Chlorzoxazone 500 mg Tablet, 500-count
🆔 Identity & classification
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🏷️ RxNorm drug class
This medicine belongs to the Muscle Relaxant class.
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🏭 Manufacturer & labeler
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🩺 Clinical
Chlorzoxazone is used to relieve pain and stiffness caused by muscle strains and sprains. It is used in combination with physical therapy, analgesics (such as aspirin or acetaminophen), and rest.
Read the full MedlinePlus article ↗- Chlorzoxazone is a muscle relaxant used to help with short-term muscle pain and spasms — the kind that comes on suddenly from an injury or strain. It's meant to be used together wi...
- Yes, drowsiness and dizziness are real possibilities with chlorzoxazone. Until you know how it affects you, it's best to avoid driving or operating machinery. Alcohol makes the dro...
- Will this make me drowsy? Is it safe to drive?
- This is actually a known and harmless side effect. Chlorzoxazone breaks down into a substance that can temporarily color your urine orange or reddish-brown. It has no known clinica...
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Microcrystalline cellulose is a purified form of cellulose, a natural fiber from plant sources. It acts as a binder and filler in tablets and capsules, helping hold ingredients together and give the medicine its shape and size.
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Croscarmellose sodium is a plant-based substance derived from cellulose. It acts as a disintegrant, helping tablets and capsules break down quickly in the digestive system so the medicine can be absorbed.
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Docusate sodium is a stool softener compound that helps medicines dissolve and move through the digestive tract. It acts as a surfactant, reducing surface tension in the intestines, and also serves as a wetting agent in tablet formulations.
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Magnesium stearate is a salt made from magnesium and stearic acid, a fatty substance. It's used in tablets and capsules as a lubricant and glidant to help ingredients flow smoothly during manufacturing and prevent sticking.
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Silicon dioxide is a naturally occurring mineral used as a glidant and anti-caking agent. It helps powder ingredients flow smoothly and prevents clumping during manufacturing and storage.
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Sodium benzoate is a salt derived from benzoic acid, a preservative. It's added to medicines to prevent growth of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms that could spoil the product.
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A plant-based carbohydrate derived from corn kernels. It acts as a filler to add bulk, a binder to hold ingredients together, and a disintegrant to help the tablet break apart in your stomach for absorption.
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💲 Pricing
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| Price system | Per ea | Per package |
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| Retail pharmacies payNADAC · weekly | $0.212 | $105.85 / 500 tablets |
| Medicaid paysCMS SDUD · 12 mo | $0.3803 | $190.15 / 500 tablets |
| Medicare drug plans payPart D · Q2 2026 | $0.2693 | $134.65 / 500 tablets |
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🔁 Therapeutic equivalents
| Product | Labeler | Pack | NADAC/unit | TE | Status | Price vs. this |
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| Chlorzoxazone 500 mg 00591-2520-01 | Actavis | 100 tablets | $0.212 | AA | Availability likely | — |
| Chlorzoxazone 500 mg 16571-0726-01 | Rising | 100 tablets | $0.212 | AB | Availability likely | — |
| Chlorzoxazone 500 mg 59651-0306-01 | Aurobindo | 100 tablets | $0.212 | — | Availability likely | — |
| Chlorzoxazone 500 mgthis 70954-0085-20 | Novitium | 500 tablets | $0.212 | AA | Availability likely | — |
| Chlorzoxazone 500 mg 24470-0940-10 | Cintex | 100 tablets | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Chlorzoxazone 500 mg 50090-0315-00 | A-S | 30 tablets | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Chlorzoxazone 500 mg 50090-7504-00 | A-S | 30 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Chlorzoxazone 500 mg 51862-0339-01 | Mayne | 100 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Chlorzoxazone 500 mg 55289-0633-10 | PD-Rx | 10 tablets | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Chlorzoxazone 500 mg 63187-0317-20 | Proficient | 20 tablets | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Chlorzoxazone 500 mg 63629-1586-01 | Bryant | 20 tablets | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Chlorzoxazone 500 mg 70518-4364-00 | REMEDYREPACK | 90 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Chlorzoxazone 500 mg 71205-0711-30 | Proficient | 30 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Chlorzoxazone 500 mg 71335-1914-01 | Bryant | 20 tablets | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Chlorzoxazone 500 mg 71335-2009-01 | Bryant | 20 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Chlorzoxazone 500 mg 71335-2433-01 | Bryant | 20 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Chlorzoxazone 500 mg 71335-3122-00 | Bryant | 10 tablets | — | AA | FDA listed | — |
| Chlorzoxazone 500 mg 80425-0315-01 | Advanced | 30 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
| Chlorzoxazone 500 mg 80425-0507-01 | Advanced | 30 tablets | — | AB | FDA listed | — |
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⏳ Availability & generic status
This product is an FDA-approved generic. Other versions of the same drug are listed under Therapeutic equivalents, least expensive first.
