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Possible interactions with: Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid)
 
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Possible interactions with: Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid)

Pantothenic Acid; Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid)

If you are being treated with any of the following medications, you should not use vitamin B5 supplements without first talking to your health care provider.

Antibiotics, Tetracycline -- Vitamin B5 interferes with the absorption and effectiveness of the antibiotic tetracycline. You should take B vitamins at different times from tetracycline. (All vitamin B complex supplements act in this way and should therefore be taken at different times from tetracycline.)

Drugs to treat Alzheimer's disease -- Vitamin B5 may increase the effects of a group of drugs called cholinesterase inhibitors, which are used to treat Alzheimer's, potentially leading to severe side effects. These drugs should not be taken with B5 unless under a doctor's supervision. Cholinesterase inhibitors include:

  • Donepezil (Aricept)
  • Memantine hydrochloride (Ebixa)
  • Galantamine (Reminyl)
  • Rivastigime (Exelon)

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Review Date: 9/5/2007  

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