special subjects
Intravenous Vitamin Therapy (Myers' Cocktail)
Drug Interactions
Which drugs interact with IV vitamin treatments depends on which vitamins and minerals are infused and their doses. Following are a few examples of interactions: IV vitamin B6 can lead to poorer responses to drugs taken to stimulate hematopoiesis (eg, erythropoietin,epoetin alfa, anddarbepoetin alfa). Magnesium may interact with antihypertensives, resulting in low blood pressure. Ceftriaxonecould bind together with infused calcium in the blood, and this combination could damage the kidneys, lungs, or gallbladder. 