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...
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Methocarbamol (category Muscle relaxants)
injury, skeletal muscle relaxants should generally be avoided in geriatric patients. Methocarbamol is a centrally acting muscle relaxant. How it works is...
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Neuromuscular-blocking drug (redirect from Quaternary ammonium muscle relaxants)
ammonium muscle relaxants belong to this class. Quaternary ammonium muscle relaxants are quaternary ammonium salts used as drugs for muscle relaxation...
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that induces muscle paralysis, such as suxamethonium (succinylcholine) or non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking drugs (muscle relaxants). During general...
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Orphenadrine (category Muscle relaxants)
class; it is closely related to diphenhydramine. It is a muscle relaxant that is used to treat muscle pain and to help with motor control in Parkinson's disease...
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Tension headache (redirect from Muscle contraction headaches)
useful for prevention. Evidence is poor for SSRIs, propranolol and muscle relaxants. The 2016 Global Burden of Disease study revealed that TTHs affect...
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Pancuronium bromide (category Muscle relaxants)
Pancuronium (trademarked as Pavulon) is an aminosteroid muscle relaxant with various medical uses. It is used in euthanasia and is used in some states...
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white, powdery substance, and two bottles of prescription drugs: a muscle relaxant and an anticonvulsant. Syme's mother told police her daughter had recently...
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Flavoxate (category Muscle relaxants)
anticholinergic with antimuscarinic effects. Its muscle relaxant properties may be due to a direct action on the smooth muscle rather than by antagonizing muscarinic...
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hypnotic (sleep-inducing), anxiolytic (anti-anxiety), anticonvulsant, and muscle relaxant properties. High doses of shorter-acting benzodiazepines induce anterograde...
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Tolperisone (category Muscle relaxants)
among others) is a centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant used for the treatment of increased muscle tone associated with neurological diseases. It...
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Clonazepam (section Muscle disorders)
possesses anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, sedative, hypnotic, and skeletal muscle relaxant properties. It is typically taken orally (swallowed by mouth) but is...
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Cyclobenzaprine (category Muscle relaxants)
discontinue its use prior to surgery. Cyclobenzaprine is a centrally acting muscle relaxant with a chemical structure that is very similar to those of tricyclic...
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Anesthetic (section Muscle relaxants)
effects of non-depolarizing muscle relaxants Sugammadex, helps to reverse the effects of non-depolarizing muscle relaxants Goldberg, MF (1984). "Cocaine:...
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Benzodiazepine (category Muscle relaxants)
hypnotic (sleep-inducing), anxiolytic (anti-anxiety), anticonvulsant, and muscle relaxant properties. High doses of many shorter-acting benzodiazepines may also...
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no longer has symptoms. ECT is administered under anesthesia with a muscle relaxant. ECT can differ in its application in three ways: electrode placement...
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Myalgia (redirect from Muscle pain)
include heat, rest, paracetamol, NSAIDs, massage, cryotherapy and muscle relaxants. Arthralgia Myopathy Myositis "Dolores musculares: MedlinePlus enciclopedia...
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Curare (category Muscle relaxants)
to the skeletal muscles, effectively paralyzing the muscles of the body. Curare is an example of a non-depolarizing muscle relaxant that blocks the nicotinic...
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approved by the FDA only for veterinary use as a sedative, analgesic, and muscle relaxant in dogs, cats, horses, elk, fallow deer, mule deer, sika deer, and...
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Alverine is a smooth muscle relaxant. Smooth muscle is a type of muscle that is not under voluntary control; it is the muscle present in places such...
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neurons in the brain. This results in effects including reduced anxiety, muscle relaxant, and anticonvulsant activity. The activity of alprazolam in the central...
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Analgesic adjuvant (section Muscle relaxants)
There are several different types of muscle relaxants used for pain with different mechanisms of action. Muscle relaxants often have sedating effect that contributes...
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Paralysis (redirect from Muscle immobilization)
Spinal cord injuries Paraplegia Quadriplegia Hemiparesis Monoplegia Muscle relaxant Beriberi Neuroprosthetics Brain–computer interface Tonic immobility...
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baths, muscle relaxant medications such as cyclobenzaprine, therapeutic ultrasound and biofeedback. Electrical stimulation of the levator ani muscle has...
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amnesic, anticonvulsant, anxiolytic, hypnotic, sedative, and skeletal muscle relaxant properties. Chlordiazepoxide was patented in 1958 and approved for...
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Chlorzoxazone (category Muscle relaxants)
Chlorzoxazone (INN) is a centrally acting muscle relaxant used to treat muscle spasm and the resulting pain or discomfort. It can also be administered...
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Dantrolene (category Muscle relaxants)
Dantrium among others, is a postsynaptic muscle relaxant that lessens excitation-contraction coupling in muscle cells. It achieves this by inhibiting Ca2+...
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Pridinol (category Muscle relaxants)
Pridinol, sold under the brand name Myopridin, is a muscle relaxant that is used as an antiparkinsonian and anticholinergic drug. It was approved for...
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Fibromyalgia (section Low ATP in skeletal muscle)
reuptake inhibitors, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and muscle relaxants. Q10 coenzyme and vitamin D supplements may reduce pain and improve...
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benzodiazepines such as diazepam can be used for their muscle-relaxant properties to alleviate pain caused by muscle spasms and various dystonias, including blepharospasm...
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