Dantrolene Sodium

Pronouncation: (dan-troe-LEEN SO-dee-uhm)
Class: Skeletal muscle relaxant

Trade Names:
Dantrium
- Capsules 25 mg
- Capsules 50 mg
- Capsules 100 mg

Trade Names:
Dantrium Intravenous
- Powder for Injection 20 mg/vial (approximately 0.32 mg/mL after reconstitution)

Mechanism of Action

Pharmacology

Affects contraction of muscle at site beyond myoneural junction and directly on muscle itself; believed to interfere with calcium release from sarcoplasmic reticulum. Affects CNS, causing drowsiness, dizziness, and generalized weakness.

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