Thiocolchicoside

Thiocolchicoside

Class:Muscle relaxant

Indications

Acute and chronic low back and sciatic pain,cervicobrachial neuralgia,refractory torticollis,post-traumatic and post operative painful syndromes.Spastic sequelae of hemiparesis,parkinson's disease and parkinsonism caused by drugs,with special reference to the neurodysleptic syndrome.

Contraindications

Flaccid paralysis,muscular hypotonia.

Precautions

Oral administration causes diarrhea,posology must be properly reduced.

Side effects

Diarrhea

Dosage
Caps:Adults:2 caps after the main meals.Inj:Adults:2 ampoules by IM over a period of 24 hours.Children are not recommended.

Brands

Caps.Muscoril 4mg,Inj.Muscoril 4mg,Caps.Myoron 4mg,Caps.Relspasm 4mg.