Drug interactions
Triamcinolone + Vecuronium
Severity: Moderate
Triamcinolone and Vecuronium: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Concomitant corticosteroids and non-depolarizing neuromuscular blockers such as vecuronium, particularly in prolonged use in critically ill patients, have been associated with acute quadriplegic myopathy. This may present as prolonged weakness and delayed ventilator weaning.
What this interaction means in plain words
Triamcinolone 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.
Triamcinolone belongs to Endocrine; Vecuronium belongs to Musculoskeletal.
Why it happens
Not fully established; suspected additive toxic effects on skeletal muscle with prolonged neuromuscular blockade and corticosteroid exposure.
What to do
Minimize the duration and dose of both drugs and monitor neuromuscular function. Investigate prolonged weakness for myopathy, including checking creatine kinase.
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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Triamcinolone with Vecuronium?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Triamcinolone 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. Concomitant corticosteroids and non-depolarizing neuromuscular blockers such as vecuronium, particularly in prolonged use in critically ill patients, have been associated with acute quadriplegic myopathy. This may present as prolonged weakness and delayed ventilator weaning.
How serious is the interaction between Triamcinolone 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: Minimize the duration and dose of both drugs and monitor neuromuscular function. Investigate prolonged weakness for myopathy, including checking creatine kinase.
What other medicines interact with Triamcinolone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Triamcinolone with, for example, Smallpox vaccine live, Zoster vaccine live, Adenovirus types 4 and 7 live. The full list is on the Triamcinolone page.
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