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📊 Medicare Part D spend CMS · PART D · 2026 (Q1)
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📦 Packaging — all sizes for this product
| Package NDC | Description | Per unit | Per pack | Marketing start | Status |
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| 70954-0085-10 | 100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (70954-085-10) | $0.2117 / ea | $21.17 | 2019-09-12 | Active |
| 70954-0085-20 You're viewing this | 500 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (70954-085-20) | $0.2117 / ea | $105.84 | 2019-09-12 | Active |
You're viewing the largest of 2 pack sizes for this product.
This pack effectively ties for the lowest per-ea cost of the 2 priced pack sizes ($0.2117 NADAC).
This pack accounts for about 1.1% of this product's recent Medicaid fills; most go to the 100 tablets pack. See all packs ↓
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What NDC number is used to bill for this package of Chlorzoxazone 500 mg Tablet?
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📄 Full prescribing information FDA SPL
🎯 Indications and Usage ▾
INDICATIONS & USAGE Chlorzoxazone is indicated as an adjunct to rest, physical therapy, and other measures for the relief of discomfort associated with acute, painful musculoskeletal conditions. The mode of action of this drug has not been clearly identified, but may be related to its sedative properties. Chlorzoxazone does not directly relax tense skeletal muscles in man.
⏱️ Dosage and Administration ▾
DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION Usual Adult Dosage One tablet three or four times daily. If adequate response is not obtained with this dose, it may be increased to one and one-half tablets (750 mg) three or four times daily. As improvement occurs dosage can usually be reduced.
⛔ Contraindications ▾
CONTRAINDICATIONS Chlorzoxazone is contraindicated in patients with known intolerance to the drug.
⚠️ Warnings ▾
WARNINGS Serious (including fatal) hepatocellular toxicity has been reported rarely in patients receiving chlorzoxazone. The mechanism is unknown but appears to be idiosyncratic and unpredictable. Factors predisposing patients to this rare event are not known.
Patients should be instructed to report early signs and/or symptoms of hepatotoxicity such as fever, rash, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, right upper quadrant pain, dark urine, or jaundice. Chlorzoxazone should be discontinued immediately and a physician consulted if any of these signs or symptoms develop. Chlorzoxazone use should also be discontinued if a patient develops abnormal liver enzymes (e.g., AST, ALT, alkaline phosphatase and bilirubin.) The concomitant use of alcohol or other central nervous system depressants may have an additive effect.
Usage in Pregnancy The safe use of chlorzoxazone has not been established with respect to the possible adverse effects upon fetal development. Therefore, it should be used in women of childbearing potential only when, in the judgment of the physician, the potential benefits outweigh the possible risks.
🤒 Adverse Reactions ▾
ADVERSE REACTIONS Chlorzoxazone containing products are usually well tolerated. It is possible in rare instances that chlorzoxazone may have been associated with gastrointestinal bleeding. Drowsiness, dizziness, lightheadedness, malaise, or over-stimulation may be noted by an occasional patient.
