Bortezomib/Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) Interactions
This information is generalized and not intended as specific medical advice. Consult your healthcare professional before taking or discontinuing any drug or commencing any course of treatment.
Medical warning:
Serious. These medicines may interact and cause very harmful effects. Contact your healthcare professional (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) for more information.
How the interaction occurs:
If vitamin C is taken too close to your bortezomib dose, it can prevent bortezomib from being absorbed by your cancer cells.
What might happen:
Your bortezomib might not work as well.
What you should do about this interaction:
Make sure your healthcare professionals (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) know that you are taking these medicines together. Do not start taking vitamin C supplements without discussing them with your oncologist. Your oncologist may instruct you to take vitamin C at a specific time of day. Follow these instructions closely.Your healthcare professionals may already be aware of this interaction and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.
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