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'''Tizanidine''' (known by the trade names '''Zanaflex''' and '''Trinex''' among others) is a [[depressant]] substance of the ~~[[chemical class::arylaminoimidazoline]]~~ class closely related to [[clonidine]]. Tizanidine is primarily used primarily as an antispasmodic drug. Tizanidine's effectivness is similar to that of [[baclofen]] or [[diazepam]] <ref> Wagstaff AJ, Bryson HM. Tizanidine. A review of its pharmacology, clinical efficacy and tolerability in the management of spasticity associated with cerebral and spinal disorders. Drugs. 1997 Mar;53(3):435-52. doi: 10.2165/00003495-199753030-00007. PMID: 9074844. </ref>.

'''Tizanidine''' (known by the trade names '''Zanaflex''' and '''Trinex''' among others) is a [[depressant]] substance of the imidazoline class closely related to [[clonidine]]. Tizanidine is primarily used primarily as an antispasmodic drug. Tizanidine's effectivness is similar to that of [[baclofen]] or [[diazepam]] <ref> Wagstaff AJ, Bryson HM. Tizanidine. A review of its pharmacology, clinical efficacy and tolerability in the management of spasticity associated with cerebral and spinal disorders. Drugs. 1997 Mar;53(3):435-52. doi: 10.2165/00003495-199753030-00007. PMID: 9074844. </ref>.

Tizanidine is a central α<sub>2</sub> adrenergic agonist. The relationship between the α<sub>2</sub> receptor agonism and the spasmolytic function of tizanidine is not fully understood <ref> Katzung, Bertram G. (30 November 2017). Basic & clinical pharmacology. Katzung, Bertram G. (Fourteenth ed.). New York. p. 487. ISBN 9781259641152. OCLC 1015240036 </ref> .

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==Legal status==

* '''Austria:''' Tizanidine is available by prescription only.

* '''Turkey:''' Tizanidine is available in pharmacies without prescription.

* '''United States:''' Tizanidine is available by prescription only.

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[[Category:Psychoactive substance]][[Category:Proofread]][[Category:Approval]]

[[Category:~~Arylaminoimidazoline~~]]

[[Category:~~Depressant~~]]

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-'''Tizanidine''' (known by the trade names '''Zanaflex''' and '''Trinex''' among others) is a [[depressant]] substance of the [[chemical class::arylaminoimidazoline]] class closely related to [[clonidine]]. Tizanidine is primarily used primarily as an antispasmodic drug. Tizanidine's effectivness is similar to that of [[baclofen]] or [[diazepam]] <ref> Wagstaff AJ, Bryson HM. Tizanidine. A review of its pharmacology, clinical efficacy and tolerability in the management of spasticity associated with cerebral and spinal disorders. Drugs. 1997 Mar;53(3):435-52. doi: 10.2165/00003495-199753030-00007. PMID: 9074844. </ref>.
+'''Tizanidine''' (known by the trade names '''Zanaflex''' and '''Trinex''' among others) is a [[depressant]] substance of the imidazoline class closely related to [[clonidine]]. Tizanidine is primarily used primarily as an antispasmodic drug. Tizanidine's effectivness is similar to that of [[baclofen]] or [[diazepam]] <ref> Wagstaff AJ, Bryson HM. Tizanidine. A review of its pharmacology, clinical efficacy and tolerability in the management of spasticity associated with cerebral and spinal disorders. Drugs. 1997 Mar;53(3):435-52. doi: 10.2165/00003495-199753030-00007. PMID: 9074844. </ref>.
 Tizanidine is a central α<sub>2</sub> adrenergic agonist. The relationship between the α<sub>2</sub> receptor agonism and the spasmolytic function of tizanidine is not fully understood <ref> Katzung, Bertram G. (30 November 2017). Basic & clinical pharmacology. Katzung, Bertram G. (Fourteenth ed.). New York. p. 487. ISBN 9781259641152. OCLC 1015240036 </ref> .
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 ==Legal status==
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-* '''Austria:''' Tizanidine is available by prescription only.
 * '''Turkey:''' Tizanidine is available in pharmacies without prescription.
 * '''United States:''' Tizanidine is available by prescription only.
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-[[Category:Psychoactive substance]]
+[[Category:Psychoactive substance]][[Category:Proofread]][[Category:Approval]]
-[[Category:Arylaminoimidazoline]]
-[[Category:Depressant]]