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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Sevoflurane and vecuronium

Sevoflurane's FDA label of February 12, 2025 names vecuronium in its drug interactions section; the vecuronium label PlainMeds reads does not name sevoflurane.

Check it at the source: the sevoflurane FDA label on DailyMed (effective February 12, 2025, AbbVie Inc.); the vecuronium FDA label on DailyMed (effective June 18, 2025, Meitheal Pharmaceuticals Inc.).

What does the sevoflurane label say about vecuronium?

Sevoflurane label, drug interactions

When used to supplement alfentanil-N 2 O anesthesia, sevoflurane and isoflurane equally potentiate neuromuscular block induced with pancuronium, vecuronium or atracurium.

Source: FDA drug label (Ultane), AbbVie Inc., effective February 12, 2025 (SPL set c9aa6489-5a36-44ed-9512-b996833d82f7), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the vecuronium label say about sevoflurane?

Vecuronium's label (effective June 18, 2025) does not name sevoflurane in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

Source: FDA drug label (Vecuronium Bromide), Meitheal Pharmaceuticals Inc., effective June 18, 2025 (SPL set 53653418-0464-4cd2-a987-3d31be36098f), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

These are the labels' own sentences. PlainMeds does not grade interactions; a pharmacist or prescriber can say what they mean for one person's medicines.

Both medicines on the record

9Sevoflurane generic labelers
10Vecuronium generic labelers
SevofluraneVecuronium
Labeled forn/an/a
Boxed warningNoYes
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)n/an/a
Shortage nowNo current entryNo current entry

Source: FDA NDC Directory, CMS NADAC of October 7, 2026 and the FDA Drug Shortage Database (FDA files October 8, 2026)

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