DOM-BACLOFEN-TAB 20MG TABLET

Country: Kanada

Lingwa: Ingliż

Sors: Health Canada

Ingredjent attiv:

BACLOFEN

Disponibbli minn:

DOMINION PHARMACAL

Kodiċi ATC:

M03BX01

INN (Isem Internazzjonali):

BACLOFEN

Dożaġġ:

20MG

Għamla farmaċewtika:

TABLET

Kompożizzjoni:

BACLOFEN 20MG

Rotta amministrattiva:

ORAL

Unitajiet fil-pakkett:

100/500/1000

Tip ta 'preskrizzjoni:

Prescription

Żona terapewtika:

GABA-DERIVATIVE SKELETAL MUSCLE RELAXANTS

Sommarju tal-prodott:

Active ingredient group (AIG) number: 0113246002; AHFS:

L-istatus ta 'awtorizzazzjoni:

MARKETED

Data ta 'l-awtorizzazzjoni:

1995-12-31

Karatteristiċi tal-prodott

PRODUCT MONOGRAPH
PR
DOM-BACLOFEN
(Baclofen tablets, USP 10 mg & 20 mg)
Muscle Relaxant / Antispastic Agent
DOMINION PHARMACAL
6111 Royalmount Ave., Suite 100
Montreal, Quebec
H4P 2T4
Date of revision:
February 6, 2013
Control No. 161862
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PRODUCT MONOGRAPH
NAME OF DRUG
Pr
Dom-BACLOFEN
(Baclofen Tablets, USP 10mg & 20mg)
THERAPEUTIC CLASSIFICATION
Muscle Relaxant and Antispastic Agent
ACTION
The precise mechanisms of action of baclofen are not fully known. It
inhibits both monosynaptic
and polysynaptic reflexes at the spinal level, probably by
hyperpolarization of afferent terminals,
although actions at supraspinal sites may also occur and contribute to
its clinical effect. Although
baclofen is an analog of the putative inhibitory neurotransmitter
gamma-aminobutyric acid
(GABA), there is no conclusive evidence that actions on GABA systems
are involved in the
production of its clinical effects.
Peak plasma concentrations of baclofen are achieved within 2 hours and
the plasma half-life is
approximately 2-4 hours.
INDICATIONS
Dom-BACLOFEN is useful for the alleviation of signs and symptoms of
spasticity resulting
from multiple sclerosis.
Dom-BACLOFEN may also be of some value in patients with spinal cord
injuries and other
spinal cord diseases.
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CONTRAINDICATIONS
Hypersensitivity to Dom-BACLOFEN or to any of the excipients.
WARNINGS
ABRUPT DRUG WITHDRAWAL:
Following abrupt withdrawal of baclofen, visual and auditory
hallucinations, convulsions (status
epilepticus), dyskinesia, confusion, psychotic, manic or paranoid
states, anxiety with tachycardia
and sweating, insomnia, and worsening of spasticity have occurred.
Therefore, except for serious
adverse reactions, the dose should be reduced slowly when the drug is
discontinued (over a
period of approximately 1-2 weeks).
For the intrathecal formulation of baclofen, it has been reported that
clinical characteristics of
withdrawal may resemble autonomic dysref