Rarely, allergic- type skin rashes, petechiae, or ecchymoses may develop during treatment. Angioneurotic edema or anaphylactic reactions are extremely rare. There is no evidence that the drug will cause renal damage.
Rarely, a patient may note discoloration of the urine resulting from a phenolic metabolite of chlorzoxazone. This finding is of no known clinical significance. To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE EVENTS, contact Novitium Pharma LLC at 1-855-204-1431 or FDA at 1-800- FDA-1088 or http://www.fda.gov/ for voluntary reporting of adverse reactions.
🆘 Overdosage ▾
OVERDOSAGE Symptoms Initially, gastrointestinal disturbances such as nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea together with drowsiness, dizziness, lightheadedness or headache may occur. Early in the course there may be malaise or sluggishness followed by marked loss of muscle tone, making voluntary movement impossible. The deep tendon reflexes may be decreased or absent.
The sensorium remains intact, and there is no peripheral loss of sensation. Respiratory depression may occur with rapid, irregular respiration and intercostal and substernal retraction. The blood pressure is lowered, but shock has not been observed.
Treatment Gastric lavage or induction of emesis should be carried out, followed by administration of activated charcoal. Thereafter, treatment is entirely supportive. If respirations are depressed, oxygen and artificial respiration should be employed and a patent airway assured by use of an oropharyngeal airway or endotracheal tube.
Hypotension may be counteracted by use of dextran, plasma, concentrated albumin or a vasopressor agent such as norepinephrine. Cholinergic drugs or analeptic drugs are of no value and should not be used
🧬 Clinical Pharmacology ▾
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY Chlorzoxazone is a centrally-acting agent for painful musculoskeletal conditions. Data available from animal experiments as well as human study indicate that chlorzoxazone acts primarily at the level of the spinal cord and subcortical areas of the brain where it inhibits multisynaptic reflex arcs involved in producing and maintaining skeletal muscle spasm of varied etiology. The clinical result is a reduction of the skeletal muscle spasm with relief of pain and increased mobility of the involved muscles.
Blood levels of chlorzoxazone can be detected in people during the first 30 minutes and peak levels may be reached, in the majority of the subjects, in about 1 to 2 hours after oral administration of chlorzoxazone. Chlorzoxazone is rapidly metabolized and is excreted in the urine, primarily in a conjugated form as the glucuronide. Less than one percent of a dose of chlorzoxazone is excreted unchanged in the urine in 24 hours.
📦 How Supplied / Storage and Handling ▾
HOW SUPPLIED Chlorzoxazone Tablets, USP 500 mg for Oral administration are supplied as follows, White to off-white capsule shaped tablets debossed with N085 on the bisected side: NDC 70954-085-10 100 Tablets NDC 70954-085-20 500 Tablets Store at 20° to 25°C (68° to 77°F) [See USP Controlled Room Temperature]. Dispense contents with a child-resistant closure (as required) and in a tight container as defined in the USP/NF. Manufactured by: Novitium Pharma LLC 70 Lake Drive, East Windsor, New Jersey-08520 Issued: 07/2020
📋 Description ▾
DESCRIPTION Chlorzoxazone USP is a centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant, available as tablets of 500 mg for oral administration. Its chemical name is 5-Chloro-2-benzoxazolinone, and its structural formula is: C 7 H 4 CINO 2 MW 169.57 Chlorzoxazone USP is a white or practically white, practically odorless, crystalline powder. Chlorzoxazone is slightly soluble in water; sparingly soluble in alcohol, in isopropyl alcohol, and in methanol; soluble in solutions of alkali hydroxides and ammonia.
Chlorzoxazone tablets contain the inactive ingredients Pregelatinized Starch, Croscarmellose Sodium, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Docusate Sodium, Sodium Benzoate, Colloidal Silicon dioxide, Magnesium Stearate. structure