Centrally acting skeletal muscles relaxant is:
Correct Answer: Carisoprodol
Description: Drugs that act either peripherally or centrally can produce skeletal muscle relaxation. At the periphery, agents (gallamine, succinyl-choline) can either block the neuromuscular junction or directly act on the muscle (dantrolene).
Centrally acting muscle relaxant (carisoprodol) selectively depress spinal and supraspinal poly-synaptic reflex involved in the regulation of muscle tone. It is used in musculoskeletal disorders associated with muscle spasm.
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