Baclofen is capable of inhibiting both monosynaptic and polysynaptic reflexes at
It is utilized as an adjunct in treating painful muscle spasticity, clonus, and rigidity caused by spinal
Baclofen Nursing Pharmacology From the drug class skeletal muscle relaxants, baclofen, a gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) agonist is an antispasmodic agent and muscle relaxant
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Baclofen is an antispasmodic agent that acts on spinal cord nerves and decreases the number and severity of muscle spasms in patients with certain conditions affecting the spinal cord
Baclofen (beta-[4-chlorophenyl]-GABA) is an agonist at the beta subunit of gamma-aminobutyric acid on mono and polysynaptic neurons at the spinal cord level and brain
Baclofen is an agonist for gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) B receptors on pre- and postsynaptic neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system
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Increase dose by 25 mcg not more often than 24 hrly until 100 mcg/dose to determine appropriate dose
R M Woodward , L Polenzani and R Miledi Molecular Pharmacology April 1993, 43 (4) 609-625; This chapter presents new clinical applications of the prototypic GABA(B) receptor agonist baclofen for the treatment of addiction by drugs of abuse, such as alcohol, cocaine, nicotine, morphine, and heroin, a novel baclofen prodrug Arbaclofen placarbil, the GABA(B) receptor agonist AZD3355 (Lesogab
While the exact mechanism of action (MOA) of baclofen is not understood, it is clear that baclofen works by affecting monosynaptic and polysynaptic reflexes at the spinal level
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Jiménez a, Baclofen, USP is a muscle relaxant and antispastic
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