Pyridoxine

Pyridoxine, or vitamin B6, is a naturally occurring, water-soluble vitamin found in food such as cereal grains, legumes, vegetables, liver, meat, and eggs. Pyridoxine is used to treat and prevent vitamin B6 deficiency; to prevent or treat toxicity from isoniazid, cycloserine, or hydralazine; and to treat sideroblastic anemia associated with elevated serum iron levels. It also has been used in pyridoxine-dependent neonates to treat seizures that are unresponsive to conventional therapy and in patients with metabolic disorders such as xanthurenic aciduria, primary hyperoxaluria, primary cystathioninuria, and primary homocystinuria. Pyridoxine hydrochloride has been commercially available since approval by the FDA in 1940.


Brands
ABOCAL BECEFOL BECEFOL BECEFOL BEJECTAL BEJECTAL BEJECTAL-T BEJECTAL-T BEVIDOX BEVIDOX BEVIDOX DAYALETS IBERET FOLIC-500 GRADUMET IBERET FOLIC-500 GRADUMET IBERET-500 IBERET-500 IBEROL-F OPTILETS-M PRAMET-FA PRAMET-FA SURBEX SURBEX SURBEX-T SURBEX-T SURBEX-T SURBEX-Z SURBEX-Z TRIVIDOX VI-DAYLIN VI-DAYLIN VI-DAYLIN PERFECTIL VISIONACE NEUROTOL VIVIOPTAL ALVIT-B PIZOFEN-V PIZOFEN-V ATCOPLEX -C ESSENTIALE CAP VITAMIN B COMPOUND VITAMIN B COMPOUND VITAMIN B COMPOUND THERAGRAN-H THERAGRAN-NV THERAGRAN-NV THERAGRAN STRESS VITA BROOKES PLUS CAMOPLEX SUPER CAMOVIT-L CAMOVIT-L CAMOVIT-M CAMOZYME HEPTOCAM HEPTOCAM HEPTOCAM MENDOZA PLEX RONUVIT THIAVIT THIAVIT VITA 6 VITACAL XTRA DILCONEURINE DILCONEURINE DILCONEURINE DILCOZYME DILCOZYME DILCOZYME HEPALEX HEPALEX MINAMINO MINAMINO ONCE A DAY JUVEL NERVIGOR NERVIGOR SIRON PEMINAL-500 PEMINAL-500 NEURO-S CYNODOX-C FORTE CYNODOX-C LYSINE CYNODOX-SF EPLAZYME EPLAZYME EPLAZYME BCOPLEX BCOPLEX BCOPLEX ETHIBEX -T FORTE ETHIPLEX LIVOTONE VITAMINOL BECODON-L MULTICAP-M ORACAP-T NURAMINE FORTE NURAMINE FORTE NURAMINE FORTE NURAMINE FORTE NURAMINE FORTE NURAMINE FORTE CYTAMEN COMPOUND CYTEXIN UNIPLEX WELLCOSINE FEFOL VIT SPANSULE FESOVIT-Z FESOVIT-Z REVITALE M REVITALE M REVITALE-B REVITALE-B STARVIT PANVITAN-M ZYMOPLEX ZYMOPLEX LYSOBEX LYSOBEX LYSOBEX LYVIT TRIOVIT TRIOVIT TRIOVIT TRIOVIT UNIHAEM UNIHAEM VITANOL VITANOL VITANOL MULTINA-33 MULTINA-33 MULTINA-33 MULTINA PLUS MULTINA PLUS MULTINA PLUS TRES-ORIX FORTE PILFOOD ENERVIT ENERVIT ENERVIT HICAP-M HICAP-SS PREGNOVIT NEUROSTRESS-C NEUROSTRESS-L HEMOTON-S HEMOTON-S HEMOVIT VITROBION KAYCIPLEX-L PEXOVIT PEXOVIT BINIPLEX BINIPLEX NOVOBION RUBEX COMBIPLEX LYSOPLEX LYSOPLEX LYSOPLEX LEAMAX-C SOVIT-M THERIN-M SUPER TINCHU VIT MARVIPLEX MARVIPLEX VITAVIT CURACAP-T ENZOVIT MEDIPLEX - L UNIVIT UNIVIT-M MIOBI DOLO-NEUROBION MULTIBIONTA MULTIBIONTA MULTIBIONTA MULTIBIONTA-M MULTIBIONTA-M NEUROBION NEUROBION POLYBION FORTE SANGOBION BIOLYSINE MULTICAL-PLUS HANYBEC NEUROBEC MOSEGOR-V MOSEGOR-V SANTEVINI PLUS FUROSAL OPALEX -L POLYZYMA NURO-VIT OROPLEX OROPLEX OROPLEX-C FORTE VITAFER OSSO PLUS