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A muscle relaxant is a drug which decreases the tone of a muscle.

Contents 1 Central acting muscle relaxants 2 Unclassified 3 Acting on smooth muscle 4 Other 5 See also 6 External references

[edit] Central acting muscle relaxants

• Benzodiazepines
• Methocarbamol

[edit] Unclassified

Here are several other skeletal muscle relaxants which may belong in the above categories:

• Baclofen
• Carisoprodol
• Chlorzoxazone
• Cyclobenzaprine
• Dantrolene
• Metaxalone
• Orphenadrine
• Pancuronium
• Tizanidine

[edit] Acting on smooth muscle

• Dicyclomine

[edit] Other

Drugs from classes other than the muscle relaxant class are also used to treat spasticity:

• Clonidine
• Gabapentin

[edit] See also

• Paralysis

[edit] External references

• Review of skeletal muscle relaxants (PDF)

Muscle relaxants (M03) edit
Peripherally acting:	Alcuronium, Atracurium, Cisatracurium, Dimethyltubocurarine, Doxacurium chloride, Fazadinium bromide, Gallamine, Hexafluronium, Mivacurium chloride, Pancuronium, Pipecuronium bromide, Rocuronium bromide, Suxamethonium, Tubocurarine, Vecuronium
Centrally acting:	Baclofen, Carisoprodol, Chlormezanone, Chlorzoxazone, Cyclobenzaprine, Febarbamate, Mephenesin, Methocarbamol, Orphenadrine, Phenprobamate, Phenyramidol, Pridinol, Styramate, Tetrazepam, Thiocolchicoside, Tizanidine, Tolperisone
Directly acting:	Dantrolene

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