carisoprodol (redirected from Soma (drug brandname))

carisoprodol /car·iso·pro·dol/ (kar?i-so-pro´dol) an analgesic and skeletal muscle relaxant used to relieve symptoms of acute painful skeletomuscular disorders.

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carisoprodol (ker´īsōprō´dol),

n brand names: Soma, Vanasom;
drug class: skeletal muscle relaxant, central acting;
action: nonspecific central nervous system sedation;
uses: adjunct for relief of muscle spasm in musculoskeletal conditions.