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Vitamin A

Also indexed as: A Vitamin, Retinol (Vitamin A)
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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.193 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.194

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:Busulfan
May Be Beneficial:Carbamazepine
May Be Beneficial:Carboplatin
May Be Beneficial:Carmustine
May Be Beneficial:Chlorambucil
May Be Beneficial:Chlormethine
May Be Beneficial:Cladribine
May Be Beneficial:Colesevelam
May Be Beneficial:Colestipol
May Be Beneficial:Colestyramine
May Be Beneficial:Docetaxel
May Be Beneficial:Erlotinib
May Be Beneficial:Felbamate
May Be Beneficial:Floxuridine
May Be Beneficial:Fludarabine
May Be Beneficial:Gabapentin
May Be Beneficial:Ifosfamide
May Be Beneficial:Irinotecan
May Be Beneficial:Levetiracetam
May Be Beneficial:Lomustine
May Be Beneficial:Melphalan
May Be Beneficial:Mercaptopurine
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:Polifeprosan 20 with Carmustine
May Be Beneficial:Prednisolone
May Be Beneficial:Streptozocin
May Be Beneficial:Thioridazine
May Be Beneficial:Thiotepa
May Be Beneficial:Tioguanine
May Be Beneficial:Topiramate
May Be Beneficial:Uracil Mustard
May Be Beneficial:Valproate
May Be Beneficial:Vincristine
May Be Beneficial:Zonisamide
Avoid:Atorvastatin
Avoid:Isotretinoin
Avoid:Minocycline
Avoid:Tretinoin
Check:Bicalutamide
Check:Busulfan
Check:Capecitabine
Check:Capecitabine
Check:Carboplatin
Check:Carmustine
Check:Chlorambucil
Check:Chlormethine
Check:Cisplatin
Check:Cladribine
Check:Cortisone
Check:Cyclophosphamide
Check:Cytarabine
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:Etoposide
Check:Floxuridine
Check:Fludarabine
Check:Fluorouracil
Check:Fluorouracil
Check:Fluvastatin
Check:Hydroxycarbamide
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:Primidone
Check:Primidone
Check:Simvastatin
Check:Streptozocin
Check:Thiotepa
Check:Tioguanine
Check:Uracil Mustard
Check:Vinblastine
Check:Vinblastine
Check:Vincristine

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