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Equagesic
[ek″wah-je´sik]trademark for a combination preparation of the analgesicaspirin and the muscle relaxantmeprobamate; used as an antispasmodic.
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meprobamate
A potentially addicting agent that blocks spinal interneurons, which has anticonvulsant, anxiolytic, muscle-relaxing, sedative, hypnotic and tranquilising properties.Adverse effects
Hypotension, depression of brainstem activity, coma, death.
Metabolism
Liver; excreted in urine, stool.
Therapeutic range
5–30 µg/mL.
Toxic range
> 60 µg/mL.
Specimen
Serum.
Method
TLC, GC, colorimetry.
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Equagesic®
Meprobamate, see there.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.