SKELAXIN

This brand name is authorized in United States

Active ingredients

The drug SKELAXIN contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Metaxalone UNII 1NMA9J598Y - METAXALONE
Metaxalone is an oxazolidinone with centrally-acting skeletal muscle relaxant properties. Although the exact mechanism through which metaxalone exerts its effect is largely unknown, it might be due to general central nervous system (CNS) depression. Metaxalone has no direct effect on the contractile mechanisms of striated muscle, the motor end plate, or the nerve fiber.

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title	Information Source	Document Type
SKELAXIN Tablet	FDA, National Drug Code (US)	MPI, US: SPL/Old

Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country	Identification scheme	Identifier(s)
Country: US	FDA, National Drug Code	Identifier(s): 55289-736, 60793-136

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