Ketam Ketamine Suxamethonium Chloride
ModerateSuxamethonium chloride can have its effect changed when it is given with ketamine. The leaflet lists ketamine among the anaesthetic drugs that interact with suxamethonium chloride. It also lists several other medicines, including neostigmine, pyridostigmine, physostigmine, cyclophosphamide, chlorpromazine, morphine, pethidine and pancuronium. Because of this, the anaesthetist should know if you have been given ketamine before suxamethonium chloride is used.
These medicines are often taken together with some care. Your doctor may change a dose, space them apart or check on you more often. Make sure your doctor and pharmacist know you take both.