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Pharmacology JIPMER 2017 4a7c9cd9

New drug approved for treatment of tardive dyskinesia is:

A
Safinamide
B
Tetrabenazine
C
Valbenazine
D
Deutetrabenazine
High-Yield Explanation
Tardive dyskinesia is late symptom which appears on treatment with typical antipsychotic like haloperidol. It occurs due to D2 receptor supersensitivity. Treatment of choice isvalbenazine Tetrabenazine and deutetrabenazine are use in Huntington's chorea. Safinamide is a new MAO B inhibitor which is use for treatment of Parkinson.

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