Drug interactions
Oxytetracycline + Vecuronium
Severity: Moderate
Oxytetracycline and Vecuronium: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Oxytetracycline may potentiate the effect of vecuronium and lengthen recovery from neuromuscular blockade. The evidence comes mainly from case reports and animal data.
What this interaction means in plain words
Oxytetracycline and Vecuronium 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; Vecuronium belongs to Musculoskeletal.
Why it happens
Possible calcium chelation and weak neuromuscular transmission inhibition; the mechanism is not firmly established.
What to do
Monitor neuromuscular blockade with train-of-four and reduce vecuronium dose as needed. 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 Vecuronium
Other interactions of Oxytetracycline
- Isotretinoin + Oxytetracycline Contraindicated
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- Ampicillin-sulbactam + Oxytetracycline Moderate
- Ampicillin + Oxytetracycline Moderate
- Atracurium + Oxytetracycline Moderate
- Bismuth subsalicylate + Oxytetracycline Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Oxytetracycline with Vecuronium?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Oxytetracycline and Vecuronium 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 the effect of vecuronium and lengthen recovery from neuromuscular blockade. The evidence comes mainly from case reports and animal data.
How serious is the interaction between Oxytetracycline and Vecuronium?
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 blockade with train-of-four and reduce vecuronium dose as needed. Verify full recovery before extubation.
What other medicines interact with Vecuronium?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Vecuronium with, for example, Amikacin, Bacitracin-neomycin-polymyxin, Capreomycin. The full list is on the Vecuronium page.
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