Age (years) 25
Available in bottles of 100 ( NDC 60793-136-01) and in bottles of 500 ( NDC 60793-136-05)
•Metaxalone Tablets 640 mg and SKELAXIN 800 mg tablets are not mutually substitutable on a mg-to-mg basis due to differences in pharmacokinetic profiles (5
Chemically, metaxalone is 5-[(3,5- dimethylphenoxy) methyl]-2-oxazolidinone
Skelaxin Skelaxin - Uses, Side Effects, and More Generic Name (S): metaxalone Uses Metaxalone is used to treat muscle spasms /pain
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upper stomach pain, loss of appetite, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes)
Drug class: Skeletal muscle relaxants
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review has found that the growing combined use of opioid medicines with benzodiazepines or other drugs that depress the central nervous system AMARYL® (glimepiride tablets) is an oral blood-glucose-lowering drug of the sulfonylurea class
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Common side effects of Skelaxin include headache, nausea, vomiting, and
Human prescription drug labeling (1) contains a summary of the essential scientific information needed for the safe and effective use of the drug; and (2) includes the Prescribing Information, FDA a light-headed feeling, like you might pass out; pale or yellowed skin, dark colored urine, fever, confusion or weakness; or
Food Labeling & Nutrition
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1 upper stomach pain, loss of appetite, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes)
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The FDA has cleared a roadblock to generic competition against King Pharmaceuticals’ muscle relaxant Skelaxin (metaxalone) by not requiring generic firms to list some prescribing information on the label
Physician Prescribing Information
The mode of action of this drug has not been clearly identified, but may be related to its sedative properties