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CENTRAL MUSCLE RELAXANTS
PHARMACOLOGY

MECHANISM OF ACTION
central depressant with selective action for skeletal muscle relaxation
CENTRAL MUSCLE RELAXANTS
PHARMACOLOGY
SIDE EFFECTS/ADVERSE REACTIONS -4
drowsiness, weakness, mental clouding
CENTRAL MUSCLE RELAXANTS
AGENTS WITH QUESTIONABLE EFFICACY

Probable more effect on sedation than muscle relaxation -4
carisoprodol
chlorzoxazone
methocarbamol
orphenadrine
CENTRAL MUSCLE RELAXANTS
AGENTS WITH PROBABLE EFFECTIVENESS
DIAZEPAM
CYCLOBENZAPRINE - short term use
BACLOFEN - spinal cord injury patients
CENTRAL MUSCLE RELAXANTS
BACLOFEN
- spinal cord injury patients
CENTRAL MUSCLE RELAXANTS
CYCLOBENZAPRINE
- short term use
CENTRAL MUSCLE RELAXANTS
DANTROLENE

Therapeutic Use-2
Malignant Hyperthermia - secondary to general anesthetics
Neuroleptic Hyperthermia - secondary to antipsychotic agents