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Details

Stereochemistry RACEMIC
Molecular Formula C12H24N2O4
Molecular Weight 260.33
Optical Activity ( + / - )
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of CARISOPRODOL

SMILES

CCCC(C)(COC(N)=O)COC(=O)NC(C)C

InChI

InChIKey=OFZCIYFFPZCNJE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C12H24N2O4/c1-5-6-12(4,7-17-10(13)15)8-18-11(16)14-9(2)3/h9H,5-8H2,1-4H3,(H2,13,15)(H,14,16)

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Description

A centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant whose mechanism of action is not completely understood but may be related to its sedative actions. Carisoprodol is indicated for the relief of discomfort associated with acute, painful musculoskeletal conditions in adults. Most common adverse reactions (incidence > 2%) are drowsiness, dizziness, and headache. Carisoprodol might be mixtured with Aspirin and Codeine Phosphate. Studies indicating increased risk of abuse or addiction led to withdrawal of the drug from the market in Norway and other EU countries in 2008.

CNS Activity

Originator

Approval Year

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
142.0 µM [EC50]

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Palliative
SOMA

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
1.2 μg/mL
250 mg single, oral
CARISOPRODOL plasma
Homo sapiens
1.8 μg/mL
350 mg single, oral
CARISOPRODOL plasma
Homo sapiens
13.3 μM
700 mg single, oral
CARISOPRODOL serum
Homo sapiens

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
4.5 μg × h/mL
250 mg single, oral
CARISOPRODOL plasma
Homo sapiens
7 μg × h/mL
350 mg single, oral
CARISOPRODOL plasma
Homo sapiens

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
1.7 h
250 mg single, oral
CARISOPRODOL plasma
Homo sapiens
2 h
350 mg single, oral
CARISOPRODOL plasma
Homo sapiens
99 min
700 mg single, oral
CARISOPRODOL serum
Homo sapiens

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
46%
700 mg single, oral
CARISOPRODOL serum
Homo sapiens

Doses

AEs

OverviewOther

Other InhibitorOther SubstrateOther Inducer



Drug as perpetrator​

Drug as victim

PubMed

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
250 mg to 350 mg three times a day and at bedtime
Route of Administration: Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
HEK293 cells were transiently transfected with human alpha1beta2 and alpha1beta2gamma2 receptors. Whole-cell patch clamp electrophysiology was used to assess carisoprodol-activated Cl- current. EC50 value for carisoprodol was 142 ± 13 uM.