Drug
Perphenazine
Common brand names:
TrilafonPerphenazine is used to treat symptoms associated with psychiatric disorders, as well as severe nausea and vomiting in adults. It is in a class of drugs known as phenothiazine neuroleptics.
Summary of Interactions with Vitamins, Herbs, & Foods
Supportive Interactions
1- Reduce Side Effects
Perphenazine
Coenzyme Q10
Phenothiazine drugs similar to perphenazine can cause changes in heart activity in some people, which might be prevented by supplementing with coenzyme Q10. Therefore, some health practitioners may recommend coenzyme Q10 supplementation to people taking perphenazine.
Coenzyme Q10Perphenazine- Kishi T, Makino K, Okamoto T, et al. In Yamamura Y, Folkers K, Ito Y, eds. Biochemical and Clinical Aspects of Coenzyme Q, Volume 2. Amsterdam: Elsevier/North Holland Biomedical Press, 1980, 139-57.
- Werbach MR. Foundations of Nutritional Medicine. Tarzana, CA: Third Line Press, Inc., 1997, 212.
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