Equagesic

Equagesic (pronounced /ˌɛkwəˈdʒiːzɪk/) is a combination drug indicated for short-term pain treatment accompanied by tension and/or anxiety in patients with musculoskeletal disease or tension headache.

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Composition

It combines^[1]

• aspirin 325mg (for pain relief) and
• meprobamate 200mg (used here as a muscle relaxant).
• In some formulations^[2] it is also quoted to contain ethoheptazine, an opioid analgesic.

Problems

Equagesic was discontinued in the UK in 2002, possibly because of more adequate drugs available. Specifically, meprobamate is more toxic than benzodiazepines, which are also useful as a muscle relaxant.

Martial artist Bruce Lee died of cerebral oedema thought to have been a reaction to his taking of Equagesic.

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