Drug interactions
Orphenadrin + Pancuronium
Severity: Moderate
Orphenadrin and Pancuronium: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Pancuronium has vagolytic effects, and orphenadrine has anticholinergic and mild neuromuscular effects. The combination may increase tachycardia and anticholinergic effects and could potentiate neuromuscular blockade.
What this interaction means in plain words
Orphenadrin 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.
Orphenadrin belongs to Musculoskeletal; Pancuronium belongs to Musculoskeletal.
Why it happens
Additive anticholinergic and neuromuscular blocking effects.
What to do
Monitor heart rate and neuromuscular function with a nerve stimulator during anesthesia. Adjust pancuronium dosing to the observed degree of blockade.
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 Orphenadrin
Other interactions of Pancuronium
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Orphenadrin with Pancuronium?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Orphenadrin 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 has vagolytic effects, and orphenadrine has anticholinergic and mild neuromuscular effects. The combination may increase tachycardia and anticholinergic effects and could potentiate neuromuscular blockade.
How serious is the interaction between Orphenadrin 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 heart rate and neuromuscular function with a nerve stimulator during anesthesia. Adjust pancuronium dosing to the observed degree of blockade.
What other medicines interact with Orphenadrin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Orphenadrin with, for example, Alfentanil, Amobarbital, Benzhydrocodone / acetaminophen. The full list is on the Orphenadrin page.
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