Methocarbamol

Pronounced meth-oh-KAR-bah-mol

Brand names: Robaxin

Type: Muscle relaxant · All Pain Relief & Fever Medicines

What Methocarbamol is used for

  • Muscle spasm from strains and injuries, short-term
  • Muscle spasm in hospital care (injection form)

Common side effects

  • Drowsiness
  • Dizziness
  • Nausea
  • Blurred vision

Important cautions

  • Can add to the sedating effects of alcohol and other medicines

How it comes

Tablets, injection (hospital). This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.

Related medicines — Pain Relief & Fever Medicines

Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.