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Preferred term

Carisoprodol  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant whose mechanism of action is not completely understood but may be related to its sedative actions. It is used as an adjunct in the symptomatic treatment of musculoskeletal conditions associated with painful muscle spasm. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1202)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 21925K482H
  • 78-44-4 (Carisoprodol)
  • Carbamic acid, (1-methylethyl)-, 2-(((aminocarbonyl)oxy)methyl)-2-methylpentyl ester
  • Carisoprodate
  • Isobamate
  • Isomeprobamate
  • Isopropylmeprobamate

Pharmacological Action(s)

In other languages

  • French

  • 21925K482H
  • 78-44-4 (Carisoprodol)
  • Carbamic acid, (1-methylethyl)-, 2-(((aminocarbonyl)oxy)methyl)-2-methylpentyl ester

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