Calcium And Vitamin D Combination: What Other Drugs Will Affect Calcium And Vitamin D Combinations


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What other drugs will affect calcium and vitamin D combinations?


Before taking calcium and vitamin D combinations, tell your doctor if you are taking

  • digoxin (Lanoxin, Lanoxicaps);
  • antacids containing calcium, aluminum, or magnesium;
  • other calcium supplements;
  • calcitriol (Rocaltrol) or other vitamin D supplements; or
  • a tetracycline antibiotic such as tetracycline (Sumycin, Achromycin V, Tetralan, and others), demeclocycline (Declomycin), doxycycline (Vibramycin, Monodox, Doryx, Doxy, and others), minocycline (Minocin, Dynacin, and others), or oxytetracycline (Terramycin, and others).

You may not be able to take calcium and vitamin D combinations, or you may require a dosage adjustment or special monitoring during your treatment if you are taking any of the medicines listed above.

Drugs other than those listed here may also interact with calcium and vitamin D combinations. Talk to your doctor and pharmacist before taking any other prescription or over-the-counter medicines.



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Last updated: February 13, 2004

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