Warning over high doses of muscle relaxant in renal patients

Baclofen trebles the risk of encephalopathy in chronic kidney disease, study shows
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Doctors are being warned about increased risk of encephalopathy with higher doses of baclofen in patients with chronic kidney disease.

Patients taking the muscle relaxant t doses higher than 20mg daily face a 3.5-fold raised risk of hospitalisation with encephalopathy compared with those on less than 20mg daily, a study shows.