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Skeletal muscle relaxants

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 Methocarbamol (Robaxin, Generic):Used for the treatment of tremors associated with pyrethrins and pyrethroids, tremorgenic mycotoxins, strychnine, and CNS stimulant toxicosis.Centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant.Dose: 4.4–22 mg/kg IV to effect (moderate conditions); 22–55 mg/kg IV (severe conditions). Do not exceed 330mg/kg/day.

  Dantrolene (Dantrium):Used for the treatment of malignant hyperthermia reactions, acute rhabdomyolysis, or as an adjunct therapy for black widow spider bites.Direct‐acting skeletal muscle relaxant.Dose: 2–4 mg/kg PO q 24 hours × 3–5 daysHepatotoxic so limit use in horses ingesting known hepatotoxins or those with preexisting liver disease.

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