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MUSCLE RELAXANT [18 records]

Record 1 2025-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
CONT

Etizolam is a thienodiazepine which is chemically related to [the] benzodiazepine(BDZ) drug class; it differs from BDZs in having a benzene ring replaced with a thiophene ring. It is an agonist at GABA-A [gamma-aminobutyric acid A] receptors and possesses amnesic, anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, hypnotic, sedative and skeletal muscle relaxant properties.

OBS

Etizolam is not approved for medicinal use in Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
CONT

L'étizolam est une thiénodiazépine, qui est proche de la famille des benzodiazépines [...]

OBS

L'étizolam n'est pas approuvé pour usage médical au Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
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Record 2 2018-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
  • Anesthesia and Recovery
  • Nervous System
  • Muscles and Tendons
DEF

A nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent... used as an adjunct in general anesthesia to facilitate endotracheal intubation and as a skeletal muscle relaxant during surgery or mechanical ventilation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
  • Anesthésie et réanimation
  • Système nerveux
  • Muscles et tendons
CONT

ZEMURON (bromure de rocuronium) est indiqué comme traitement d'appoint lors d'une anesthésie générale, dans le but de faciliter l'intubation endotrachéale normale ou l'intubation endotrachéale à séquence rapide (commencée 60 à 90 secondes après l'administration), afin de procurer un relâchement des muscles squelettiques pendant une intervention chirurgicale ou une ventilation mécanique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicamentos
  • Anestesia y reanimación
  • Sistema nervioso
  • Músculos y tendones
DEF

Coadyuvante de la anestesia general para facilitar la intubación traqueal durante la inducción rutinaria, y para conseguir la relajación de la musculatura esquelética en cirugía.

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Record 3 2016-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
DEF

[A] chemical [compound] that [has] the ability to relax skeletal muscle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
DEF

[Médicament] visant à diminuer la contraction musculaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicamentos
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Record 4 2012-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacodynamics
Universal entry(ies)
C12H24N2O4
correct, formula, see observation
DEF

A centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant,... occurring as a white, crystalline powder; used for the symptomatic management of acute, painful musculo-skeletal disorders, administered orally.

OBS

Chemical formula: C12H24N2O4

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacodynamie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
C12H24N2O4
correct, formula, see observation
DEF

Relaxant musculaire sous forme de poudre cristalline, qui est administré par os.

OBS

Formule chimique : C12H24N2O4

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Farmacodinámica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
C12H24N2O4
correct, formula, see observation
OBS

Fórmula química: SC12H24N2O4

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Record 5 2011-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Medication
Universal entry(ies)
C16H24N10O4
formula, see observation
DEF

A chemical product in the form of a dihydrate, white or slightly yellowish granules or powder with a slight ammoniacal odor and bitter taste which is used as a bronchodilator and, in veterinary use, as a smooth muscle relaxant, for heaves in horses and as a diuretic in dogs with congestive heart failure.

OBS

Chemical formula: C16H24N10O4

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Médicaments
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
C16H24N10O4
formula, see observation
OBS

Produit chimique utilisé comme diurétique, tonicardiaque, vasodilatateur coronaire.

OBS

Formule chimique : C16H24N10O4

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Medicamentos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
C16H24N10O4
formula, see observation
OBS

Fórmula química: C16H24N10O4

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Record 6 2011-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Medication
Universal entry(ies)
C10H12ClNO2
formula, see observation
1134-47-0
CAS number
DEF

A muscle relaxant... which is an analogue of gamma-aminobutyric acid...

OBS

4-amino-3-(4-chlorophenyl)butanoic acid: formrecommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) for the systematic name corresponding to the CAS number indicated on the present record.

OBS

Chemical formula: C10H12ClNO2

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Médicaments
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
C10H12ClNO2
formula, see observation
1134-47-0
CAS number
CONT

Le baclofène, médicament antispasmique de référence,est un agoniste spécifique des récepteurs GABA B, très nombreux dans les couches superficielles de la moelle épinière.

OBS

Formule chimique : C10H12ClNO2

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Medicamentos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
C10H12ClNO2
formula, see observation
1134-47-0
CAS number
OBS

Fórmula química: C10H12ClNO2

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Record 7 2011-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Medication
Universal entry(ies)
439-14-5
CAS number
C16H13ClN2O
formula, see observation
DEF

A benzodiazepine used as an antianxiety agent in the treatment of anxiety disorders and for short-term relief of anxiety symptoms, as a preoperative or preprocedural medication to relieve anxiety and tension, also as a skeletal muscle relaxant, anticonvulsant, antitremor agent, antipanic agent, and for treatment of symptoms of acute alcohol withdrawal...

OBS

Active ingredient commonly sold under the name Valium.

OBS

Chemical formula: C16H13ClN2O

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Médicaments
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
439-14-5
CAS number
C16H13ClN2O
formula, see observation
DEF

Dérivé chlorométhylphénylique de la benzodiazépine, utilisé comme anxiolytique, myorelaxant, sédatif et antiépileptique.

OBS

Principe actif couramment commercialisé sous le nom de Valium.

OBS

Formule chimique : C16H13ClN2O

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Medicamentos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
439-14-5
CAS number
C16H13ClN2O
formula, see observation
OBS

Fórmula química: C16H13ClN2O

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Record 8 2011-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Medication
Universal entry(ies)
58-55-9
CAS number
C7H8N4O2
formula, see observation
DEF

A methyl xanthine derivative from tea with diuretic, smooth muscle relaxant, bronchial dilation, cardiac and central nervous system stimulant activities.

OBS

Active ingredient commonly sold under the name Theo-Dur (a systemic drug).

