Description : Pale yellow to pale greenish yellow, amorphous scales or powder or crystalline powder.Thiocolchicoside is a muscle relaxant with anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects. It acts as a competitive GABAA receptor antagonist and also inhibits glycine receptors with similar potency and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors to a much lesser extent. It has powerful convulsant activity and should not be used in seizure-prone individuals.

Thiocolchicoside, a semi-synthetic derivative of the naturally occurring compound colchicoside extracted from the seeds of Gloriosa superba..Its Chemical name is N-[1,2-dimethoxy-10-methylsulfanyl-9-oxo-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-6,7-dihydro-5H-enzo[d]heptalen-7-yl] acetamide and molecular formula C27H33NO10S. Thiocolchicoside is a Yellow crystalline Powder, soluble in water & alcohol.

BENEFITS

• Thiocolchicoside is a muscle relaxant prescribed to treat muscles stiffness in spinal column, joint diseases, low backache, muscles stiffness in nerve diseases and other conditions.
• Thiocolchicoside is used for different health conditions such as muscle relaxation, for back pain, muscle pains, sciatica pain, and musculoskeletal pains and to relieve painful spasms of skeletal muscles.
• It is a muscle relaxant and works on the certain parts of the brain and spinal cord, as a result, relieves muscle stiffness or spasm without reducing the muscle strength. Hence improves pain and movement of muscles.

ORAL USES

For muscle relaxation, this medicine is used in the form of Tablets/Capsules

TOPICAL USES

This drug is also available in the form of Cream/ Ointment. Used for muscle relaxation locally at the point of pain. Must not be used on open wounds or cuts.

INTRA-MUSCULAR USES

This medicine is also available in the form of injection. Doctors prescribe this based on the severity of the patient’s health condition.