Vitamin B6 / Pyridoxine+Isoniazid

• Treatment of Tuberculosis (TB)

When should one not use Vitamin B6 / Pyridoxine+Isoniazid

• Peripheral Neuropathy (weakness, numbness or pain in the hands and feet due to damage to nerves)
• Acute liver disease
• Jaundice
• Allergy to Vitamin B6 / Pyridoxine+Isoniazid or any of its components

Common side effects of this drug are:

• Rash
• Peripheral neuropathy (tingling and numbness of hands and feet)
• Fever
• Jaundice
• Hepatitis

Other General Warnings

• You should take Vitamin B6 / Pyridoxine+Isoniazid as your doctor prescribes.
• You should not miss any doses and complete the whole course of the medication.
• Your doctor may check your liver function, eyesight, and thyroid function during therapy with this medicine.
• You have diabetes or kidney disease; tell your doctor before taking this medicine.

How Does It Work?

Interactions with other medicines

• Sedative medicines (used for sedation)
• Anti-anxiety medicines
• Levodopa (anti-Parkinson's medicine)
• Caffeine
• Phenobarbital (Anti-epileptic)
• Conjugated Estrogens (Used in menopausal syndrome)
• Phenytoin (Anti-epileptic)

Interactions with food items

• It may be advised to not take Vitamin B6 / Pyridoxine+Isoniazid with foods containing tyramine (like tofu, kimchi, pickled cucumbers, dried sausages or smoked fish), cheese, smoked salmon, poultry, and alcohol. Also, avoid grapefruit juice since there may be adverse reactions.

Overdose

Missed a Dose