MULTIVITAMIN Drug Interactions, MULTIVITAMIN Side Effects and MULTIVITAMIN Patient Reviews

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MEDICATION SAFETY CHECK

The average iGuard risk rating for Multivitamin is GREEN. It means that Multivitamin normally has a low risk of serious or long-term side effects when used according to instructions.

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Why do patients use Multivitamin?

iGuard.org is currently tracking more than 35,190 patients that use Multivitamin (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)). Use the table below to learn why iGuard users take this product; click on any underlined condition to get information on other medications used for treatment.

DISEASE / CONDITION	%	AVERAGE SEVERITY
DIETARY SUPPLEMENT	86%
DIETARY SUPPLEMENT (BREASTFEEDING)	<1%

How well does Multivitamin work?

iGuard.org regularly asks patients taking Multivitamin to provide feedback on: disease/condition treated, effectiveness/satisfaction, side effects, and information they wish they knew prior to starting the medication. This feedback is continuously updated for the benefit of other members of the iGuard community.


Average Satisfaction Score (out of 10)
Average Effectiveness Score (out of 10)

87%

of patients are confident that the good things about Multivitamin outweigh the bad things.

What do iGuard.org users wish they were told before starting this product?

% patients who wished they learned more before starting

0% of patients taking Multivitamin wish they were told more about this product before they started it.

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ABOUT Multivitamin
Active Drug(s):	Multivitamin
WHAT DOES IT DO?
This product is used as a dietary supplement. It contains a variety of vitamins, dietary minerals and other nutritional elements which can vary in range and/or dose depending upon the preparation and manufacturer.

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HOW SAFE IS IT?
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Average Risk Rating	(LOW)
Pregnancy Category	B
Black Box Warning	No

What side-effects do iGuard.org users commonly report for Multivitamin?

17% of patients experience side-effects on Multivitamin

< 1% of patients experience SIGNIFICANT side-effects on Multivitamin

MOST COMMON SIDE EFFECTS...

	NAUSEA
	UPSET STOMACH
	SUN SENSITIVITY
	VOMITING

= 10%

Recent alerts for Multivitamin

Generic Manufacturer Recalls Several Drug Products (2008-08-05)

Drug Comments for Multivitamin (Multivitamin)

Comments, Questions, and Answers

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Question/Comment:

Both my daughter and I started taking Centrum and we both experienced severe headaches and stomach aches very soon after taking it. We have stopped taking it and the symtpoms have disappeared.

49 year old female
Posted: 2009-01-02 10:25:24 Rating:

Question/Comment:

can I take mulvitam or any kind of vitamin with my prescription drugs? I notice that everytime I take an regular with seizure medicine I got seizure! But My dr. told me I need vitamins and ma told me it was result of taking vitamin too close in the time of taking medinice . But no matter if I take vitamins later far from seizure med. I still got seizure. Is it result of vitamin? What kind of vitamin should I take?

27 year old female
Posted: 2008-12-20 08:16:15 Rating:

Answer/Reply from iGuard:

In general, some vitamins and mineral supplements such as calcium or iron may interact with certain medicines and decrease the amount of medicine absorbed into your body. Because of the potential interaction, it is a good practice to take your vitamin and mineral supplements a few hours after taking your prescription medicines.

This interaction most likely affects how well you respond to a medicine over a longer period of time and probably is not causing your sudden seizure right after taking the vitamin. It is not common for multivitamins to cause the sudden seizure reaction you are describing. Since your doctor wants you to take multivitamins, you should explain to your doctor the reaction that you are experiencing so that he or she can determine exactly what is causing it and what needs to be done to prevent it.

Posted: 2008-12-26 12:15:16

Question/Comment:

I am not always able to remember to take my multi-vitamin. Are there ramifications that i will suffer from? Will multi-vitamins help me to lose weight?

35 year old female
Posted: 2008-12-19 00:30:30 Rating:

Question/Comment:

feel good and alert with centrum. joint pains reduced

62 year old male
Posted: 2008-11-25 02:52:09 Rating:

Question/Comment:

I was amazed that one shouldn't take vitamins along with other prescription drugs. I take many medications once a day so the vitamin is convenient to take along with them. Can someone point me to literature on this?

62 year old female
Posted: 2008-11-20 23:53:23 Rating:

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