Pipecuronium

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

Major

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

Moderate

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

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