Vecuronium

18 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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Major

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

Moderate

Vecuronium Clindamycin ANTIROBE Explained Vecuronium toxicity (respiratory depression) Details Vecuronium Clindamycin Injection ANTIROBE Vecuronium toxicity (respiratory depression) Details Vecuronium Clindamycin Topical C/T/S® Vecuronium toxicity (respiratory depression) Details Vecuronium Clindamycin Vaginal Cleocin Vecuronium toxicity (respiratory depression) Details Vecuronium Dexamethasone Injection Decadron Decreased vecuronium effectiveness; prolonged muscle weakness and myopathy Details Vecuronium Dexamethasone Ophthalmic Dexacidin® (as a combination product containing Dexamethasone, Neomycin, Polymyxin B) Decreased vecuronium effectiveness; prolonged muscle weakness and myopathy Details Vecuronium Furosemide Injection Disal Increased or decreased neuromuscular blockade Details Vecuronium Hydrocortisone Ala-Cort Decreased vecuronium effectiveness; prolonged muscle weakness and myopathy Details Vecuronium Hydrocortisone Injection A-Hydrocort® Decreased vecuronium effectiveness; prolonged muscle weakness and myopathy Details

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