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Diazepam - Spasmolytic Drugs

As described in, benzodiazepines facilitate the action of GABA in the central nervous system.

DIAZEPAM

As described in, benzodiazepines facilitate the action of GABA in the central nervous system. Diazepam acts at GABAA synapses, and its action in reducing spasticity is at least partly mediated in the spinal cord because it is somewhat effective in patients with cord transection. Although diazepam can be used in patients with muscle spasm of almost any origin (including local muscle trauma), it also produces sedation at the doses required to reduce muscle tone. The initial dosage is 4 mg/d, and it is gradu-ally increased to a maximum of 60 mg/d. Other benzodiazepines have been used as spasmolytics (eg, midazolam), but clinical expe-rience with them is limited.



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