Vitamin A

Also indexed as: A Vitamin
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Interactions with Supplements, Foods, & Other Compounds

Taking vitamin A and iron together helps overcome iron deficiency more effectively than iron supplementation alone.192 Supplementation with zinc, iron, or the combination has been found to improve vitamin A status among children at high risk for deficiency of the three nutrients.193

Interactions with Medicines

Certain medicines interact with this supplement.

May Be Beneficial:Some medicines may increase the need for this supplement.
Avoid:Some medicines interact with this supplement, so they should not be taken together.
Check: Some interactions between this supplement and certain medicines require more explanation. Click the link to see details.

Note: The following list only includes the generic or class name of a medicine. To find a specific brand name, use the Medicines Index.

May Be Beneficial:Carbamazepine
May Be Beneficial:Colesevelam
May Be Beneficial:Colestipol
May Be Beneficial:Colestyramine
May Be Beneficial:Cortisone
May Be Beneficial:Dexamethasone
May Be Beneficial:Felbamate
May Be Beneficial:Gabapentin
May Be Beneficial:Levetiracetam
May Be Beneficial:Methylprednisolone
May Be Beneficial:Methyltestosterone
May Be Beneficial:Mineral Oil
May Be Beneficial:Neomycin
May Be Beneficial:Orlistat
May Be Beneficial:Oxcarbazepine
May Be Beneficial:Phenobarbital
May Be Beneficial:Phenytoin
May Be Beneficial:Prednisolone
May Be Beneficial:Prednisone
May Be Beneficial:Thioridazine
May Be Beneficial:Topiramate
May Be Beneficial:Valproate
May Be Beneficial:Zonisamide
Avoid:Atorvastatin
Avoid:Isotretinoin
Avoid:Minocycline
Avoid:Tretinoin
Check: Bicalutamide
Check: Busulfan
Check: Capecitabine
Check: Carboplatin
Check: Carmustine
Check: Chlorambucil
Check: Chlormethine
Check: Cisplatin
Check: Cladribine
Check: Cortisone
Check: Cyclophosphamide
Check: Cytarabine
Check: Desogestrel-Ethinyl Estradiol
Check: Dexamethasone
Check: Docetaxel
Check: Erlotinib
Check: Ethinylestradiol and Levonorgestrel
Check: Ethinylestradiol and Norethisterone
Check: Ethinylestradiol and Norgestimate
Check: Ethinylestradiol and Norgestrel
Check: Etoposide
Check: Floxuridine
Check: Fludarabine
Check: Fluorouracil
Check: Fluvastatin
Check: Hydroxycarbamide
Check: Ifosfamide
Check: Irinotecan
Check: Levonorgestrel
Check: Levonorgestrel-Ethinylestradiol
Check: Lomustine
Check: Lovastatin
Check: Medroxyprogesterone
Check: Melphalan
Check: Mercaptopurine
Check: Mestranol with Norethisterone
Check: Methylprednisolone
Check: Norgestimate-Ethinylestradiol
Check: Paclitaxel
Check: Polifeprosan 20 with Carmustine
Check: Pravastatin
Check: Prednisolone
Check: Prednisone
Check: Simvastatin
Check: Streptozocin
Check: Thiotepa
Check: Tioguanine
Check: Uracil Mustard
Check: Vinblastine
Check: Vincristine
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