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Is it safe to take an herbal supplement (includes vitamins e, b6, & a) while on bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim)? could the herbal supplement interfere with the antiobiotics??

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Dr. Bradford Romans answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

This should be ok.: Just to be safe, separate the dosing interval by 4-6 hours.

Answered 7/25/2018

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