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Also known as Soma®, isopropyl meprobamate, N-isopropy-2-methyl-2-propyl-1,3-propanediol dicarbamate, 2-methyl-2-propyltrimethylene carbamate isopropylcarbamate, 2-methyl-2-propyl-1,3-propanediol carbamate isopropylcarbamate, (1-methylethyl)carbamic acid 2-(((aminocarbonyl)oxy)methyl)-2-methylpentyl ester, (+-)-2-methyl-2-propyl-1,3-propanediol carbamate isopropylcarbamate, Isomeprobamate

Key facts

Drug.PubChem
2576
Drug.Watchedfields
changed
Drug.verifiedrevid
477165578
Drug.image
Carisoprodol.svg
Drug.image_class
skin-invert-image
Drug.tradename
Soma, others
Drug.MedlinePlus
a682578
Drug.DailyMedID
Carisoprodol
Drug.addiction_liability
High
Drug.routes_of_administration
By mouth
Drug.class
Muscle relaxant
Drug.ATC_prefix
M03
Drug.ATC_suffix
BA02
Drug.legal_AU
S4
Drug.legal_CA
Schedule IV
Drug.legal_US
Schedule IV
Drug.protein_bound
60%
Drug.metabolism
Liver (CYP2C19-mediated)

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Chemical data

Formula
C12H24N2O4
Molecular weight
260.33 g/mol
IUPAC name
[2-(carbamoyloxymethyl)-2-methylpentyl] N-propan-2-ylcarbamate
SMILES
CCCC(C)(COC(=O)N)COC(=O)NC(C)C
InChIKey
OFZCIYFFPZCNJE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
1.9
Polar surface area
90.7 Ų
H-bond donors
2
H-bond acceptors
4
Formal charge
0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Withdrawn
Max clinical phase
Approved
Molecule type
Small molecule
First approval
1959
Admin. routes
oral
Indications
pain, Low back pain, Muscle spasm

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Wikidata facts

Mass
260.173607
Has use
medication
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chemical formula
C₁₂H₂₄N₂O₄
medical condition treated
muscle cramp
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
carisoprodol
canonical SMILES
CCCC(C)(COC(=O)N)COC(=O)NC(C)C
defined daily dose
1.4
MCN code
2924.19.92
Commons category
Carisoprodol
has characteristic
bitterness
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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections
Contents
  • Medical uses
  • Side effects
  • Withdrawal
  • Non-medical use
  • Overdose
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacodynamics
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • History
  • Usage and legal status
  • Norway
  • European Union
  • United States
  • Canada
  • Australia
  • Indonesia
  • Notes
  • References

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