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  2. Muscle relaxant - Wikipedia

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    A muscle relaxant is a drug that affects skeletal muscle function and decreases the muscle tone. It may be used to alleviate symptoms such as muscle spasms, pain, and hyperreflexia. The term "muscle relaxant" is used to refer to two major therapeutic groups: neuromuscular blockers and spasmolytics. Neuromuscular blockers act by interfering with ...

  3. Methocarbamol - Wikipedia

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    Methocarbamol is a centrally acting muscle relaxant. [3] How it works is unclear, but it does not appear to affect muscles directly. [3] Methocarbamol was developed in 1956 in the laboratories of A. H. Robins (later acquired by Pfizer). Studies were directed towards the development of propanediol derivatives which possessed muscle relaxant ...

  4. Cyclobenzaprine - Wikipedia

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    Cyclobenzaprine, sold under several brand names including, historically, Flexeril, is a muscle relaxer used for muscle spasms from musculoskeletal conditions of sudden onset. [5] It is not useful in cerebral palsy. [5] It is taken by mouth. [5] Common side effects include headache, feeling tired, dizziness, and dry mouth. [5]

  5. Chlorzoxazone - Wikipedia

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    Chlorzoxazone (INN) is a centrally acting muscle relaxant used to treat muscle spasm and the resulting pain or discomfort. It can also be administered for acute pain in general and for tension headache (muscle contraction headache). It acts on the spinal cord by depressing reflexes. It is sold under the brand names Lorzone, Paraflex and Muscol ...

  6. Magnesium salicylate - Wikipedia

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    Magnesium salicylate is a common analgesic [1] and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) [2] used to treat mild to moderate musculoskeletal pain [3] such as in tendons and muscles. [citation needed] It is also used to treat joint pain like arthritis, [2][3] general back pain, [4] and headaches. [citation needed]

  7. Neuromuscular-blocking drug - Wikipedia

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    Quaternary ammonium muscle relaxants are quaternary ammonium salts used as drugs for muscle relaxation, most commonly in anesthesia. It is necessary to prevent spontaneous movement of muscle during surgical operations. Muscle relaxants inhibit neuron transmission to muscle by blocking the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. What they have in ...

  8. Tizanidine - Wikipedia

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    Tizanidine. Tizanidine, sold under the brand name Zanaflex among others, is an alpha-2 (α 2) adrenergic receptor agonist, [ 2 ] similar to clonidine, that is used to treat muscle spasticity due to spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, and spastic cerebral palsy. [ 3 ] Effectiveness appears similar to baclofen or diazepam. [ 4 ]

  9. Flurazepam - Wikipedia

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    Flurazepam[2] (marketed under the brand names Dalmane and Dalmadorm) is a drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative. It possesses anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, hypnotic, sedative and skeletal muscle relaxant properties. It produces a metabolite with a long half-life, which may stay in the bloodstream for days. [3]

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