relaxant
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Dysport is a muscle relaxant that Ipsen markets for therapeutic indications such as a neck ailment called cervical dystonia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
All received the same five-drug regimen: a drug that prevents nausea and vomiting, a sedative, fentanyl, propofol and a muscle relaxant.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
After two Samoan children died in 2018 from vaccines that nurses accidentally infused with muscle relaxant, the Samoan government suspended its vaccination program.
From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2025
Xylazine is primarily used in veterinary practice as an animal muscle relaxant; it has not been approved for human use.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2023
If this dose does not provoke emesis, it should not be repeated, for it may act as a relaxant, and carry the morbid accumulations off by the alimentary canal.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by George Dadd
