Drug interactions
Glycopyrronium + Pancuronium
Severity: Minor
Glycopyrronium and Pancuronium: minor interaction.
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Summary
Pancuronium has vagolytic activity that can cause tachycardia, and glycopyrronium adds further antimuscarinic heart rate effects. Combined use may produce a more pronounced rise in heart rate during anesthesia.
What this interaction means in plain words
Glycopyrronium and Pancuronium have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Glycopyrronium belongs to Respiratory; Pancuronium belongs to Musculoskeletal.
Why it happens
Pancuronium blocks cardiac muscarinic receptors in addition to nicotinic neuromuscular blockade, so the vagolytic effect adds to glycopyrronium.
What to do
Monitor heart rate and rhythm during anesthesia, particularly in patients with coronary disease or tachyarrhythmias.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Is there anything I should notice while taking both?
- Do I need to tell my doctor at the next visit?
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Other interactions of Glycopyrronium
- Clozapine + Glycopyrronium Major
- Abobotulinumtoxina + Glycopyrronium Moderate
- Aclidinium + Glycopyrronium Moderate
- Amantadine + Glycopyrronium Moderate
- Amitriptyline + Glycopyrronium Moderate
- Amoxapine + Glycopyrronium Moderate
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Glycopyrronium with Pancuronium?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Glycopyrronium and Pancuronium have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Pancuronium has vagolytic activity that can cause tachycardia, and glycopyrronium adds further antimuscarinic heart rate effects. Combined use may produce a more pronounced rise in heart rate during anesthesia.
How serious is the interaction between Glycopyrronium and Pancuronium?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Monitor heart rate and rhythm during anesthesia, particularly in patients with coronary disease or tachyarrhythmias.
What other medicines interact with Glycopyrronium?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Glycopyrronium with, for example, Clozapine, Abobotulinumtoxina, Aclidinium. The full list is on the Glycopyrronium page.
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