Tetrabenazine is a drug for the symptomatic treatment of hyperkinetic movement disorders. It is marketed under the trade names Nitoman in Canada and Xenazine in New Zealand, some parts of Europe, and in the United States as an orphan drug and in Iran as Xentra. On August 15, 2008, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the use of tetrabenazine to treat chorea associated with Huntington's disease. Although other drugs had been used "off label," tetrabenazine was the first approved treatment for Huntington's disease in the U.S.[2] The compound has been known since the 1950s.
Contents
1Medical uses
2Side effects
3Warnings
4Pharmacology
5See also
6References
7External links
Medical uses
Tetrabenazine is used as a treatment, but not as a cure, for hyperkinetic disorders[3][4] such as:
Huntington's disease – specifically, the chorea associated with it
Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders
Tardive dyskinesia,[5] a serious and sometimes irreversible side effect of long-term use of many antipsychotics, mainly typical antipsychotics
Hemiballismus, spontaneous flinging limb movements due to contra-lateral subthalamic nucleus damage
Side effects
The most common adverse reactions, which have occurred in at least 10% of subjects in studies and at least 5% greater than in subjects who received placebo, have been: sedation or somnolence, fatigue, insomnia, depression, suicidal thoughts, akathisia, anxiety and nausea.[1]
Warnings
There is a boxed warning associated with the use of tetrabenazine:[1]
Increases the risk of depression and suicidal thoughts and behavior in patients with Huntington's disease
Balance risks of depression and suicidality with the clinical need for control of chorea when considering the use of tetrabenazine
Monitor patients for emergence or worsening of depression, suicidality or unusual changes in behavior
Inform patients, caregivers and families of the risk of depression and suicidality and instruct to report behaviours of concern promptly to the treating physician
Exercise caution when treating patients with a history of depression or prior suicide attempts or ideation
Tetrabenazine is contraindicated in patients who are actively suicidal and in patients with untreated or inadequately treated depression
Pharmacology
The precise mechanism of action of tetrabenazine is unknown. Its anti-chorea effect is believed to be due to a reversible depletion of monoamines such as dopamine, serotonin, norepinephrine, and histamine from nerve terminals. Tetrabenazine reversibly inhibits vesicular monoamine transporter 2, resulting in decreased uptake of monoamines into synaptic vesicles, as well as depletion of monoamine storage.[1]
^1st US drug for Huntington's disease wins approval[dead link]
^Jankovic J, Beach J (1997). "Long-term effects of tetrabenazine in hyperkinetic movement disorders". Neurology. 48 (2): 358–62. doi:10.1212/wnl.48.2.358. PMID 9040721.
^Kenney C, Hunter C, Jankovic J (January 2007). "Long-term tolerability of tetrabenazine in the treatment of hyperkinetic movement disorders". Movement Disorders. 22 (2): 193–7. doi:10.1002/mds.21222. PMID 17133512.
^Ondo WG, Hanna PA, Jankovic J (August 1999). "Tetrabenazine treatment for tardive dyskinesia: assessment by randomized videotape protocol". American Journal of Psychiatry. 156 (8): 1279–81. doi:10.1176/ajp.156.8.1279 (inactive 2018-09-04). PMID 10450276.
External links
Xenazine prescribing information FDA
NIMH Repository data sheet
"Tetrabenazine"[permanent dead link] from HOPES: Huntington's Disease Outreach Project for Education at Stanford
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