Tizanidine (Tizanidine)
Overview of Tizanidine
Tizanidine is a alpha-2 receptor agonist, used for muscle relaxation associated with muscle spasms. Tizanidine is used in patient with spinal injury or disease and in multiple sclerosis.
Indication of Tizanidine
Tizanidine is primarily indicated in conditions like Cerebral palsy, Cerebrovascular accident, Myelopathy, Nausea and vomiting (acute attacks), Sclerosis, Spasticity, Spastiicity associated with multiple sclerosis.
Contraindication of Tizanidine
No data regarding the contra indications of Tizanidine is available.
Side Effects of Tizanidine
The severe or irreversible adverse effects of Tizanidine, which give rise to further complications include Hepatitis.,The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Tizanidine are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Dizziness, Drowsiness, Fatigue, Nausea, Insomnia, Dry mouth, Hallucination, Muscle weakness, SomnolenceX, GI disturbance.
Precautions of Tizanidine
Tizanidine should be used with caution in patients with any allergy, low blood pressure, liver, heart or kidney disease or eye disease. Limit the use of alcohol as alcohol may intensify the dizziness and drowsiness effects of tizanidine. It should be used caution while driving or performing other tasks requiring alertness, such as operating machinery. It should be used only when clearly needed during pregnancy. Caution is advised when this drug is used in the elderly persons.