Soma Compound with Codeine

Generic name:carisoprodol, aspirin and codeine phosphate
Dosage form: tablets
Drug class:Skeletal muscle relaxant combinations

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Sep 21, 2021.

SOMA® COMPOUND with CODEINE
(carisoprodol, aspirin and codeine phosphate, USP)
200 mg + aspirin 325 mg + codeine phosphate 16 mg.
Warning: May be habit-forming.
Tablets

CIII

Rx Only

DESCRIPTION- ‘Soma’ Compound with Codeine is a combination product containing carisoprodol, a centrally-acting muscle relaxant, plus aspirin, an analgesic with antipyretic and antiinflammatory properties and codeine phosphate, a centrally-acting narcotic analgesic. It is available as a two-layered, white and yellow, oval-shaped tablet for oral administration. Each tablet contains carisoprodol , USP 200 mg, aspirin 325 mg, and codeine phosphate, USP 16 mg. Chemically, carisoprodol is N-isopropyl-2- methyl-2-propyl-1,3-propanediol dicarbamate. Its empirical formula is C12H24N2O4, with a molecular weight of 260.34. The structural formula is:

Other ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, D&C Yellow #10, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, povidine, sodium metabisulfite, starch, stearic acid.

CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY- Carisoprodol: Carisoprodol is a centrally acting muscle relaxant that does not directly relax tense skeletal muscles in man. The mode of action of Carisoprodol in relieving acute muscle spasm of local origin has not been clearly identified, but may be related to its sedative properties. In animals, carisoprodol has been shown to produce muscle relaxation by blocking interneuronal activity and depressing transmission of polysynaptic neurons in the spinal cord and in the descending reticular formation of the