Drug interactions
Oxytetracycline + Rocuronium
Severity: Moderate
Oxytetracycline and Rocuronium: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Oxytetracycline may weakly potentiate rocuronium. Evidence is limited, but delayed recovery from blockade is possible.
What this interaction means in plain words
Oxytetracycline and Rocuronium 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; Rocuronium belongs to Musculoskeletal.
Why it happens
Possible additive neuromuscular blockade, potentially through calcium chelation and effects on neuromuscular transmission.
What to do
Monitor neuromuscular function with train-of-four and adjust rocuronium dose. Confirm 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 Rocuronium
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 Rocuronium?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Oxytetracycline and Rocuronium 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 weakly potentiate rocuronium. Evidence is limited, but delayed recovery from blockade is possible.
How serious is the interaction between Oxytetracycline and Rocuronium?
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 train-of-four and adjust rocuronium dose. Confirm full recovery before extubation.
What other medicines interact with Rocuronium?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Rocuronium with, for example, Amikacin, Bacitracin-neomycin-polymyxin, Capreomycin. The full list is on the Rocuronium page.
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