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Tetrabenazine

go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB04844
Approved

A drug formerly used as an antipsychotic but now used primarily in the symptomatic treatment of various hyperkinetic disorders. It is a monoamine depletor and used as symptomatic treatment of chorea associated with Huntington's disease. FDA approved on August 15, 2008.

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    Deutetrabenazine

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB12161
    ApprovedInvestigational

    Deutetrabenazine is a novel, highly selective vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) inhibitor indicated for the management of chorea associated with Huntington’s disease. It is a hexahydro-dimethoxybenzoquinolizine derivative and a d...

    Synonyms: D6 tetrabenazine, D6-tetrabenazineCategories: Tetrabenazine and isomer
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    Valbenazine

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB11915
    ApprovedInvestigational

    [A261165] However, challenges in using [tetrabenazine] as a treatment of tardive dyskinesia included frequent dosing and safety and tolerability concerns. … [L47885,A261135] Tardive dyskinesia has long been regarded as a consequence of anti-dopamine receptor therapy, and until 2008 with the advent of [tetrabenazine], most treatments were ineffective.

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    Lobeline

    go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB05137
    Investigational

    An alkaloid that has actions similar to nicotine on nicotinic cholinergic receptors but is less potent. It has been proposed for a variety of therapeutic uses including in respiratory disorders, peripheral vascular disorders, insomnia, a...