
Drug-induced vitamin deficiencies
Vitamin depletion | Causative medications |
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Lipid-soluble | |
Vitamin A | Orlistat, cholestyramine |
Vitamin D | Corticosteroids, antiepileptic drugs, orlistat, cholestyramine |
Vitamin K | Antibiotics, orlistat, cholestyramine |
Water-soluble | |
Vitamin B1 | Furosemide, fluorouracil |
Vitamin B3 | Isoniazid, pyrazinamide |
Vitamin B6 | Isoniazid, cycloserine, antiepileptic drugs, levodopa, theophylline |
Vitamin B7 | Antiepileptic drugs, lipoic acid |
Vitamin B9 | Methotrexate, sulfonamides, antiepileptic drugs |
Vitamin B12 | Acid-suppressive agents (proton pump inhibitors, H2-receptor antagonists), metformin, colchicine |