Deutetrabenazine

Chemical compound

Deutetrabenazine, sold under the brand names Austedo and Austedo XR, is a vesicular monoamine transporter 2 inhibitor which is used for the treatment of chorea associated with Huntington's disease and tardive dyskinesia. Chemically, deutetrabenazine is an isotopic isomer of tetrabenazine in which six hydrogen atoms have been replaced by deuterium atoms.