Zanaflex (Tizanidine)
Synonyms: Splitz, Tizan, Pramiracetam, Sirdalud, Ternelin
Zanaflex (Tizanidine) is a skeletal muscle relaxant used to treat muscle spasms associated with multiple sclerosis or spinal cord injuries. It may also be used to treat other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Brand Names: Soma, Vanadom
Soma is a muscle relaxer that works by blocking pain sensations between the nerves and the brain.
Soma is used together with rest and physical therapy to treat injuries and other painful musculoskeletal conditions.
DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Baclofen is an oral medication that relaxes skeletal muscles, the muscles that move the skeleton (also called striated muscle). Chemically, baclofen is related to gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), a naturally-occurring neurotransmitter in the brain. Neurotransmitters are chemicals that nerves use to communicate with one another. GABA released by some nerves causes the activity of other nerves to decrease. It is believed that baclofen, acting like GABA, blocks the activity of nerves within the part of the brain that controls the contraction and relaxation of skeletal muscle. Baclofen was approved by the FDA in November, 1977.
Generic Name: sumatriptan (oral/nasal) (soo ma TRIP tan)
Brand Names: Imitrex, Imitrex Nasal
Imitrex is a headache medicine. It is believed to work by narrowing the blood vessels around the brain. It also reduces substances in the body that can trigger headache pain, nausea, sensitivity to light and sound, and other migraine symptoms.
Imitrex tablets and nasal spray are used to treat migraine headaches.
Imitrex will only treat a headache that has already begun. It will not prevent headaches or reduce the number of attacks
Dantrium Information
Dantrium is a popular medicine also known under the name of Dantrolene. This drug belongs to a wide class of drugs: muscle relaxants. This medicine affects the patients’ muscles’ ability to stiffen (contract), making it extremely effective in the treatment of muscle spasticity (spasms and stiffness) that is normally caused by several medical conditions such as stroke, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, or cerebral palsy. However, this medicine is also widely prescribed in order to prevent the unwanted development of stiff muscles (that can be caused by anesthesia after or during a surgery) and malignant hyperthermia (that involves an extremely rapid rise in the patient’s body temperature). This drug can also be used in the treatment of Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, exercise-induced muscle pain, and heat stroke, although the FDA hasn’t approved it for these uses.
