Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Warning Against Soma Abuse

Increasing incidents of abuse has led doctors to follow strict guidelines in the dispense of Soma.

Soma Carisoprodol is the generic name, often prescribed by family physicians, internists, orthopedic surgeons, neurologists, neurosurgeons, anesthesiologists, psychiatrists and others, as well as health professionals.

Carisoprodol prescribers should be aware of their abuse potential. Stricter controls may be needed in the future to properly control the prescribing and distribution of this potentially addictive agent.

Carisoprodol (Soma), a nonscheduled prescription medication, is a central acting synthetic skeletal muscle relaxant structurally and pharmacologically related meprobamate.This is a potentially addictive agent.

The substance undergoes hepatic biotransformation to three major metabolites: hydroxycarisoprodol, hydroxymeprobamate and meprobamate. The significant serum levels of meprobamate after chronic use of Carisoprodol meprobarnate can lead to dependency:

Meprobamate dependence is a possible complication of chronic use because of the liver Carisoprodol of Carisoprodol conversion to meprobamate.

Withdrawal from meprobamate may result in severe reactions including seizures and coma.

There have been reports of abuse of Soma, which is already available online through drugstoretm.com in the past and some of the cases were fatal. These incidents have raised public and medical awareness of the harmful effects of drugs.

A stern warning to all users and users of the drug is very particular in the prescribed doses.

Soma is undoubtedly one of the most popular and most effective so far the pain, but when taken incorrectly, can do more harm than good in the patient.

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