Zanaflex
Drug Uses
Zanaflex a muscle relaxant is used to help relax certain muscles
in your body. It relieves the spasms and increased muscle
tone caused by medical problems such as multiple sclerosis
or spinal injury. This medication is sometimes prescribed
for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
Zanaflex comes as a tablet to take it orally.
It usually is taken two or three times a day. Follow the directions
on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor
or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take
Zanaflex exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of
it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor.
Before taking this medication, tell your
doctor if you have liver disease, have kidney disease, have
low blood pressure or you are on medication to treat high
blood pressure; or you are taking birth control pills. You
may not be able to take Zanaflex, or you may require a lower
dose or special monitoring during treatment if you have any
of the conditions listed above. Zanaflex is in the FDA pregnancy
C. This means that it is not known whether Zanaflex will harm
an unborn baby. Do not take this medication without first
talking to your doctor if you are pregnant. It is not known
whether Zanaflex passes into breast milk. Do not take Zanaflex
without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding
a baby.
If you take several doses per day, take
the missed dose as soon as you remember it and take any remaining
doses for that day at evenly spaced intervals. However, if
you remember a missed dose when it is almost time for your
next scheduled dose, skip the missed dose. Do not take a double
dose to make up for a missed one.
Side effects from Zanaflex can occur. Tell
your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not
go away: dizziness, upset stomach, vomiting, tingling sensation
in the arms, legs, hands, and feet, dry mouth, increased muscle
spasms. If you experience either of the following symptoms,
call your doctor immediately: yellowing of the skin or eyes,
unexplained flu-like symptoms.
Keep this medication in the container it
came in, tightly closed, and out of reach of children. Store
it at room temperature and away from excess heat and moisture
(not in the bathroom). Throw away any medication that is outdated
or no longer needed. Talk to your pharmacist about the proper
disposal of your medication.
Seek emergency medical attention. Symptoms
of a Zanaflex overdose are not well known but include unconsciousness
and irregular breathing.
Use caution when driving, operating machinery,
or performing other hazardous activities. Zanaflex may cause
drowsiness and dizziness. If you experience drowsiness or
dizziness, avoid these activities. Dizziness is most likely
to occur when you rise from a sitting or lying position. Rise
slowly to prevent dizziness and a possible fall. Use caution
with alcohol, other muscle relaxants, sleep or anxiety medicines,
and pain medicines. These drugs may increase drowsiness and
dizziness while you are taking Zanaflex. Do not take any other
medicine during treatment with Zanaflex without first talking
to your doctor or pharmacist.
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