carisoprodol

[ kar-uh-sop-ruh-dawl, -dol ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 12 H 24 N 2 O 4 , used as a muscle relaxant.

Word History and Origins

Origin of carisoprodol¹

car(bamate) + isopro(pyl) + d(i)- ¹ + -ol ¹

Example Sentences

One combo included an opioid, the depressant benzodiazepine and the muscle relaxant carisoprodol.

From Washington Times

A blood test reportedly confirmed she had carisoprodol and lorazepam in her system at the time of the crash.

From Washington Times

She also wrote prescriptions for more than 6,000 pills of benzodiazepine, a tranquilizer, and more than 1,000 pills of carisoprodol, a muscle relaxer.

From Washington Times

The criminal complaint comes after an undercover operation over the summer in which an investigator easily obtained narcotics from the doctor, including an opioid, a benzodiazepine and Carisoprodol, drugs known as a “triple threat” or the “Holy Trinity,” prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times

He also supported laws aimed at reining in the drug market, ranging from legislation that made it a felony for physicians to fraudulently prescribe a muscle relaxant known as carisoprodol to a bill requiring that pharmacies operating over the internet obtain special permits.

From The Guardian