Drug name
Skelaxin (Metaxalone)
Drug Uses
Skelaxin relaxes muscles and treats muscle injuries or pain.
How Taken
Take the medication as determined by your doctor. Read the medicine label for precise dosing instructions carefully. Take Skelaxin by mouth with food or without it. Use the drug with a glass of water following the directions of your doctor. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor.
Contact your health care provider in case you have some questions about using Skelaxin.
Drug Class and Mechanism
Skelaxin inhibits nerve impulses in the brain.
Missed Dose
Take Skelaxin as determined by your doctor. If you omit a dose of Diclofenac, take it immediately. If several hours have passed or if it is nearing time for the next dose, do not double the dose to catch up. Then go back to your usual schedule.
Storage
Keep the medication at 25 degrees C (77 degrees). products_description-time saving between 15 and 30 degrees C (59 and 86 degrees F) is allowed as well. Store it away from light, heat and moisture. Save Skelaxin beyond the reach of children and away from pets.
Warnings Precautions
You must not use this medicine if:
you have allergies to its ingredients;
you have tendency to anemias;
you are currently using GHB (sodium oxybate).
Contact your health care provider/doctor immediately in case some of these apply to you.
Before you have any medical or dental treatments, emergency care, or surgery, tell the doctor or dentist that you are using this medicine. You are not adviced to drive, operate machinery, or do anything else that could be dangerous until you know how you react to Skelaxin. Using this drug alone, with certain other medicines, or with alcohol may lessen your ability to drive or to perform other potentially dangerous tasks.
Laboratory tests may be made when you take Skelaxin. Such tests help to control your health condition and check side effects. You should not avoid all laboratory and doctor appointments.
On condition you suspect you are pregnant, contact your doctor immediately. You should discuss all benefits and risks of taking Skelaxin during your pregnancy. It is not known whether this medication passes into human breast milk. Stop breast-feeding while using Skelaxin.
Possible Side Effects
Almost all medicines may provoke certain side effects. Nevertherless, many people have no/ minor side effects. Contact your doctor if any of these side effects take place:
stomach upset; vomiting; drowsiness; headache; nervousness.
In case you feel some other effects, contact your health care provider as soon as possible.
Ask for medical attention immediately in case any of these serious side effects take place:
serious allergic reactions (chest tightness; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue; rash; hives; difficulty breathing); fever; tiredness; eyes/skin yellowing.
More Information
Skelaxin should be taken only by those patients for whom it is prescribed. You should not give it to others.
If your symptoms become worse and do not improve, contact your doctor.
Contact your health care provider in case you have some questions about using this medication.