Baclofen

What it is

Baclofen is a medicine that needs a prescription in India. It comes as a tablet or injection. It is used to reduce muscle spasms and pain.

What it is used for

Baclofen is used to treat severe chronic spasticity and pain from multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injuries, or other spinal cord diseases. It helps by acting on the spinal cord nerves to decrease the number and severity of muscle spasms.

• Severe chronic spasticity
• Pain and certain types of spasticity from multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injuries, or other spinal cord diseases

How it works

Baclofen works by acting on the nerves in the spinal cord. It reduces the number and severity of muscle spasms by decreasing the signals that cause them.

How it is sold in India

In India Baclofen comes as tablets and capsules.

Common side effects

Common side effects of Baclofen include drowsiness, mental confusion, weakness, and ataxia. Less common but serious side effects include a rise in serum transaminases, sudden withdrawal after chronic use may cause hallucinations, tachycardia, seizures, respiratory or cardiovascular depression.

Who should not take it

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Brand names

168 medicines sold in India contain Baclofen.

Brands sold in India include Liofen, Baclof, Bizlo, Spinobak, Camirofen, Lobaset, Back, Baclotop. Whichever name is on the strip, the medicine inside is the one described on this page.

Where this comes from

• National Formulary of India 2011 (Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) -- Baclofen
• MedlinePlus (NIH/NLM): Baclofen
• FDA drug label (US National Library of Medicine, DailyMed)

We do not publish doses. How much to take depends on your age, weight and other conditions — ask your doctor or pharmacist.

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