Painful muscle contractures in acute spinal pathology

Active Ingredient: Thiocolchicoside

Indication for Thiocolchicoside

Population group: only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Therapeutic intent: Adjuvant - intent

Add-on therapy for painful muscle contractures in acute spinal pathology in adults and adolescents 16 years of age and older.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:

8 mg every 12 hours for 7 days

For:

Dosage regimens

In the case that patient age in years is ≥ 16 :

Oral, 8 milligrams thiocolchicoside, once every 12 hours, over the duration of 7 days.

Detailed description

The recommended and maximum dose is 8 mg every 12 hours (i.e. 16 mg daily). The length of treatment is limited to 7 consecutive days.

Doses higher than the recommended doses or long-term use should be avoided.

4 mg every 12 hours for 5 days

For:

Dosage regimens

In the case that patient age in years is ≥ 16 :

Intramuscular, 4 milligrams thiocolchicoside, once every 12 hours, over the duration of 5 days.

Detailed description

The recommended and maximal dose is 4 mg every 12 hours (i.e. 8 mg per day). The treatment duration is limited to 5 consecutive days.

Active ingredient

Thiocolchicoside

Thiocolchicoside is a semisynthetic sulphide derivative of colchicoside, showing muscle relaxant pharmacological activity. In vitro thiocolchicoside binds solely with gaba receptors and glycinergic stricnine sensitive.

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