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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A drug, C10H12ClNO2, that acts as a gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor agonist and is used to treat muscle spasticity, especially in patients with multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injuries.
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- noun A particular
drug used tocontrol spasms . It is a derivative ofgamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). It is primarily used to treat spasticity and is in the early stages of use for the treatment of alcoholism.
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Examples
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Sandoz also recalled baclofen, which treats muscle spasms, and metformin, a diabetes drug.
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Alcoholics who take an anticraving medication called baclofen say the drug allows them to resist the most powerful triggers of relapse: former drinking buddies, a favorite bar, the sight of alcohol or even the most potent drinking cue of all, having a single drink.
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In France, Dr. Olivier Ameisen, a prominent cardiologist, says he was cured of his alcoholism by a common drug called baclofen, which helps prevent the muscle spasms behind a whole range of conditions from hiccups to multiple sclerosis symptoms.
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I don't actually do that much because I take a nice little drug called baclofen that makes me very sleepy.
Autism Hub 2009
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In France, Dr. Olivier Ameisen, a prominent cardiologist, says he was cured of his alcoholism by a common drug called baclofen, which helps prevent the muscle spasms behind a whole range of conditions from hiccups to multiple sclerosis symptoms.
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(such as baclofen or dantrolene) in fibromyalgia, but they can be helpful for managing muscle spasms.
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A rhizotomy and baclofen pump program for children with cerebral palsy or other conditions associated with spasticity is available for evaluation, surgery and rehabilitation.
Neurosurgery 2010
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We also have a new baclofen pump program to treat spasticity.
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Chlorpromazine (Thorazine and generic), a major tranquilizer, is the old standby, closely followed by the minor tranquilizer diazepam (Valium and generic), the antispasmodic metochlopramide (Reglan and generic), and the muscle relaxant baclofen (Lioresal and generic).
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Chlorpromazine (Thorazine and generic), a major tranquilizer, is the old standby, closely followed by the minor tranquilizer diazepam (Valium and generic), the antispasmodic metochlopramide (Reglan and generic), and the muscle relaxant baclofen (Lioresal and generic).
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