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Dorflex is an analgesic and muscle relaxant remedy for oral use, used to relieve pain associated with muscle contractures in adults, and one of the active substances that make up this remedy is orphenadrine.
Dorflex is produced by Sanofi laboratories and can be purchased in pharmacies in the form of pills or drops.
Dorflex Price
The price of Dorflex varies between 3 and 11 reais.
Dorflex indications
Dorflex is indicated to relieve pain associated with muscle contractures, including tension headaches.
How to use Dorflex
How to use Dorflex consists of taking 1 to 2 tablets or 30 to 60 drops, 3 to 4 times a day. This remedy should not be used with alcohol, propoxyphene or phenothiazines.
Side effects of Dorflex
Side effects of Dorflex include dry mouth, decreased or increased heartbeat, cardiac arrhythmias, palpitations, thirst, decreased sweating, urinary retention, blurred vision, increased pupil, increased eye pressure, weakness, nausea, vomiting, headache, dizziness, constipation, drowsiness, redness and itching of the skin, hallucinations, agitation, tremor, lack of coordination of movements, speech disorder, difficulty in eating liquid or solid foods, dry and hot skin, pain when urinating , delirium and coma.
Contraindications for Dorflex
Dorflex is contraindicated in patients with hypersensitivity to the components of the formula, glaucoma, problems with stomach or intestinal obstruction, problems in the esophagus, stomach ulcer that causes narrowing, enlarged prostate, bladder neck obstruction, myasthenia gravis, allergy to derivatives of pyrazolones or pyrazolidines, intermittent acute hepatic porphyria, insufficient bone marrow function, diseases of the hematopoietic system and bronchospasm and in the treatment of muscle stiffness associated with the use of antipsychotics.
The use of Dorflex in pregnancy, breastfeeding and in patients with tachycardia, arrhythmia, prothrombin deficiency, coronary insufficiency or cardiac decompensation should only be done under medical guidance.
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