skeletal muscle relaxant (tranquilizer)
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Indications
Adverse effects
- risk of falls: baclofen, cyclobenzaprine > tizanidine
- risk of fracture: baclofen, cyclobenzaprine = tizanidine[2]
More general terms
More specific terms
- alcuronium
- baclofen (Lioresal)
- beta-erythroidine
- carisoprodol (Soma, Rela)
- chlorzoxazone (Parafon, Parafon-Forte)
- cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril)
- dantrolene (Dantrium)
- diazepam (Vallium, Diastat)
- gallamine (Pirolakson, Flaxedil)
- metaxalone (Skelaxin)
- methocarbamol (Robaxin)
- metocurine; dimethyl tubocurarine (Metubine Iodide)
- orphenadrine (Norflex)
- quinine (Quinamm, Aflukin, Chinimetten, Qualaquin)
- tizanidine (Zanaflex)
References
- ↑ Chou R, Peterson K, Helfand M. Comparative efficacy and safety of skeletal muscle relaxants for spasticity and musculoskeletal conditions: a systematic review. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2004 Aug;28(2):140-75. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15276195
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hwang YJ, Chang AR, Brotman DJ, Inker LA, Grams ME, Shin JI. Baclofen and the risk of fall and fracture in older adults: A real-world cohort study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 Nov 7. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37933734 https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jgs.18665