Skeletal muscle relaxants are using to relax certain muscles in your body and relieve the stiffness, pain and discomfort causing by strains, sprains, or other injury to your muscles. However, these medication do not take the place of rest, exercise or physical therapy, or other treat that your family doctor may recommend for your medical problem. Methocarbamol also has been using to relieve some of the muscle problems causing by tetanus.
Skeletal muscle relaxants act in the central nervous system - CNS to produce their muscle relaxant effects. Their actions in the CNS may also produce some of their side effects.
In the USA, these medication are available only with your family doctor's prescription. In Canada, some of these medication are available without a prescription.
These medication are available in the following dosage forms:
Some commonly using brand names are:
In the USA
In Canada
For quick reference, the following skeletal muscle relaxants are numbered to match the corresponding brand names.
This informationdoes not apply to Baclofen, Cyclobenzaprine, Dantrolene,Diazepam, or Orphenadrine.
† Not commercially available in Canada Generic name product may be available in the USA