* Skeletal muscle relaxant & antispastic.
* Indications:
For the relief of spasticity of voluntary muscles associated with conditions such as:
– Spinal cord injuries and diseases – Traumatic head injury and cerebral palsy.
– Trigeminal neuralgia and post-herpetic neuralgia – Low back pain and sciatica
– Multiple sclerosis – Tardive dyskinesia
– Intractable hiccups
* Dosage:
— Adults:
The initial dose 5 mg (1/2 tablet) 3 times daily for three days, then increased by increments of 5 mg per dose every 3 days until the desired response is achieved.
Maximum dose: 20mg or 25 mg 3 times a day.
Doses of 80-100 mg daily may be given to carefully supervised patients.
— Children:
0.75 to 2.5 mg/Kg/day in three divided doses. The recommended initial dose is 2.5 mg three times daily.
The dose should be increased gradually at 3-day interval until the desired improvement of symptoms is achieved.
* Precautions & Warning:
Patients should be cautioned regarding operating dangerous machinery due to possibility of sedation.
Abrupt discontinuation of treatment should be avoided.
It should be taken during meals with a little liquid.
* Keep at a temperature not exceeding 30 degrees C, in dry place.
* Produced by: PHARAONIA PHARMACEUTICALS (PHARO PHARMA) – Alexandria – A.R.E.
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