Why is orphenadrine combined with aspirin and caffeine?

Orphenadrine, aspirin, and caffeine combination is used to relieve mild to moderate pain in patients with acute (short-term) muscle or bone problems. It helps relax certain muscles in your body, which relieves the pain and discomfort caused by strains, sprains, or other injury to your muscles.

Does Orphenadrine Citrate have caffeine?

Each tablet contains 50 milligrams (mg) orphenadrine, 770 mg aspirin, and 60 mg caffeine. Children younger than 12 years of age—Use is not recommended.

Is orphenadrine discontinued?

We have been advised that Disipal (Orphenadrine) will be discontinued by the manufacturer on 1st December 2015. The only generic alternative has a long term manufacturing problem and has not provided us with a date that it will be available for use as such it is necessary to look for alternative treatment options.

What is orphenadrine citrate tablets for?

Orphenadrine is used with rest, physical therapy, and other measures to relieve pain and discomfort caused by strains, sprains, and other muscle injuries. Orphenadrine is in a class of medications called skeletal muscle relaxants. It works by changing the way the body senses muscle pain.

How much caffeine is in Orphenadrine Citrate?

Principal Display Panel – 50 mg Bottle Label

Active Ingredient/Active Moiety
Ingredient Name	Basis of Strength	Strength
orphenadrine citrate (orphenadrine)	orphenadrine citrate	50 mg
aspirin (aspirin)	aspirin	770 mg
caffeine (caffeine)	caffeine	60 mg

Can orphenadrine make you sleepy?

Orphenadrine oral tablet may cause drowsiness, and it can also cause other side effects.

Is Orphenadrine a painkiller?

Norgesic (orphenadrine citrate, aspirin and caffeine) is a combination of a muscle relaxant, a pain reliever, and caffeine which increases the pain relieving effects of the other drugs, used, along with rest and physical therapy, to treat injuries and other painful muscular conditions.