Methoxacet

​Uses
For 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 and Children over 12 years of age: 2 caplets 4 times daily. This recommended dosage provides 3.2 g methocarbamol and 4 g acetaminophen per day.

Ingredients
Each green and white laminated caplet, with a green layer scored engraved "EX" and white layer, engraved "TEC" contains: Methocarbamol 400 mg and acetaminophen 500 mg.

Nonmedicinal ingredients: Crospovidone, D&C yellow #10 aluminum lake, FD&C blue #1 aluminum lake, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, povidone, pregelatinized corn starch, silicon dioxide, sodium croscarmellose and stearic acid.

Precautions
It is hazardous to exceed the maximum recommended dose unless advised by a physician as severe liver damage due to acetaminophen toxicity may occur. Avoid alcohol intake.
PRECAUTIONS: Occupational Hazards: Until the potential for producing drowsiness and dizziness has been determined, the patient should be cautioned not to drive or engage in activities requiring mental alertness.
Since methocarbamol may possess a general CNS depressant effect, patients receiving METHOXACET EXTRA STRENGTH should be cautioned about combined effects with alcohol and other CNS depressants.
Drug Interactions: Methocarbamol may cause a colour interference in certain screening tests for 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) and vanillymandelic acid (VMA).
Carcinogenesis, Mutagenesis: Long-term studies in animals have not been performed to evaluate carcinogenic or mutagenic potential.
Pregnancy: There are no adequate and well-controlled studies of METHOXACET EXTRA STRENGTH in pregnant women. These products should be used during pregnancy only when, in the judgment of the physician, the potential benefits outweigh the potential hazards.
Lactation: It is not known whether methocarbamol or its metabolites are secreted in human milk; there is some indication that small quantities of acetaminophen are secreted.
Children: Safety and effectiveness in children 12 years of age and younger have not been established.