relaxant
Example Sentences
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Her doctor told her the problem was probably tied to some of her prescriptions, so she pulled back on taking the painkiller gabapentin and the muscle relaxant methocarbamol.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
All received the same five-drug regimen: a drug that prevents nausea and vomiting, a sedative, fentanyl, propofol and a muscle relaxant.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
After two Samoan children died in 2018 from vaccines that nurses accidentally infused with muscle relaxant, the Samoan government suspended its vaccination program.
From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2025
Xylazine is primarily used in veterinary practice as an animal muscle relaxant; it has not been approved for human use.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2023
It is used in the form of poultice for locked-jaw, and as a relaxant in rigidity of the muscular structure.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George
