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dantrolene /dan·tro·lene/ (dan´tro-len) a skeletal muscle relaxant, used as the sodium salt in the treatment of chronic spasticity and the treatment and prophylaxis of malignant hyperthermia. dantrolene skeletal muscle relaxant producing its effect primarily on the neuromuscular junction and the muscle tissue, and only secondarily on the central nervous system. |
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In the last week of the course, students were asked to find the adult drug dosage of dantrolene in a nursing drug guide reference textbook and on the PDA. Historically, the most commonly administered oral medications for managing spasticity of cerebral origin are diazepam, dantrolene sodium, and baclofen. Treatment of moderate spasticity may include physical therapy, stretching, exercise, and medications such as diazepam, dantrolene, clonidine, tizanidine and threonine (Kraft, 1998a; LaBan et al. |
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