
Tradename | Company | Number | Date | Products |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEMSER | Bausch Health Companies | N-017871 RX | 1982-01-01 | 1 products, RLD, RS |
Brand Name | Status | Last Update |
|---|---|---|
| demser | New Drug Application | 2021-07-01 |
| metyrosine | ANDA | 2025-05-09 |
Indication | Ontology | MeSH | ICD-10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pheochromocytoma | — | D010673 | — |

Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digeorge syndrome | D004062 | — | D82.1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Psychotic disorders | D011618 | — | F20.81 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Drug common name | Metyrosine |
| INN | metirosine |
| Description | Alpha-methyl-L-tyrosine is an L-tyrosine derivative that consists of L-tyrosine bearing an additional methyl substituent at position 2. An inhibitor of the enzyme tyrosine 3-monooxygenase, and consequently of the synthesis of catecholamines. It is used to control the symptoms of excessive sympathetic stimulation in patients with pheochromocytoma. It has a role as an antihypertensive agent and an EC 1.14.16.2 (tyrosine 3-monooxygenase) inhibitor. It is a L-tyrosine derivative and a non-proteinogenic L-alpha-amino acid. |
| Classification | Small molecule |
| Drug class | — |
| Image (chem structure or protein) | ![]() |
| Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence) | C[C@](N)(Cc1ccc(O)cc1)C(=O)O |
| PDB | — |
| CAS-ID | 672-87-7 |
| RxCUI | — |
| ChEMBL ID | CHEMBL1200862 |
| ChEBI ID | 6912 |
| PubChem CID | 441350 |
| DrugBank | DB00765 |
| UNII ID | DOQ0J0TPF7 (ChemIDplus, GSRS) |

