Cisatracurium and Quinidine interaction
Cisatracurium and Quinidine: both prescribing labels describe an interaction that usually calls for monitoring, a dose change, or spacing the doses.
Usually manageable with monitoring or a dose change. Tell your pharmacist you take both.
What the FDA labels say
From the Cisatracurium (Cisatracurium Besylate) label · effective 2026-06-30
Potentiation of Neuromuscular Blockade Certain drugs may enhance the neuromuscular blocking action of Cisatracurium Besylate Injection including inhalational anesthetics, antibiotics, magnesium salts, lithium, local anesthetics, procainamide and quinidine [see Drug Interactions ( 7.1 )] .
Inhalational anesthetics, antibiotics, local anesthetics, magnesium salts, procainamide, lithium, quinidine : May potentiate or prolong neuromuscular blockade action of Cisatracurium Besylate Injection.
Antibiotics † Local anesthetics Magnesium salts Procainamide Lithium Quinidine May prolong the neuromuscular blockade action of Cisatracurium Besylate Injection Phenytoin, Carbamazepine May increase resistance to the neuromuscular blockade action of Cisatracurium Besylate Injection resulting in shorter durations of neuromuscular blockade and infusion rate requirements…
From the Quinidine (Quinidine Gluconate) label · effective 2024-08-27
Quinidine potentiates the actions of depolarizing (succinylcholine, decamethonium) and non-depolarizing ( d -tubocurarine, pancuronium) neuromuscular blocking agents .
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