Drug interactions
Oxytetracycline + Pancuronium
Severity: Moderate
Oxytetracycline and Pancuronium: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Oxytetracycline may potentiate pancuronium and lengthen recovery from blockade. Supporting data are sparse and largely from case reports or animal work.
What this interaction means in plain words
Oxytetracycline 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.
Oxytetracycline belongs to Anti Bacterial; Pancuronium belongs to Musculoskeletal.
Why it happens
Possible calcium chelation and weak neuromuscular transmission inhibition; the mechanism is not firmly established.
What to do
Use train-of-four monitoring and reduce pancuronium dose if blockade is prolonged. Verify full recovery before extubation.
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 Oxytetracycline
- Isotretinoin + Oxytetracycline Contraindicated
- Aluminum hydroxide + Oxytetracycline Moderate
- Ampicillin-sulbactam + Oxytetracycline Moderate
- Ampicillin + Oxytetracycline Moderate
- Atracurium + Oxytetracycline Moderate
- Bismuth subsalicylate + Oxytetracycline Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Oxytetracycline with Pancuronium?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Oxytetracycline 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. Oxytetracycline may potentiate pancuronium and lengthen recovery from blockade. Supporting data are sparse and largely from case reports or animal work.
How serious is the interaction between Oxytetracycline 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: Use train-of-four monitoring and reduce pancuronium dose if blockade is prolonged. Verify full recovery before extubation.
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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