"Carisoprodol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D002328
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.081.251.165
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| Concept/Terms |
Carisoprodol- Carisoprodol
- Isobamate
- Isopropylmeprobamate
- Carisoprodate
- Isomeprobamate
Carisoma- Carisoma
- Wallace Brand 1 of Carisoprodol
- Forest Brand of Carisoprodol
Mio Relax- Mio Relax
- Belmac Brand of Carisoprodol
Soma- Soma
- Carter Horner Brand of Carisoprodol
- Wallace Brand 3 of Carisoprodol
Vanadom- Vanadom
- GM Pharmaceuticals Brand of Carisoprodol
Soprodol- Soprodol
- Schein Brand of Carisoprodol
Somalgit- Somalgit
- Wallace Brand 2 of Carisoprodol
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