Multivitamins With Iron: What Other Drugs Will Affect Multivitamins With Iron
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What other drugs will affect multivitamins with iron?
Before taking multivitamins with iron, tell your doctor if you are taking
- a tetracycline antibiotic such as tetracycline (Achromycin, Sumycin), minocycline (Minocin, Dynacin), doxycycline (Vibramycin, Monodox), demeclocycline (Declomycin), oxytetracycline (Terramycin), or troleandomycin (TAO);
- a fluoroquinolone antibiotic such as ciprofloxacin (Cipro), enoxacin (Penetrex) ofloxacin (Floxin), norfloxacin (Noroxin), levofloxacin (Levaquin), lomefloxacin (Maxaquin), grepafloxacin (Raxar), sparfloxacin (Zagam), or trovafloxacin (Trovan);
- levodopa (Larodopa, Dopar, Sinemet);
- levothyroxine (Synthroid, Levoxyl, others);
- methyldopa (Aldomet); or
- penicillamine (Cuprimine).
You may not be able to take multivitamins with iron, or you may require a dosage adjustment or special monitoring during treatment.
Before taking a multivitamin with iron, tell your doctor if you are taking any other prescription or over-the-counter medicines. You may not be able to take the multivitamin with iron supplement, or you may require a dosage adjustment or special monitoring if you are taking any other medicines.
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| Last updated: | November 13, 2006 |
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