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Is it okay if I take this nerve medicine with my prescription medications?
Hello, I am taking atenolol 50 mg, Lipitor 10 mg and Tricor 145 mg daily. Would it be ok if I took a nerve medicine that has Vit B-1, 60 mg, vit B-6 40 mg, Folic Acid 200 mcg, Vit-B12 400 mcg, Alpha Lipoic Acid 300 mg, Phosphatidyl Complex 200 mg, Huang Bai Bark Extract 150 mg, Cang Zhu Rhizome Extract 150 mg, Acetly L-carnitine 100 mg, Baikal Skullcap Root Extract 90 mg, turmeric root Extract 50mg Other Ingred. microcrystalline cellulose, stearic acid, silcon dioxide, croscarmelose cellulose, magnesium sterate. Thank You......
submitted by Russell from Lake Jackson, Texas, on 10/29/09
Answer:
by Texas Heart Institute cardiologist, J. Alberto Lopez, MD
Since the sellers of these supplements are not required to have extensive, or any at all for that matter, safety trials, or to present any data to the FDA prior to approval for marketing, the drug interaction is basically unknown. It is impossible and irresponsible for me to tell you that it is OK. I can not make any recommendation about the efficacy or safety of using them when you are taking other prescribed medications.
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