A patient comes to the clinic with severe spastic paralysis. During the health history the patient asks a nurse which drug could be used in an attempt to provide relief from the spasms
The nurse explains that the only benzodiazepine used to treat spasticity is
a. carisoprodol (Soma).
b. tizanidine (Zanaflex).
c. orphenadrine (Norflex).
d. diazepam (Valium).
ANS: D
Diazepam is the only benzodiazepine labeled for the treatment of spasticity.
Carisoprodol, tizanidine, and orphenadrine are not benzodiazepines; they are muscle relaxers.
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