Talk:Chlorzoxazone

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Merge proposal[edit]

Strong Merge Parafon Forte is a brand of Chlorzoxazone, and we always list brand-name meds on the GENERIC's page. The actual chlorzoxazone page has little info, but the Parafon Forte page has more. MERGE!Cssiitcic (talk) 20:18, 16 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Merge. Parafon Forte is actually a combination drug (chlorzoxazone/acetaminophen)... at least according to the current article. It isn't available in the United States, and I personally have no idea how notable it is. Parafon Forte may be well known (i.e. notable) in Spanish-speaking (and in this case, probably South American) countries, but this is the English Wikipedia. Parafon Forte probably isn't recognizable (or notable) to any English speaker, and hence should probably only be mentioned in either Paracetamol or Chlorzoxazone. In this case, I'm thinking the latter... Parafon Forte should be merged into Chlorzoxazone, since it seems to be the drug of importance in this particular combination..

In general, combination drugs create a special problem for Wikipedia - should they have their own article (e.g., or simply be listed under a subsection of another drug's article? Usually, they shouldn't have their own article - imagine all the possible "cough-syrup" combinations of dextromethorphan/guaifenisen/pseudoephedrine/acetaminophen, and the multitude of brand names of such preparations that are available in any one country. There are simply too many.

Fuzzform (talk) 02:53, 19 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The merge is completed.Cssiitcic (talk) 22:38, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

the merge is inaccurate. I use the drug and am allergic to all NSAIDs like acetaminophen. This drug does not contain it. I can get parafon forte in America if I want it, but I don't because it might not always be the same drug and can kill me i its not. saying these are the same is effectively like saying all artificial sweetners are the same, since some artiicial sweetners can kill some people. and for what it's worth, to address the debate above: cough syrups with acetaminaophen can kill me, too. wikipedia is not a medical reference, and its editors are probably not by-and-large pharmacists (or even more expert). since this could well mean the difference between life and death for someone, perhaps medicines are one area where a little more hard drive space should be used.96.24.93.114 (talk) 02:30, 12 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Parafon Forte is a brandname for Chlorzoxazone in the US, and for Chlorzoxazone + Paracetamol in many other countries.

There is no supporting infomation for the claim that the risk of liver damage is increased by paracetamol, or that the combination isnt recomended.... not recomended by who? Doctors, the FDA, the checkout gorl at Walmart? 121.209.49.58 (talk) 07:56, 23 November 2009 (UTC) Jonathan[reply]

the above statement is also incorrect. Paracetamol, or acetaminophen, has been proven to cause liver damage. of course, that may well have been ater the above was written. if someone doesn't understand that paracetamol is acetaminophen, one may be tempted to take them together and exceed the maximum safe dose (3000mg/24 hours, otherwise healthy adult)96.24.93.114 (talk) 02:39, 12 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Recent review[edit]

I don't usually edit in the wiki, but I wanted to point out a recent cochrane database review on muscle relaxants, including chlorzoxazone which states that there was no improvement on pain in short term (2 weeks), however is associated with adverse events. Since this article is a bit sparse, I thought this could be of interest. Here's the link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22258993 --182.63.43.40 (talk) 08:51, 23 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The cited article doesn't actually relate to chlorzoxazone, except as a mention. Thus, I would say it's not of much interest. ExpatSalopian (talk) 02:48, 16 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Poor writing quality[edit]

The article has several errors, and I'm not sure what it is supposed to say. "do to" instead of "due to" is the least of them. ExpatSalopian (talk) 02:42, 16 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

In particular the second, uncited, paragraph, which begins, "Like metaxalone still in question however we now believe but it works on Serotonin levels and mild MAO inhibitor and with chlorzoaxazone, still In question", would best be deleted, although a rewrite based on sources is preferable.--Quisqualis (talk) 22:54, 21 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]