Cisatracurium and Succinylcholine interaction
Cisatracurium and Succinylcholine: 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 Succinylcholine (QUELICIN) label · effective 2026-08-18
If other neuromuscular blocking agents are to be used during the same procedure, consider the possibility of a synergistic or antagonistic effect.
Therefore, assess patients for previous anaphylactic reactions to other neuromuscular blocking agents before administering QUELICIN.
From the Cisatracurium (Cisatracurium Besylate) label · effective 2026-06-30
Succinylcholine : May decrease time to onset of maximum neuromuscular blockade ( 7.1 )
Precautions should also be taken in those patients who have had previous anaphylactic reactions to other neuromuscular blocking agents since cross-reactivity between neuromuscular blocking agents, both depolarizing and non-depolarizing, has been reported.
…administration. † Examples: aminoglycosides, tetracyclines, bacitracin, polymyxins, lincomycin, clindamycin, colistin, sodium colistimethate Drug or Drug Class Clinical Implications * Succinylcholine The use of succinylcholine prior to Cisatracurium Besylate Injection administration may decrease the time to onset of maximum neuromuscular blockade but has no effect…
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