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Antipsychotic cariprazine may ease Huntington’s motor symptoms

Cariprazine, an oral medication approved for schizophrenia, may ease some motor symptoms people with Huntington’s disease experience across different stages of the condition, a small study suggests. How cariprazine works in Huntington’s still isn’t clear, but researchers think it may balance out dopamine levels when they’re too high, as…

Moving from an inability to swallow to end-of-life decisions

Note: This column describes the experiences of the author’s father with tetrabenazine (often known by its brand name, Xenazine). Not everyone will have the same response to treatment. Consult your doctor before starting or stopping a therapy. My dad, who had Huntington’s disease, was moved…

Roberts: Ingrezza is chorea treatment that’s easier to take

The recent approval in the U.S. of Ingrezza (valbenazine) for adults with Huntington’s disease-associated chorea means patients now have access to a treatment option that’s likely easier to take, according to the chief medical officer of Neurocrine Biosciences, the therapy’s maker. “Ingrezza is always one capsule,…

Long-term Austedo Safely Leads to Reductions in Chorea: 3-year Data

Long-term treatment with Austedo (deutetrabenazine) safely led to sustained reductions in chorea for people with Huntington’s disease, including those who had switched from treatment with Xenazine (tetrabenazine). That’s according to about three years of follow-up data in the Phase 3 ARC-HD trial (NCT01897896), a study jointly conducted…