Equagesic

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Equagesic (pronounced /ˌɛkwəˈdʒiːzɪk/) 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 325mg (for pain relief) and
• meprobamate 200mg (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 edema thought to have been a reaction to his taking of Equagesic.

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