Atracurium

16 interactions 1 explained in plain English
Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS
Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated Jul 4, 2026 · Editorial policy · Data sources

Sources: FDA prescribing information (Structured Product Labeling), the published literature cited in each entry, DDInter 2.0 (a major open-access drug-interaction database), and legacy DrugBank interaction data distributed by the NIH's RxNav service (decommissioned in 2024) — analyzed and reviewed by our pharmacist team. How we build this library →

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8 Major 8 Moderate
All (16) Major (8) Moderate (8)

Major

Atracurium Amikacin Injection Amikin® Enhanced and/or prolonged neuromuscular blockade which may lead to respiratory depression and paralysis Details Atracurium Amikacin Oral Inhalation Arikayce Enhanced and/or prolonged neuromuscular blockade which may lead to respiratory depression and paralysis Details Atracurium Bacitracin Ophthalmic Baciguent Enhanced or prolonged neuromuscular blockade Details Atracurium Bacitracin Topical Baciguent Enhanced or prolonged neuromuscular blockade Details Atracurium Colistimethate Injection Coly-Mycin M® Enhanced or prolonged neuromuscular blockade Details Atracurium Gentamicin Injection Garamycin® I.V. Enhanced and/or prolonged neuromuscular blockade which may lead to respiratory depression and paralysis Details Atracurium Gentamicin Ophthalmic Garamycin® Ophthalmic Enhanced and/or prolonged neuromuscular blockade which may lead to respiratory depression and paralysis Details Atracurium Gentamicin Topical Garamycin® Enhanced and/or prolonged neuromuscular blockade which may lead to respiratory depression and paralysis Details

Moderate

Atracurium Clindamycin ANTIROBE Explained Enhanced and prolonged neuromuscular blockade Details Atracurium Clindamycin Injection ANTIROBE Enhanced and prolonged neuromuscular blockade Details Atracurium Clindamycin Topical C/T/S® Enhanced and prolonged neuromuscular blockade Details Atracurium Clindamycin Vaginal Cleocin Enhanced and prolonged neuromuscular blockade Details Atracurium Dexamethasone Injection Decadron Decreased atracurium effectiveness; prolonged muscle weakness and myopathy Details Atracurium Dexamethasone Ophthalmic Dexacidin® (as a combination product containing Dexamethasone, Neomycin, Polymyxin B) Decreased atracurium effectiveness; prolonged muscle weakness and myopathy Details Atracurium Hydrocortisone Ala-Cort Decreased atracurium effectiveness; prolonged muscle weakness and myopathy Details Atracurium Hydrocortisone Injection A-Hydrocort® Decreased atracurium effectiveness; prolonged muscle weakness and myopathy Details

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