Drug interactions
Pancuronium + Tolterodine
Severity: Minor
Pancuronium and Tolterodine: minor interaction.
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Summary
Pancuronium is a neuromuscular blocker with vagolytic effects, and tolterodine is a muscarinic antagonist, so additive tachycardia is possible. There is no meaningful direct potentiation of neuromuscular block expected from tolterodine.
What this interaction means in plain words
Pancuronium and Tolterodine 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; Tolterodine belongs to Genitourinary.
Why it happens
Additive antimuscarinic and vagolytic effects on heart rate; neuromuscular mechanisms are not shared.
What to do
Monitor heart rate during anesthesia. No dose change is usually required.
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 Tolterodine
Other interactions of Pancuronium
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Pancuronium with Tolterodine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Pancuronium and Tolterodine 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, and tolterodine is a muscarinic antagonist, so additive tachycardia is possible. There is no meaningful direct potentiation of neuromuscular block expected from tolterodine.
How serious is the interaction between Pancuronium and Tolterodine?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Monitor heart rate during anesthesia. No dose change is usually required.
What other medicines interact with Tolterodine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Tolterodine with, for example, Clarithromycin, Clozapine, Cobicistat. The full list is on the Tolterodine page.
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