VITALET-H VITALET-M ABDEC ABDEC FERRODIN FERRODIN-F POLYVIT-M VIBION LYSOVIT VITERRA THERAPEUTIC UNICAP UNICAP-M UNICAP-T ALDALYSINE ALDALYSINE ALDAPLEX ARUNAPLEX ARUNAPLEX CESTONIL PLUS CESTONIL PLUS REKOPLEX FORTE BECOZYM FORTE BEROCCA LITRISON SUPRADYN-N CALMIN-600 MEGAVIT MEGAVIT ENRICH GLYVISOL VIOPHOS-B DIGEPLEX DYNAMIN-NV DYNAMIN-V SANJUIS FERVIT FERVIT VASEDEX-C DIADYNAM-G VITAGLOBIN TROVIT-6 UNESKOBIAN UNESKOBIAN UNESKO-T UNESKO-T BC-LYSE TREOBION AWARDIN HIGH-C PLUS NUTRITION-12 NUTRITION-6 NEUROVIT NEUROVIT AQUA VIT CALCEE PLUS VITALEX GROVIT GROVIT CENTRUM INCREMIN LEDERPLEX STRESSTABS VI-MAGNA HEPA-ZAF MVEM-21 ROERIBEC CAMOPLEX LYSINE EPLACHERRYS COMPOUND WERIFIT WITH LYSINE AMROBION DEXIPLEX-F ENGLISH-PLEX-L MYTON-S MYTON-S MYTON-S LISKOPLEX LISKOPLEX LISKOPLEX MULTIMIN MULTIMIN VITABEX C VITAZYME PLEXOVIT PLEXOVIT PLEXOVIT ACE-BEX NEUROBEDOXINE NEUROBEDOXINE SCHAZOOS B-TONIC ADENOFORT ADENOFORT GAMALATE B6 GAMALATE B6 SANZYM PLEXOVIT-L VASEDEX-L VERI-6 VIT B6 V-SIX VIKONON FORTE TROVIT VEENA FORTE VEENA FORTE AZEE-VIT ENERGY CYANORIN FORTE NAVIDOXINE OPALEX MULTI OPALEX MULTI SEVENSEAS MVM SEVENSEAS MVM SEVENSEAS MVM OPALEX EXTRA VI-CAPS NEW MOLTON-S NEW MOLTON-S ZYGEST NEUROBEDOXINE PLUS DELMIN DELCOBEX VIONEURIN FORTE VIONEURIN FORTE ENERGIN VITACOMPON MAZIVIT M NEUROTONE NEUROTONE APPEVIT TOXINIL WILPLEX DILCOPLEX DILCOPLEX DILCOPLEX DILCOPLEX ELKOPLEX EROGLOBIN EROGLOBIN CALCEPLEX FORTE DAVIPLEX GENIPLEX AMVIT AMVIT BLOMIC ENEMIK ENEMIK HAEM NUTRICAP-M SEVIDOXINE THERON-F THERON-F THERON-F ZYVIT LYSOMEL FEMOCAL PLUS NEURO VITA MULTONIC HEMOCAL PYRO-6 RENAPLEX K-CEE PLUS LYBECEN HONEYPLEX EFFECO TONIC MEGAZYME PHOZFODEX EFER-VIT CAL-V-CON SUPERR-7 SUMMERVITA SUMMERVITA TROVIT-F VIDAYLIN-M VIDAYLIN-M IRONMIN ALFAVIT ALFAVIT POLYBION N GROVIT-B VIDAYLIN-L SUPRADYN AMROTON AMROTON VITAG DIABETONE MYFER MYFER ENGVIT-L ENGVIT-L ENGVIT-L LYSOTOP HEPATOVIT POLY CAL PLUS LAWRPLEX AMINOVIT UNIBEX-T SURGIBION SURGIBION BETALUX B.COMPLEX B.COMPLEX B.COMPLEX MULTITINE B.COMPLEX FORTE B.COMPOUND MAZIVIT VEROMIN-T SEPTOPLEX NEUROXOL CYANOPLEX SOLUTION 2 PREGNATAL POLYBION STRONG ENGRAN VIFER NEZATON RIB C SEMOGLOBIN QUANTUM GOLD QUANTUM SUPER IBERET 500 GRADUMET IBERET 500 GRADUMET NEUTROBION AMDOXINE EPIVITE NEUROVIT-M WILGRAN-M Y-GOGIN OLIVIT OLIVIT OLIVIT BECOSCOT POLYBION FORTE C POLYBION FORTE C VIDAYLIN-T PYRIVIT MULTINA MAX MULTINA MAX MULTINA MAX EUROBION MECLO DIVASAS VITACON COMBIPLEX FORTE CAPROVIT ALVIDOX WELMATON ACTIVAL VITIRON C ZINTABION ZOVIT NUTRAN WEDOXINE BENTAPLEX BENTAPLEX BECE VIT BECE VIT BODIBEC FERATONIC-VIT ACTIVITAL REMOPLEX REMOPLEX REMOPLEX TAZIN TAZIN THERIN VIT MULTEX MULTEX SIGPA SIXVIT THIABION VITOX VITATHERA-C VITATHERA AWARDIN PLUS KAYCIPLEX M. 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Adult Dose
Dose: 50 to 400 mg
Single Dose: 220 (225)
Frequency: 24 hourly
