Pharm- Acute Muscle Spasm (LMN) Drugs

Question 1

becomes something that is highly addictive, abused, can be combined with date rape drug to increase the sedation and amnesia– seriously controlled substance

Answer 1

Carisoprodol

Question 2

sprain and strain treatment- increases absorption with food, irritation, headaches, dizziness, less addicting then carisoprodol

Answer 2

Metaxalone

Question 3

decrease HR, skin rash, itching, depress the CNS significantly, can cause sedation, high risk in elderly

Answer 3

Methocarbamol

Question 4

GABA transaminase– uses GABA as a substrate (similar to inhbiiting AchE), inhibit enzyme allows for more GABA to be available

Answer 4

Vigabatrin

Question 5

used for treatment of injury-related spasms

Answer 5

Cyclobenzaprine

Question 6

anti fungal & anti biotic

Answer 6

Chlorphenesin

Question 7

regarded as the prototype of the group (it is believed to act at the level of the brain stem). Has some muscarinic effects (contraction of detrusor muscle by bladder

Answer 7

cyclobenzaprine

Question 8

is ineffective in muscle spasm due to cerebral palsy or spinal cord injury.

Answer 8

cyclobenzaprine