Drug interactions
Cisatracurium + Prabotulinumtoxina
Severity: Moderate
Cisatracurium and Prabotulinumtoxina: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Botulinum toxin weakens muscles by blocking acetylcholine release, and a nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocker adds to this effect at the neuromuscular junction. Together they may cause excessive or generalized muscle weakness, including effects on swallowing and breathing.
What this interaction means in plain words
Cisatracurium and Prabotulinumtoxina can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken.
Why it happens
Additive pharmacodynamic neuromuscular blockade, presynaptic from the toxin and postsynaptic from the blocker.
What to do
Monitor for generalized weakness, dysphagia and respiratory compromise when both are used in the same period. Use neuromuscular monitoring and titrate the blocker carefully in patients recently given botulinum toxin.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Should I take them at different times of day?
- Does the dose of either medicine need to change?
- Is there anything I should avoid, such as alcohol or certain foods, while on both?
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Cisatracurium with Prabotulinumtoxina?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Cisatracurium and Prabotulinumtoxina can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken. Botulinum toxin weakens muscles by blocking acetylcholine release, and a nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocker adds to this effect at the neuromuscular junction. Together they may cause excessive or generalized muscle weakness, including effects on swallowing and breathing.
How serious is the interaction between Cisatracurium and Prabotulinumtoxina?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Monitor for generalized weakness, dysphagia and respiratory compromise when both are used in the same period. Use neuromuscular monitoring and titrate the blocker carefully in patients recently given botulinum toxin.
What other medicines interact with Cisatracurium?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Cisatracurium with, for example, Amikacin, Bacitracin-neomycin-polymyxin, Benzhydrocodone / acetaminophen. The full list is on the Cisatracurium page.
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