Equagesic
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Equagesic (pronounced IPA: [ˌekwəˈdʒiːzɪk]) is a combination drug indicated for short-term pain treatment accompanied by tension and/or anxiety in patients with musculoskeletal disease or tension headache.
[edit] Composition
It combines[1]
- aspirin (for pain relief) and
- meprobamate (used here as a muscle relaxant).
- In some formulations[2] it is also quoted to contain ethoheptazine, an opioid analgesic.
[edit] 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.
