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Name

Metyrosine

Alternate Names

Demser
Methyl tyrosine
Metirosine
alpha MT
alpha-MPT

Abbreviations

None

Category

Ancillary Agent

Subcategory

Antihypertensive

NSC Number

None

Primary Site

Malignant pheochromocytoma

Histology

None

Remarks

A tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor. Antihypertensive, pheochromocytoma.

Therapy for malignant pheochromocytoma.

This drug is now rarely used in medicine and its main use is in scientific research are to investigate the effects of catecholamine depletion on behaviour.

Coding

This drug should NOT be coded
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