Drug interactions
Succinylcholine + Tiotropium-olodaterol
Severity: Minor
Succinylcholine and Tiotropium-olodaterol: minor interaction.
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Summary
Succinylcholine is a depolarizing neuromuscular blocker, while inhaled tiotropium is an anticholinergic with very low systemic exposure. No consistent clinically meaningful effect on neuromuscular blockade has been established.
What this interaction means in plain words
Succinylcholine and Tiotropium-olodaterol have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Succinylcholine belongs to Musculoskeletal; Tiotropium-olodaterol belongs to Respiratory.
Why it happens
Theoretical opposing cholinergic pharmacology; systemic tiotropium exposure after inhalation is minimal and no established mechanism exists at the neuromuscular junction.
What to do
No specific action is needed beyond routine neuromuscular monitoring during anesthesia.
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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Succinylcholine with Tiotropium-olodaterol?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Succinylcholine and Tiotropium-olodaterol have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Succinylcholine is a depolarizing neuromuscular blocker, while inhaled tiotropium is an anticholinergic with very low systemic exposure. No consistent clinically meaningful effect on neuromuscular blockade has been established.
How serious is the interaction between Succinylcholine and Tiotropium-olodaterol?
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 specific action is needed beyond routine neuromuscular monitoring during anesthesia.
What other medicines interact with Tiotropium-olodaterol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Tiotropium-olodaterol with, for example, Amisulpride, Arformoterol, Arsenic trioxide. The full list is on the Tiotropium-olodaterol page.
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