
- Primary indication
- Used mainly to produce mydriasis and cycloplegia for diagnostic purposes.Curator reviewed · 4 structured indications
- Formula / weight
- C17H25NO3 · 291.3853 g/mol (avg)
- First approval
- Canada, 2015 · United States, 1958
- Brand names
- Ak-pentolate
- Cyclogyl
- Cyclomydril
- Minims Cyclopentolate Hydrochloride
Resolves to
Clinical / RWD
Structure
InChIKey
SKYSRIRYMSLOIN-UHFFFAOYSA-NSMILESCN(C)CCOC(=O)C(C1=CC=CC=C1)C1(O)CCCC1What you can answer from here — as of September 12, 2026
3Protein targetsEach mapped to UniProt, with action and pharmacological action
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Which drugs share a target with Cyclopentolate, and which of those have an active Phase 3 trial?