OBS

Chemical formula: C7H8N4O2

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Médicaments
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
58-55-9
CAS number
C7H8N4O2
formula, see observation
DEF

Alcaloïde cristallin, extrait des feuilles de thé, isomère de la théobromine, diurétique, vasodilatateur coronarien et bronchodilatateur utilisé dans le traitement de l'asthme.

OBS

Principe actif couramment commercialisé sous le nom de Theo-Dur (médicament à action générale).

OBS

Formule chimique : C7H8N4O2

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Medicamentos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
58-55-9
CAS number
C7H8N4O2
formula, see observation
OBS

Fórmula química: C7H8N4O2

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Record 9 2010-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Plant Biology
  • Drug and Beverage Crops
DEF

A nitrogen-containing organic compound of plant origin [that is] often basic and [has] intense biological activity.

CONT

The pharmacological or medicinal activity of opium resides in the alkaloid of which only three, morphine, codeine and papaverine, have important uses.

CONT

... tubocurarine, an alkaloid from one of the many plants used in arrow poisons, acts as a muscle relaxant.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Biologie végétale
  • Culture des plantes alcaloïfères
DEF

[Catégorie] de composés organiques azotés et basiques tirés des végétaux.

CONT

Les principaux alcaloïdes, souvent toxiques même à très faible dose, utilisés en médecine sont l'atropine, la caféine, la codéine, la morphine, la papavérine, la quinine et la strychnine.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Biología vegetal
  • Cultivo de plantas que contienen alcaloides
DEF

Compuesto orgánico básico nitrogenado de origen vegetal. Es tóxico para la fauna.

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Record 10 2004-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
DEF

A racemic alkaloid isolated from the bark and stems of Chondrodendron tomentosum.

CONT

... tubocurarine, an alkaloid from one of the many plants used in arrow poisons, acts as a muscle relaxant. Tubocurarine comes from Chondrodendron tomentosum, a forest liana of the moonseed family that serves as an ingredient of many kinds of curare. Today tubocurarine is widely used before deep surgery. By relaxing skeletal muscle, tubocurarine makes it easier for the surgeon to gain access to internal organs.

CONT

Injection of small doses of nondepolarizing agents such as tubocurarine before injecting succinylcholine has been used to reduce severity of muscle fasciculations, and also has been noted to decrease the incidence of myoglobinuria.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
CONT

L'intensité des fasciculations musculaires est réduite en injectant, avant la succinylcholine, de petites doses d'agents non dépolarisants tels que la tubocurarine. On a aussi noté la fréquence moins élevée de myoglobinurie suite à l'injection d'un agent non dépolarisant à faible dose.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicamentos
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Record 11 1995-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toxicology
  • Small Arms
CONT

... tubocurarine, an alkaloid from one of the many plants used in arrow poisons, acts as a muscle relaxant.

CONT

The Kofán, like other tribes, make arrow poisons for specific hunting purposes, depending mainly on the kind of animal the individual wants to shoot. Few of the minor arrow poisons have ever been chemically studied.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toxicologie
  • Armes légères
CONT

Les curares, que certains Indiens d'Amérique du sud utilisaient comme poisons de flèche, furent introduits en Europe par sir Walter Raleigh [...]

Spanish

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Record 12 1993-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
CONT

Amiodarone is also a smooth muscle relaxant with a specificity for vascular muscle. This effect leads to an increase in coronary blood flow, a fall in total vascular resistance and a decrease in left ventricular work and in myocardial oxygen consumption.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments

Spanish

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Record 13 1989-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
OBS

Muscle stimulant and relaxant that acts on uterus; found in raspberry leaves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie

Spanish

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Record 14 1988-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
OBS

The form in which dantrolene, a skeletal muscle relaxant, is provided(Norwich Eaton).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
OBS

Forme sous laquelle se vend le dantrolène, un décontractant des muscles striés (Norwich Eaton).

Spanish

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Record 15 1987-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
  • Muscles and Tendons
CONT

Succinylcholine is rapidly hydrolyzed by plasma pseudocholinesterase to succinylmonocholine(which is a nondepolarizing type of muscle relaxant), and then more slowly to succinic acid and choline.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
  • Muscles et tendons
CONT

La succinylcholine est rapidement hydrolysée par la pseudocholinestérase plasmatique en succinylmonocholine (myorelaxant non dépolarisant) puis, plus lentement, en acide succinique et en choline.

Spanish

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Record 16 1987-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
  • Biochemistry
CONT

Succinylcholine is rapidly hydrolyzed by plasma pseudocholinesterase to succinylmonocholine(which is a nondepolarizing type of muscle relaxant), and then more slowly to succinic acid and choline.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
  • Biochimie
CONT

La succinylcholine est rapidement hydrolysée par la pseudocholinestérase plasmatique en succinylmonocholine (myorelaxant non dépolarisant) puis, plus lentement, en acide succinique et en choline.

Spanish

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Record 17 1987-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
  • Muscles and Tendons
CONT

Succinylcholine is a depolarizing skeletal muscle relaxant. Like acetylcholine it combines with the cholinergic receptors of the motor endplate to produce depolarization followed by an initial muscle contraction often visible as fasciculations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
  • Muscles et tendons
CONT

La succinylcholine est un myorelaxant dépolarisant. Comme l'acétylcholine, elle se combine avec les récepteurs cholinergiques de la plaque motrice, provoquant une dépolarisation qui entraîne une contraction musculaire initiale.

Spanish

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Record 18 1979-08-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
OBS

A muscle relaxant.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
OBS

C'est un puissant relaxant des muscles striés quand il est donné en I.V.; il a aussi une valeur thérapeutique quand il est utilisé lors de l'anesthésie chirurgicale, ou pour diminuer la violence de la contraction musculaire dans le traitement par choc électrique.

Spanish

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