Marcaine vs. Robaxin: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Marcaine and Robaxin. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 45,756 people who take Marcaine and Robaxin, and is updated regularly.
What is Marcaine?
Marcaine has active ingredients of bupivacaine hydrochloride. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 4,026 Marcaine users. Check the latest studies of Marcaine.
What is Robaxin?
Robaxin has active ingredients of methocarbamol. It is often used in muscle spasms. eHealthMe is studying from 9,109 Robaxin users. Check the latest studies of Robaxin.
45,756 people who take Marcaine and Robaxin are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Robaxin (methocarbamol)
- Marcaine (bupivacaine hydrochloride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Marcaine:
- not at all: 21.88 %
- somewhat: 21.88 %
- moderate: 21.88 %
- high: 18.75 %
- very high: 15.62 %
Robaxin:
- not at all: 5.49 %
- somewhat: 36.52 %
- moderate: 36.01 %
- high: 17.19 %
- very high: 4.78 %
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DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
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a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on bupivacaine hydrochloride and methocarbamol (the active ingredients of Marcaine and Robaxin, respectively). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs or brand names) are also considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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