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What is Zanaflex?

Zanaflex® is a brand name for the drug tizanidine. It is used as a skeletal muscle relaxant for treatment of muscle spasticity. Off label it is used for tension headaches, low back pain, and trigeminal neuralgia.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Stiffness/Spasticity 22 3
disease-related symptoms 5 0
Other 2 1
Spasms 2 0
Leg stiffness and cramping, bilateral 2 0
Fasciculations 2 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 25%
Mild
1 25%
None
2 50%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sleepiness
1 25%
dry mouth and eyes
1 25%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  2mg as needed 4mg as needed as needed daily 2 mg daily 4 mg daily 6 mg daily 8 mg daily 12 mg daily 16 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 11 Number of Patients: 11 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Zanaflex (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Expense
2 29% Expense: 29%
Other
2 29% Other: 29%
Did not seem to work
1 14% Did not seem to work: 14%
Doctor's advice
1 14% Doctor's advice: 14%
Not indicated
1 14% Not indicated: 14%

See all 7 patients who’ve stopped taking Zanaflex

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Zanaflex

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
1
1
4
2
9

Stopped Taking Zanaflex

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
1
2
1
0
2

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
2 50%
Usually
1 25%
Sometimes
1 25%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
4 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
2 50%
< $25
2 50%

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Report created on November 22, 2009.