baclofen
noun
bac·lo·fen
ˈbak-lō-ˌfen 
: a gamma-aminobutyric acid analog C10H12ClNO2 used as a relaxant of skeletal muscle especially in treating spasticity (as in multiple sclerosis)
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Approved medications in the antispastics group include baclofen and dantrolene.
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Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 10 June 2023
Other treatments, such as rituximab, also clear antibodies, while others relieve the symptoms, including baclofen or Valium (diazepam).
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 9 Dec. 2022
At issue is a drug called baclofen, a decades-old treatment for muscle spasms that is increasingly used in France on an off-label basis to help people control their drinking.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 25 June 2020
Oral meds, such as baclofen, cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril) and benzodiazepines like diazepam, are often required for generalized dystonia to reduce muscle spasm.
—Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 9 Dec. 2019
The researchers pulled health data on nearly 16,000 older Ontario residents with chronic kidney disease who had been prescribed baclofen between 2007 and 2018.
—Dennis Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 17 Nov. 2019
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Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 10 June 2023
Other treatments, such as rituximab, also clear antibodies, while others relieve the symptoms, including baclofen or Valium (diazepam).
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 9 Dec. 2022
At issue is a drug called baclofen, a decades-old treatment for muscle spasms that is increasingly used in France on an off-label basis to help people control their drinking.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 25 June 2020
Oral meds, such as baclofen, cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril) and benzodiazepines like diazepam, are often required for generalized dystonia to reduce muscle spasm.
—Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 9 Dec. 2019
The researchers pulled health data on nearly 16,000 older Ontario residents with chronic kidney disease who had been prescribed baclofen between 2007 and 2018.
—Dennis Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 17 Nov. 2019
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baclofen
noun
bac·lo·fen
ˈbak-lō-ˌfen
: a gamma-aminobutyric acid analog C10H12ClNO2 used as a relaxant of skeletal muscle especially in treating spasticity (as in multiple sclerosis)
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