Healthcare providers in the United States can currently prescribe the following antispasmodic skeletal muscle relaxants:
- Carisoprodol (Soma®, Vanadom®).
- Chlorzoxazone (Lorzone®, Parafon Forte DSC®, Relax-DS®, Remular S®).
- Cyclobenzaprine (Fexmid®, Flexeril®).
- Metaxalone (Metaxall®, Skelaxin®).
- Methocarbamol (Robaxin®).
- Orphenadrine (Norflex®).
Antispastic skeletal muscle relaxants that providers can currently prescribe in the U.S. include:
- Baclofen (Lioresal®).
- Dantrolene (Dantrium®).
Two skeletal muscle relaxants have both antispastic and antispasmodic effects. They include:
- Tizanidine (Zanaflex®).
- Diazepam (Valium®).