====== Metaxalone ======

//Metaxalone// ( 5-[(3,5-dimethylphenoxy) methyl]-2-oxazolidinone ) is a prescription-only drug used to treat acute, painful musculoskeletal conditions, such as muscles in spasm, strains, sprains etc.

It has been sold in the US since 1962 under the brand name //Skelaxin//.

>//The mechanism of action of metaxalone in humans has not been established but may be due to general central nervous system depression. //\\ 
>Source [[https://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7,378,434.PN.&OS=PN/7,378,434&RS=PN/7,378,434|US Patent 7,378,434 ]]