Drug interactions
Nortriptyline + Pancuronium
Severity: Moderate
Nortriptyline and Pancuronium: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Pancuronium produces vagolytic and sympathomimetic effects, and nortriptyline impairs catecholamine reuptake and can be proarrhythmic. Together they may increase the risk of tachyarrhythmias and hypertension during anesthesia.
What this interaction means in plain words
Nortriptyline 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.
Nortriptyline belongs to Central Nervous System; Pancuronium belongs to Musculoskeletal.
Why it happens
Additive pharmacodynamic cardiac effects from vagolysis and tricyclic inhibition of catecholamine reuptake.
What to do
Monitor ECG and blood pressure during anesthesia. Consider an alternative blocker with less cardiovascular stimulation if needed.
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 Nortriptyline
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- Dronedarone + Nortriptyline Contraindicated
- Ibutilide + Nortriptyline Contraindicated
- Isocarboxazid + Nortriptyline Contraindicated
- Methylene blue + Nortriptyline Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Nortriptyline with Pancuronium?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Nortriptyline 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. Pancuronium produces vagolytic and sympathomimetic effects, and nortriptyline impairs catecholamine reuptake and can be proarrhythmic. Together they may increase the risk of tachyarrhythmias and hypertension during anesthesia.
How serious is the interaction between Nortriptyline 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: Monitor ECG and blood pressure during anesthesia. Consider an alternative blocker with less cardiovascular stimulation if needed.
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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