Pyridoxine

Pyridoxine, vitamin B<span class='sub'>6</span>, is required by your body for utilization of energy in the foods you eat, production of red blood cells, and proper functioning of nerves. It is used to treat and prevent vitamin B<span class='sub'>6</span> deficiency resulting from poor diet, certain medications, and some medical conditions. This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Pyridoxine comes in regular and extended-release (long-acting) tablets. It usually is taken once a day. Follow the directions on your prescription label or package label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take pyridoxine exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor. Do not chew, crush, or cut extended-release tablets; swallow them whole.

<p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Pyridoxine may cause side effects. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:

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upset stomach</li>
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headache</li>
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sleepiness</li>
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tingling, prickling, burning, or sensation of tightness of the hands and feet</li></ul></p> <p></p> <p></p>

Before taking pyridoxine, tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to pyridoxine or any other drugs. tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications you are taking, especially levodopa (Larodopa, Sinemet), phenobarbital, phenytoin (Dilantin), and other vitamins.

In case of overdose, call your local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. If the victim has collapsed or is not breathing, call local emergency services at 911.