Carisoprodol chemical structure

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Carisoprodol

Carisoprodol is a skeletal muscle relaxant whose active metabolite is meprobamate. Although several case reports have shown that carisoprodol has abuse potential, it continues to be widely prescribed (not so in the United Kingdom where use of benzodiazepines is preferred). Carisoprodol is a colorless, crystalline powder, having a mild, characteristic odor and a bitter taste. It is slightly soluble in water and freely soluble in alcohol, chloroform and acetone. Its solubility is practically independent of pH. more...

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It is marketed in the United States under the brand name Soma, and in the United Kingdom and other countries under the brand name Carisoma.

Chemistry

It is a carbamic acid ester. Carisoprodol is a racemic mixture of two stereoisomers.

Effects

→ Somnolence

→ Ataxia

→ Anterograde amnesia

Pharmacokinetics

Carisoprodol has a rapid onset of action, with the aforementioned effects lasting for approximately 2-4 hours.

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		Carisoprodol: A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, And Annotated Research Guide To Internet References $32.66			Pain perception and reaction: Response to carisoprodol and meprobamate (Canterbury books)


	Tolerance and dependence risk with the use of Carisoprodol TO THE EDITOR: Carisoprodol (Soma) is an unscheduled muscle relaxant commonly used in primary care. It is metabolized to meprobamate, a schedule IV barbiturate with a long history of abuse. A small From American Family Physician, 4/1/04 by Craig Heacock

	Letters to the editor - Possible Dangerous Interaction of Oxycontin and Carisoprodol - Letter to the Editor CASE REPORT Possible Dangerous Interaction of Oxycontin and Carisoprodol TO THE EDITOR: Oxycontin is a time-release-controlled formulation of oxycodone ... From American Family Physician, 6/1/03

	Ranbaxy to market carisoprodol - Brief Article Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals will market carisoprodol 350 mg tablets in bottles of 100, 500 and 1,000. Core Pharma was granted FDA approval for carisorodol. From Drug Store News, 12/18/00

	Meprobamate dependence secondary to carisoprodol use - Soma Carisoprodol (Soma, others), a nonscheduled prescription medication, is a centrally acting synthetic skeletal muscle relaxant structurally and pharmacologically ... From American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 3/1/93 by Robert A. Littrell

	Transdermal Treatment of Pain What types of drugs are found in transdermal preparations? * Many doctors choose to combine two or more types of medications in the transdermal preparation. From International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding, 9/1/05

	How a psychoactive substance becomes a ritual: the case of Soma Introduction: Vedic Peoples THE Rigveda, the earliest of the four Vedas, describes Soma in three forms: as a God, a plant, and a beverage extracted ... From Social Research, 9/22/01 by Frits Staal

	Inappropriate prescribing for older patients Less than 15 percent of the U.S. population is older than 65 years, yet this age group accounts for nearly one third of prescription drug use. Older ... From American Family Physician, 7/1/05 by Karl E. Miller

	Correction The Letter to the Editor, "Tolerance and Dependence Risk with the Use of Carisoprodol," by Craig Heacock, M.D., and Mark S. Bauer, M.D. (April ... From American Family Physician, 11/1/04

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