Drug interactions
Corticotropin + Pancuronium
Severity: Moderate
Corticotropin and Pancuronium: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Corticotropin increases endogenous corticosteroid levels, and steroids with neuromuscular blockers can cause acute myopathy, particularly with prolonged use. Hypokalemia from corticotropin may also affect blockade.
What this interaction means in plain words
Corticotropin and Pancuronium 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.
Corticotropin belongs to Endocrine; Pancuronium belongs to Musculoskeletal.
Why it happens
Corticosteroid-induced muscle injury combined with prolonged neuromuscular blockade.
What to do
Limit duration of neuromuscular blockade, and monitor potassium and for persistent weakness.
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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Other interactions of Pancuronium
Other interactions of Corticotropin
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Corticotropin with Pancuronium?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Corticotropin and Pancuronium 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. Corticotropin increases endogenous corticosteroid levels, and steroids with neuromuscular blockers can cause acute myopathy, particularly with prolonged use. Hypokalemia from corticotropin may also affect blockade.
How serious is the interaction between Corticotropin and Pancuronium?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Limit duration of neuromuscular blockade, and monitor potassium and for persistent weakness.
What other medicines interact with Pancuronium?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Pancuronium with, for example, Amikacin, Bacitracin-neomycin-polymyxin, Capreomycin. The full list is on the Pancuronium page.
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