Route: PO, IV, IM
Instructions: Dose vary according to indication, Daily requirement 1.7-2mg
Neonatal
Dose: 0.5 to 1 mg/kg
Single Dose: 0.75 (0.75)
Frequency: 8 hourly
Route: Oral
Instructions:
Paedriatic
Dose: 0.5 to 1 mg/kg
Single Dose: 0.75 (0.75)
Frequency: 8 hourly
Route: Oral
Instructions:
Characteristics
Pyridoxine also known as Vitamin B6, Vitamin B6. Pyridoxine HCl is the derivative of Pyridoxine. It is of Synthetic origin and belongs to Pyridine. It belongs to Nutrients and Vitamins pharmacological group on the basis of mechanism of action. The Molecular Weight of Pyridoxine is 205.60. It is strongly acidic drug, 3.05% solution of the drug is isotonic and Its pKa is 5.0, 9.0.
Contraindications
Pyridoxine
Effects
The severe or irreversible adverse effects of Pyridoxine, which give rise to further complications include Numbness, Neurotoxicity, Muscular weakness, Paresthesia, Hyperesthesia, Bone pain.The signs and symptoms that are produced after the acute overdosage of Pyridoxine include Neuropathy, Hypervitaminosis.The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Pyridoxine are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Dizziness, Drowsiness, Blurred vision, Pain, Burning.
Indications
Pyridoxine is primarily indicated in conditions like Anaemia, Deficiency states, Idiopathic sideroblastic anaemia, Isoniazid neuropathy, Oedema and ascites in cirrhosis of the liver, Premenstrual syndrome, Schizophrenia and other psychoses, Vitamin deficiency.
Interactions
Pyridoxine is known to interact with other drugs, the details of drug interactions is as follows:DrugDetailsSeverityOnsetManagementEthionamideFosphenytoinIsoniazidPyridoxine is used as an antidote of isoniazid.LevodopaPyridoxine enhances decarboxylqqation of Levodopa and reduces its effectiveness.NitrofurantoinPenicillamineDose of pyridoxine needs to be increased.PhenobarbitonePhenobarbitonePhenytoin (Na) These interactions are sometimes beneficial and sometimes may pose threats to life. Always consult your physician for the change of dose regimen or an alternative drug of choice that may strictly be required.
Interfrence
Risks
Drug should not be given to Paediatrics, Pregnant Mothers, Geriatrics, and Neonates.If prescribing authority justifies the benefits of the drug against the possible damages he/she should reevaluate them and consult the reference material and previous studies.
Storage
Tab Store in a well closed container, Below 40°C. Do not Freeze. Protect from Sunlight.
Warnings
Some drugs increase pyridoxine requirements, these are cycloserine, hydralazine, isoniazid, oral contraceptives and penicillamine. It should be used with caution during lactation. Avoid long term administration of large doses of pyridoxine because may cause severe peripheral neuropathies.
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