The following information is NOT meant to be used to treat yourself or patients
Generic name = Methocarbamol- Trade name = Robaxin
- Class = muscle relaxant
- MOA
- Unknown
- General CNS depression
- Advantages
- Relatively inexpensive
- IM/IV options
- Dosing
- 500, 750-mg pills
- 1500-2000 mg PO q6 hours for 2-3 days, then 1000 mg qid
- 500 mg PO qid in elderly (then titrate up as tolerated)
- Max dose: Do not exceed 3000-mg/day for more than 3 days
- Note:
- Avoid in renal dysfunction
Clinic Pearl
- Robaxin 200mg IM and Toradol 60mg IM (separate sites) is a great acute pain treatment
