REVOCON ( Nitoman/Xenamine, GENERIC Tetrabenazine )
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Tetrabenazine is a drug for the symptomatical treatment of hyperkinetic movement disorder and is marketed under the trade names Nitoman in Canada and Xenazine in New Zealand and some parts of Europe, and is also available in the USA as an orphan drug. Tetrabenazine is used as a treatment, but not a cure for hyperkinetic disorders[2] such as:Huntington's Disease - specificially the chorea associated with it Tourette's Syndrome and other tic disorders Tardive dyskinesia, a serious and sometimes irreversible side effect of long-term use of many antipsychotics, mainly typical antipsychotics Hemiballismus, spontaneous flinging limb movements due to subthalamic nucleus damage |
