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Drug

Minoxidil

Common brand names:

Minox, Rogaine

Pronounced

"min-OX-id-ill"

Drug Interactions

Drug interactions may change how your medications work or increase your risk for serious side effects. This document does not contain all possible drug interactions. Keep a list of all the products you use (including prescription/nonprescription drugs and herbal products) and share it with your doctor and pharmacist. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicines without your doctor's approval.

Some products that may interact with this drug include: drugs for high blood pressure (such as guanethidine), drugs that interact with alcohol (such as disulfiram, metronidazole).

  • Supportive Interactions

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    • Minoxidil

      Vitamin B6

      Replenish Depleted Nutrients

      This interaction is based on this drug belonging to a drug class. While this drug may differ from the text and references below, drugs within this class work in a similar way and this interaction is applicable to drugs within the same class.

      Vitamin B6 can bind to hydralazine to form a complex that is excreted in the urine, increasing vitamin B6 loss. This may lead to vitamin B6 deficiency. People taking hydralazine should consult with their doctor to discuss the possibility of vitamin B6 supplementation.

      Vitamin B6
      Minoxidil
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      1. Holt GA. Food & Drug Interactions. Chicago: Precept Press, 1998, 131-2.
      2. Raskin NH, Rishman RA. Pyridoxine-deficiency neuropathy due to hydralazine. N Engl J Med 1965;273:1182-5.

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