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Are there any vitamins i should avoid taking while on sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim?

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No: Vitamin supplements, although rarely necessary, are not likely to interfere with the efficacy of tmp/smx therapy.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 10/30/2017

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