Metaxalone

Metaxalone Structure
Metaxalone structure
Common Name Metaxalone
CAS Number 1665-48-1 Molecular Weight 221.252
Density 1.1±0.1 g/cm3 Boiling Point 453.6±14.0 °C at 760 mmHg
Molecular Formula C12H15NO3 Melting Point 121-123ºC
MSDS Chinese USA Flash Point 228.2±20.1 °C
Symbol GHS07
GHS07
Signal Word Warning

Commonly used muscle relaxant therapies for acute low back pain: a review of carisoprodol, cyclobenzaprine hydrochloride, and metaxalone.

Clin. Ther. 26(9) , 1355-67, (2004)

Low back pain is a leading reason for primary care visits. Many treatment options are available, but some lack scientific support.The aim of this review was to discuss the etiology of low back pain and the relative risks and benefits of muscle relaxants commo...

Development of a Stability-Indicating RP-UPLC Method for Rapid Determination of Metaxalone and its Degradation Products in Solid Oral Dosage Form.

Sci. Pharm. 80(2) , 353-66, (2012)

A simple, sensitive and reproducible reversed phase ultra performance liquid chromatography (RP-UPLC) coupled with a photodiode array detector method was developed for the quantitative determination of metaxalone (META) in pharmaceutical dosage forms. The met...

Metaxalone (Skelaxin)-related death.

J. Anal. Toxicol. 28(6) , 537-41, (2004)

The case history and toxicological findings of a fatal multi-drug overdose involving metaxalone (Skelaxin) are presented. Gas-liquid chromatography with flame-ionization detection and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry were used to determine the following d...