Methoxisal

​Uses
Pain due to or associated with skeletal muscle spasm such as acute and chronic back strains and sprains, whiplash and other traumatic injuries, myositis, pain and spasm associated with arthritis, torticollis, joint strains and sprains, bursitis and low back pain due to ill defined causes.

Dosage/Directions for use
Adults: Maximum 2 caplets, 4 times a day.

Ingredients
Each pink and white coated caplet with a white layer monogrammed "TEC" and a pink layer scored and engraved "EX", contains: methocarbamol 400 mg and ASA 500 mg.

Non-medicinal ingredients: D&C red #30 aluminum lake, microcrystalline cellulose, silicon dioxide, simethicone, sodium croscarmellose and stearic acid.

Precautions
Occupational hazards: Methocarbamol may impair the ability of the patient to engage in potentially hazardous activities such as operating machinery or driving a motor vehicle; ambulatory patients should therefore be cautioned accordingly. Patients should be cautioned about the combined effects of methocarbamol with alcohol and with other CNS depressants. Methocarbamol may cause a colour interference in screening tests. Pregnancy. Safe use in pregnancy has not been established with regard to possible adverse effects in fetal development. Lactation: It is not known whether methocarbamol is excreted in human milk. Children: Safety and effectiveness in children 12 years of age and under have not been established. Use with caution in patients with active or a history of gastrointestinal ulcerations. Concomitant ingestion of alcohol increases the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding. Use cautiously in patients with decreased renal function, bleeding tendencies, significant anemia, hypoprothrombinernia, thrombocytopenia, vitamin K deficiency and severe hepatic damage. Discontinue 5 to 7 days prior to elective surgery because of increased risk of bleeding. Keep these products and all medicine out of the reach of children.