Drug interactions
Nicardipine + Rapacuronium
Severity: Moderate
Nicardipine and Rapacuronium: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Calcium channel blockers can potentiate non-depolarizing neuromuscular blockers, prolonging or deepening neuromuscular blockade. This matters mainly during anesthesia and recovery.
What this interaction means in plain words
Nicardipine and Rapacuronium 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
Calcium channel blockade reduces presynaptic acetylcholine release, adding to non-depolarizing blockade.
What to do
Monitor neuromuscular function with a nerve stimulator and reduce the blocker dose as needed; ensure ventilatory support until full recovery.
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 Nicardipine with Rapacuronium?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Nicardipine and Rapacuronium 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. Calcium channel blockers can potentiate non-depolarizing neuromuscular blockers, prolonging or deepening neuromuscular blockade. This matters mainly during anesthesia and recovery.
How serious is the interaction between Nicardipine and Rapacuronium?
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 neuromuscular function with a nerve stimulator and reduce the blocker dose as needed; ensure ventilatory support until full recovery.
What other medicines interact with Nicardipine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Nicardipine with, for example, Amifostine, Amlodipine-olmesartan-hydrochlorothiazide, Betrixaban. The full list is on the Nicardipine page.
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