| Packaging Size | 10 Tabs |
| Form | Tablet |
| Country of Origin | Made in India |
Baclofen (Bacloheal 25 mg) 25 mg tablet is gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) agonist used to relax muscles and to relieve spasms, to cramp or tightness caused by certain conditions such as multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, stroke, and spinal cord diseases or injury.
Drug =Baclofen
Number of Pills Per Product = 10
Strength = 25 mg
Manufacturer = Healing Pharma
How To Take
This medicine should be taken together with food or immediately after a meal. Try to take it at the same time each day.
Baclofen is available as a tablet. If you are given the tablet, swallow it whole with a glass of water or milk.
You may need to take Baclofen for some time before the full benefits can be felt. Continue to take this medicine even when you feel better and do not stop taking it unless instructed otherwise, as stopping it suddenly may worsen your condition. Your doctor will gradually reduce the dose before stopping it completely. Follow your doctor’s instructions carefully.
Take Baclofen precisely as directed by your doctor or according to the instruction on the label. Do not take more or less than instructed by your doctor.
Dosage of Baclofen (Bacloheal 25 mg) 25 mg
Adult: Initial: 15 mg/day in divided doses; increase gradually according to the response. Suggested regimen: 5 mg three times a day for three days, increase to 10 mg three times a day for three days. Similar increments and intervals until either a dose of 20 mg three times a day are reached or until the desired therapeutic effect is obtained. Withdraw gradually if there is no response within six weeks of achieving max dosage.
Missed Dose
If you miss a dose, skip the missed dose and return to your usual dosing schedule. If you often forget to take your medicine, let your doctor and pharmacist know.
Do not double a dose under any circumstances.
Overdose of Baclofen (Bacloheal 25 mg) 25 mg
Signs of overdose may include the following:
- Vomiting
- Muscle hypotonia
- Absence of reflexes
- Marked salivation
- Drowsiness
- Visual accommodation disorders
- Coma
- Respiratorydepression
- Seizures
- Elevated AST
- Serum lactic dehydrogenase
- Dizziness
- Drowsiness
- Lightheadedness
- Somnolence
- Hypothermia
- Seizures
- Rostral progression of hypotonia
Seek medical help immediately.
Contraindications
People with the following medical conditions should not take Baclofen:
- Epilepsy refractory to therapy
- Peptic ulceration
Side Effects
Baclofen may have the following side effects:
- Nausea
- Sedation
- Somnolence
- Lightheadedness
- Dizziness
- Lassitude
- Fatigue
- Confusion
- Muscular pain/weakness
- Hypotension
- Euphoria
- Hallucinations
- Depression
- Headache
- Tinnitus
- Convulsions
- Paresthesias
- Slurred speech
- Dry mouth
- Taste alterations
- Vomiting
- Diarrhoea or constipation
- Ataxia
- Nystagmus
- Tremors
- Insomnia
- Visual disturbances
- Rashes
- Pruritus
- Urinary disturbances
- Increased sweating
- Cardiovascularand respiratory depression
- Blood sugar changes
- Altered liver function values
- Paradoxical increase in spasticity
- Rarely, hypothermia
Warnings
Inform your doctor and pharmacist if you are taking any of these medicines:
- Tizanidine
- Carisoprodol
- Levodopa
- Carbidopa
- Amitriptyline
- Imipramine
- Nortriptyline
- Diltiazem
- Captopril
- Clonidine
- Phenobarbital
- Carbamazepine
- Temazepam
- Alprazolam
- Diazepam
- Promethazine
- Clemastine
- Ibuprofen
- Naproxen
- Morphine
- Fentanyl
- Lithium
Inform your doctor and pharmacist if you are taking any other medicines, including herbal tonics such as traditional Chinese medicines, supplements and non-prescription medicines.
This list does not include all medicines that may interact with Baclofen.
How Does Baclofen (Bacloheal 25 mg) 25 mg Work?
Baclofen is a GABA-B receptor agonist that inhibits both monosynaptic and polysynaptic reflexes in the spinal cord by acting as an inhibitory neuronal transmitter or by blocking excitatory synaptic transmission through hyperpolarisation of afferent terminals. This stimulation results in the inhibition of excitatory neurotransmitter (glutamate and aspartate) release, which may generally contribute to pain and muscular hypertonicity with increased tendon reflexes.
Uses
Baclofen is used to treat the following conditions:
- Severe chronic spasticity
Special Precautions and Connected Warnings
Take special precautions if you have the following conditions:
- Psychotic disorders
- Schizophrenia
- Confusional states
- Parkinson’s disease
- Cerebrovascular or resp insufficiency
- History of autonomic dysreflexia
- History of gastroduodenal ulcers
- Pre-existing sphincter hypertonia
- Avoid abrupt withdrawal
- Renal and hepatic impairment
- Elderly
- Children
- Pregnancy and lactation.
- Avoid alcohol. Alcohol will worsen the dizziness and drowsiness caused by Baclofen.
Storage Conditions
- Tab: Store between 20-25°C.
- Store in a cool, dry place away from the reach of children.
- Keep in the original package to protect from light, heat and moisture.
- Do not use Baclofen that is expired or out of date.
