Spinafen may cause excessive drowsiness with alcohol.
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Spinafen may be unsafe to use during pregnancy. Although there are limited studies in humans, animal studies have shown harmful effects on the developing baby. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing it to you. ...
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SAFE IF PRESCRIBED
Spinafen is safe to use during breastfeeding. Human studies suggest that the drug does not pass into the breastmilk in a significant amount and is not harmful to the baby.
UNSAFE
Spinafen may decrease alertness, affect your vision or make you feel sleepy and dizzy. Do not drive if these symptoms occur.
CAUTION
Spinafen should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Spinafen may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
CAUTION
Spinafen should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Spinafen may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Medicine Overview of Spinafen 10mg Tablet
Introduction
Spinafen is a muscle relaxer. It is used to treat muscle symptoms such as rigidity, tension, and stiffness that may occur due to various conditions such as cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, motor neuron disease, or injury to the head, brain or spin...
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Uses of Spinafen
Muscle relaxation
Side effects of Spinafen
Common
Fatigue
Weakness
Drowsiness
Dizziness
How to use Spinafen
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Spinafen is to be taken with food.
How Spinafen works
Spinafen is a muscle relaxant. It works on the brain and spinal cord to relieve muscle stiffness or spasm maintaining the strength of the muscles. This relieves pain and improves movement of muscles.
What if you forget to take Spinafen?
If you miss a dose of Spinafen, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not double the dose.
Quick Tips
Spinafen provides relief from rigidity, tension and stiffness in muscles (spasticity) that may occur due to various conditions affecting the...
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Take it with or after food or a glass of milk.
Spinafen may cause dizziness or sleepiness. Do not drive or do anything requiring concentration until you know how it affects you.
Avoid consuming alcohol when taking Spinafen as it may cause excessive drowsiness.
Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning to conceive or breastfeeding.
Do not stop taking it suddenly without talking to your doctor if you've been on it for a long time.
Oral
Spasticity
Adult: Initially, 5 mg tid for 3 days increased to 10 mg tid for 3 days, then in similar increments and intervals until either 20 mg...
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Child Dose
Oral
Spasticity
Child: 0.75-2 mg/kg daily. May initiate with 2.5 mg 4 times daily, increased gradually every 3 days until desired effect is obtained...
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Renal Dose
Renal impairment: Dose reduction may be required.
Contraindication
Hypersensitivity. Active peptic ulcer disease.
Mode of Action
Baclofen is an antispastic. It inhibits both monosynaptic and polysynaptic reflexes at spinal level.
Precaution
Cerebrovascular disorders, epilepsy, severe psychotic disorders, confusional states, history of peptic ulcer, resp depression, diabetes (DM), hepatic ...
Pregnancy
There are no adequate data on the developmental risk associated with the use in pregnant women
Oral administration of baclofen to pregna...
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Interaction
Hypotensive effect may be increased with antihypertensives. Concomittant use with levodopa in Parkinson patients may result in confusion, agitation, h...
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