Drug interactions
Pancuronium + Tiotropium
Severity: Minor
Pancuronium and Tiotropium: minor interaction.
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Summary
Pancuronium is a neuromuscular blocker with vagolytic effects that can cause tachycardia. Tiotropium has antimuscarinic activity, so a small additive increase in heart rate is possible, but systemic exposure to inhaled tiotropium is low.
What this interaction means in plain words
Pancuronium and Tiotropium have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Pancuronium belongs to Musculoskeletal; Tiotropium belongs to Respiratory.
Why it happens
Additive muscarinic blockade, with pancuronium acting at cardiac muscarinic receptors.
What to do
No dose change is needed. Monitor heart rate and rhythm during anesthesia in patients using tiotropium.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Is there anything I should notice while taking both?
- Do I need to tell my doctor at the next visit?
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Other interactions of Tiotropium
Other interactions of Pancuronium
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Pancuronium with Tiotropium?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Pancuronium and Tiotropium have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Pancuronium is a neuromuscular blocker with vagolytic effects that can cause tachycardia. Tiotropium has antimuscarinic activity, so a small additive increase in heart rate is possible, but systemic exposure to inhaled tiotropium is low.
How serious is the interaction between Pancuronium and Tiotropium?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: No dose change is needed. Monitor heart rate and rhythm during anesthesia in patients using tiotropium.
What other medicines interact with Tiotropium?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Tiotropium with, for example, Glycopyrrolate inhaled, Indacaterol-glycopyrronium, Revefenacin. The full list is on the Tiotropium page.
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