Succinylcholine

Name: Succinylcholine Drug Interactions
Creator: Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS

19 interactions

Also sold as: Anectine Quelicin

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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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6 Major 13 Moderate

All (19) Major (6) Moderate (13)

Major

Succinylcholine Amikacin Injection Amikin® Succinylcholine toxicity (respiratory depression) Details Succinylcholine Amikacin Oral Inhalation Arikayce Succinylcholine toxicity (respiratory depression) Details Succinylcholine Digoxin Cardoxin® An increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias Details Succinylcholine Gentamicin Injection Garamycin® I.V. Enhanced neuromuscular blockade Details Succinylcholine Gentamicin Ophthalmic Garamycin® Ophthalmic Enhanced neuromuscular blockade Details Succinylcholine Gentamicin Topical Garamycin® Enhanced neuromuscular blockade Details

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