Z 2812 light green round scored tablet

popsalotta
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What is this?  Light green tablet, scored w/ imprints "Z 2812"

‹ WHITE OBLONG, E 141, SCORED ON OTHER SIDElast hope......pink oval pill from India maybe Micron imprint ›

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Submitted by popsalotta on March 28, 2006 - 5:36pm. login or register to post comments

kirby
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Z2812

This is an older pill. We found it in one database only and can't confirm the information.

Round green tablet imprinted Z 2812 is Chlorzoxazone 250 mg and acetaminophen 300 mg.   Chlorzoxazone is a muscle relaxant and acetaminophen is a pain reliever/fever reducer.

A brand called Parafon Forte is currently sold over the counter in Canada and probably other countries.

Here is some info from Eckerd's Drug Advisor:

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Description: Chlorzoxazone is an oral, centrally acting, skeletal muscle-relaxing agent with sedative properties. Chlorzoxazone is used as an adjunct to rest, physical therapy, analgesics and other measures in the treatment of acute musculoskeletal pain. Clorzoxazone has been reported to cause hepatic impairment. Chlorzoxazone is a known metabolite of zoxazolamine, a hepatotoxic skeletal muscle relaxer. By 1961, zoxazolamine had been associated with 15 hepatotoxic fatalities. At one time, chlorzoxazone was available in combination with acetaminophen, another drug known to be hepatotoxic when used in excess; however, this combination is no longer marketed [in the US - added by me for clarity since it's still OTC in Canada].

 

I don't know when the combination was discontinued in the US.  But from what we can figure out, it's sometime within the last 5-10 years.

I'm not a pharmacist or a medical doctor. This message is not medical advice nor is it an offer to provide medical advice. All drug identifications should be validated by a licensed MD or pharmacist.


March 28, 2006 - 7:44pm login or register to post comments