Drug class

Dantrolene

Dantrolene is a specific active pharmaceutical ingredient rather than a broad therapeutic drug class; pharmacologically, it represents the prototypical direct-acting skeletal muscle relaxant and ryanodine receptor antagonist. Read more about Dantrolene

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DANTROLENE SODIUM

CENTRAL MUSCLE RELAXANTS · MUSCLE SPASM ·+4
Amneal Pharmaceuticals

DANTROLENE SODIUM

CENTRAL MUSCLE RELAXANTS · MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA ·+1
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA
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About Dantrolene.

Dantrolene is a specific active pharmaceutical ingredient rather than a broad therapeutic drug class; pharmacologically, it represents the prototypical direct-acting skeletal muscle relaxant and ryanodine receptor antagonist.

It exerts its therapeutic effect peripherally by binding to ryanodine receptor 1 channels, thereby inhibiting calcium release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum into the myoplasm and uncoupling excitation-contraction processes in skeletal muscle fibers.

Clinically, intravenous formulations are essential for the emergency management and prophylaxis of malignant hyperthermia crises, while oral forms are indicated to manage chronic muscle spasticity secondary to upper motor neuron disorders, including stroke, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, and spinal cord injury.