Muscle relaxing drugs

A muscle relaxant is a drug which decreases the tone of a muscle.

Central acting muscle relaxants

 * Benzodiazepines
 * methocarbamol

Unclassified
There are several other skeletal muscle relaxants, which may belong in the above categories:


 * Baclofen
 * Carisoprodol
 * Chlorzoxazone
 * Cyclobenzaprine
 * Dantrolene
 * Metaxalone
 * Orphenadrine
 * Pancuronium
 * Tizanidine

Acting on smooth muscle

 * Amyl nitrite

Other
Drugs from classes other than the muscle relaxant class are also used to treat spasticity:


 * Clonidine
 * Gabapentin

External references

 * Review of skeletal muscle relaxants (PDF)

Muskelrelaxans Relajante muscular Myorelaxant Spierverslapper