Drug details

Dantrium Capsules (dantrolene sodium capsules)

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Dantrium (dantrolene sodium) is a muscle relaxant used to treat muscle spasticity (stiffness and spasms) caused by conditions such as a spinal cord injury, stroke, cerebral palsy, or multiple sclerosis. Dantrium is also used to prevent muscle stiffness and spasms caused by malignant hyperthermia (a rapid rise in body temperature) that can occur during surgery with certain types of anesthesia. Dantrium is available in generic form.

The drug is often used to treat Cerebral palsy .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• nausea,
• vomiting,
• tiredness,
• dizziness,
• weakness,
• drowsiness,
• stomach pain, and
  
• diarrhea as the body adjusts to this medication, which usually lessens after several days

The following drugs are related to Dantrium Capsules, either as a replacement or used together:

• Lemtrada (alemtuzumab injection for intravenous infusion)
• Aubagio (teriflunomide tablets)
• Avonex (interferon beta-1a)
• Betaseron (interferon beta-1b)
• Copaxone (glatiramer acetate)
• Cuvposa (glycopyrrolate oral solution)
• Revonto (dantroene sodium injection)
• Ryanodex (dantrolene sodium injectable suspension)
• Tecfidera (dimethyl fumarate delayed release capsules)
• Gilenya (fingolimod capsules)
• H.P. Acthar Gel (repository corticotropin injection)
• Rebif (interferon beta-1a)
• Novantrone (mitoxantrone for injection concentrate)
• Tysabri (natalizumab)