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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.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
10
Moderate
12
Mild
28
None
29

Most commonly reported side effects

Sleepiness
17
Dry mouth (xerostomia)
12
Dry eyes
9
Weight gain
4
Drowsiness
3
Fatigue
3
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Zanaflex. See all 36 dosages ►

  10 2mg as needed 10 mg all the time (24/7) 2 2mg as needed 2 4mg as needed 2 mg all the time (24/7) 2mg as needed 3 4mg as needed 4 4mg as needed 4 mg all the time (24/7) 4 mg as needed 4mg as needed 6mg as needed 8 mg as needed as needed daily 1 mcg daily 1 mg daily 2 mg daily 4 mg daily 4 mg one time 5 mg daily 6 mg daily 8 mg daily 10 mg daily 12 mg daily 16 mg daily 18 mg daily 20 mg daily 24 mg daily 28 mg daily 30 mg daily 32 mg daily 40 mg daily 44 mg daily 300 mg daily 720 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 14 Number of Patients: 14 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 30 Number of Patients: 30 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 35 Number of Patients: 35 114 Number of Patients: 114 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 28 Number of Patients: 28 71 Number of Patients: 71 6 Number of Patients: 6 46 Number of Patients: 46 27 Number of Patients: 27 6 Number of Patients: 6 12 Number of Patients: 12 11 Number of Patients: 11 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Zanaflex (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
18   Other: 30%
Did not seem to work
17   Did not seem to work: 28%
Side effects too severe
15   Side effects too severe: 25%
Doctor's advice
11   Doctor's advice: 18%
Course of treatment ended
4   Course of treatment ended: 7%
Expense
3   Expense: 5%
Personal research
2   Personal research: 3%
Change in health plan coverage
1   Change in health plan coverage: 2%
Not indicated
1   Not indicated: 2%

See all 60 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

Stopped Taking Zanaflex

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
52 66%
Usually
18 23%
Sometimes
9 11%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
6 8%
Somewhat
3 4%
A little
11 14%
Not at all
59 75%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
3 4%
$25-49
8 10%
< $25
56 71%

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Report created on September 09, 2010.