Demser (Metyrosine) Drug Center: Guide to Drug Information for Professionals, Patients and Caregivers at RxList

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May 27, 2012

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Demser Drug Center

What is Prescribing information?

The FDA package insert formatted in easy-to-find categories for health professionals and clinicians.

Demser Prescribing Information: Indications & Dosage

DEMSER®
(METYROSINE) Structural Formula Illustration

DEMSER (metyrosine) is indicated in the treatment of patients with pheochromocytoma for:

Preoperative preparation of patients for surgery
Management of patients when surgery is contraindicated
Chronic treatment of patients with malignant pheochromocytoma.

DEMSER (metyrosine) is not recommended for the control of essential hypertension.

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What is Patient information?

Easy-to-read and understand detailed drug information and pill images for the patient or caregiver from Cerner Multum.

Demser Patient Information: Side Effects

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:

drooling;
difficulty speaking;
tremors;
muscle spasms;
disorientation;
diarrhea; or
painful urination.

Less serious side effects may include:

headache;
drowsiness;
depression, hallucinations, disorientation, and con...

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What is Consumer information?

A concise overview of the drug for the patient or caregiver from First DataBank.

Demser Consumer Information: Uses

This medication is used to treat high blood pressure in people with a certain adrenal gland tumor (pheochromocytoma). Metyrosine is used to prevent high blood pressure before and immediately after surgery to remove the tumor. It is also used long-term in people who cannot have the surgery. It is not used for other kinds of high blood pressure.

Metyrosine prevents the tumor from making certain natural substances (catecholamines) that raise the blood pressure and make the heart beat faster. Lowering the amount of catecholamines lessens the risk of a very serious attack of high blood pressure ...

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