Carisoma

What is it?

A earbamate preparation which acts as a muscle relaxant and available as white tablets containing 125mg carisoprodol and white tablets marked with P in a hexagon contain 350mg carisoprodol.

Medical Uses

Muscle spasm resulting from bone and muscle disorders.

Dosage

Adults: 350mg, elderly, 125mg, both 3 times each day.

Special Care

History of drug abuse or alcoholism, liver or kidney disease. Long-term treatment should be avoided and the drug withdrawnr gradually.

Avoid Use

Children, pregnancy, breast- feeding, acute intermittent porphyria.

Possible Drug and Food Interactions

Oral contraceptives, steroids, CNS depressants, tricyclics, griseofulvin, phenothiaziises, rifampicin, phenytoin, anticoagulants.

Known Side Effects

Nausea, constipation, flushes, rash, weariness, drowsiness, headache.

Manufacturer

Forest.