Medications to Avoid
The following is a list of muscle relaxing drugs compiled by Norman A. David, MD from the University of Oregon Medical School Pharmacology Department. MG patients should avoid the following medications.
| NAME | GENERIC NAME | MANUFACTURER |
| Akineton | Biperiden | Knoll |
| Analexin | Phenyramidol Salicylate | Neisler |
| Anectine | Succinycholine Chloride | B.W. & Company |
| Bancaps | Acetaminophin, Mepheneisn Butabarbital Sodium | West |
| Deprol | Meprobamate & Benacyyzine | Wallace |
| Dioloxl | Mephensein | Camrick |
| Disipal | Orphenadrine Hydrochloride | Riker |
| Equagesic | Meprobamate & Ethoheptazine | Wyeth |
| Equanitrate | Meprobamate & Pentaerythritol | Wyeth |
| Equanil | Meprobate | Wyeth |
| Flaxedil | Has Curare Effect, Galiamine, Triethiodide | Camrick |
| Halabar | Mephenesin & Butabarbital | Camrick |
| Kemadrin | Procyclidine Hydrochloride | B.W. & Company |
| Maolate | Chlorphenesin Carbamate | Upjohn |
| Meprospan | Meprobamate | Wallace |
| Medigesic | Mephensin | Medics |
| Metubine | Dimethyl Tubocuraine Loaide | Lilly |
| Milpath | Meprobamate | Wallace |
| Milprem | Meprobamate + Conjugated Estrogens | Wallace |
| Miltown | Meprobamate | Wallace |
| Miltrate | Meprobamate + Pentaerythritol | Wallace |
| Mylaxen | Hexafluroenium Bromide - Cholinesterase Inhibitor | Neisler |
| Norflax | Orphenadrine Citrate | Riker |
| Norgesic | Orphenadrine + Aspririn + Phenacetin | Riker |
| Parglex | Chlorzoxazone | McNeil |
| Parafon Forte | Chlorzoxazone & Acetaminophen | McNeil |
| Phenoxene | Chlorzoxazone Hydrochloride | Pitman-Moore |
| Quelicin | Succinylcholine | Abbott |
| Quinine | Several Different Salts | Lilly |
| Rela | Carisoprodol | Schering |
| Robaxin | Methocarbamal + Aspirin | A.H. Robbins |
| Robaxisal | Methocarbamal + Phenephen | A.H. Robbins |
| Sinaxar | Stramate | Armor |
| Skelaxin | Metaxalone | A.H. Robbins |
| Soma | Carisprodol | Wallace |
| Somacort | Carisprodol + Predisalone | Wallace |
| Sucostrin | Succinylcholine Chloride | Squibb |
| Syncurine | Synthentic Curare | Burroughs & Welcome |
| Tolseram | Mephensin Carbamate | Squibb |
| Trancopal | Cholrmezanone | Winthrop |
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