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Article: Lower Dose FLEXERIL(R) 5 mg Relieves Acute Painful Muscle Spasm with Less Sedation Than Frequently Prescribed Higher Dose; Patients Report Onset of Relief Within 24-48 Hours from the Start of Treatment, According to Studies Published in Clinical Therapeutics.
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- April 14, 2003
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FORT WASHINGTON, Pa. -- FORT WASHINGTON, Pa., April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- FLEXERIL(R) (cyclobenzaprine HCl) 5 mg tablets provide clinically significant rapid relief from the pain of acute musculoskeletal spasm of the back and neck, with less drowsiness than seen in the older 10 mg version of the most frequently prescribed muscle relaxant suggest the authors of two studies published in the April issue of Clinical Therapeutics. And, they add, the ability of FLEXERIL 5 mg to provide symptomatic relief and reduced recovery time are of potential socioeconomic importance for the approximately 15 to 20 percent of the U.S. population who suffer from low back pain in any given year.
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