Equagesic

Usage
Equagesic (pronounced IPA: [ˌekwəˈdʒiːzɪk]]]) is a combination drug indicated for short-term pain treatment accompanied by tension and/or anxiety in patients with musculoskeletal disease or tension headache.

Composition
It combines

aspirin (for pain relief) and
meprobamate (used here as a muscle relaxant).
In some formulations it is also quoted to contain ethoheptazine, an opioid analgesic.

Problems
Equagesic was discontinued in the UK in 2002, possibly because of more adequate drugs available. Specifically, meprobamate is more toxic than benzodiazepines, which are also useful as a muscle relaxant.

Martial artist Bruce Lee died of cerebral oedema thought to have been a reaction to his taking of Equagesic..

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