Nitisinone, sold under the brand name Orfadin among others, is a medication used for the treatment of hereditary tyrosinemia type 1; or for the reduction of urine homogentisic acid in adults with alkaptonuria. Nitisinone is a hydroxyphenyl-pyruvate dioxygenase inhibitor.
Nitizinon molecular structure diagram from the DrugsPRO substance library.
Also known as: Orfadin
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Chemical: Medicine
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Nitisinone: Nitisinone, sold under the brand name Orfadin among others, is a medication used for the treatment of hereditary tyrosinemia type 1; or for the reduction of urine homogentisic acid in adults with alkaptonuria. Nitisinone is a hydroxyphenyl-pyruvate dioxygenase inhibitor.