A patient is admitted to the hospital for severe back spasms and pain. Which of the following skeletal muscle relaxants will act peripherally on the muscle itself?
A) Cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril)
B) Carisoprodol (Soma)
C) Methocarbamol (Robaxin)
D) Dantrolene sodium (Dantrium)
D
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Dantrolene is the only skeletal muscle relaxant that acts peripherally on the muscle itself; it inhibits the release of calcium in skeletal muscle cells, thereby decreasing the strength of muscle contraction. The other listed drugs act centrally.
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