Muscle relaxant
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A muscle relaxant is a drug which decreases the tone of a muscle.
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[edit] Central acting muscle relaxants
[edit] Unclassified
Here are several other skeletal muscle relaxants which may belong in the above categories:
- Baclofen
- Carisoprodol
- Chlorzoxazone
- Cyclobenzaprine
- Dantrolene
- Metaxalone
- Orphenadrine
- Pancuronium
- Tizanidine
[edit] Acting on smooth muscle
[edit] Other
Drugs from classes other than the muscle relaxant class are also used to treat spasticity:
[edit] See also
[edit] External references
| Muscle relaxants (M03) edit | ||
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| Peripherally acting: |
Alcuronium, Atracurium, Cisatracurium, Dimethyltubocurarine, Doxacurium chloride, Fazadinium bromide, Gallamine, Hexafluronium, Mivacurium chloride, Pancuronium, Pipecuronium bromide, Rocuronium bromide, Suxamethonium, Tubocurarine, Vecuronium |
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| Centrally acting: |
Baclofen, Carisoprodol, Chlormezanone, Chlorzoxazone, Cyclobenzaprine, Febarbamate, Mephenesin, Methocarbamol, Orphenadrine, Phenprobamate, Phenyramidol, Pridinol, Styramate, Tetrazepam, Thiocolchicoside, Tizanidine, Tolperisone |
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