A11HA02 - Pyridoxine (vit B6) |
Not porphyrinogenic |
NP |
Rationale
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) – vitamin.
Chemical description
Pyridoxine is the 4-methanol form of vitamin B6.
Therapeutic characteristics
Pyridoxine is indicated for the treatment of vitamin B6 deficiency and for the prophylaxis of isoniazid-induced peripheral neuropathy. It is also used in combination with doxylamine or other antihistamines in the treatment of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. It may be administered orally, or by intravenous or intramuscular injection (DrugBank, DrugDex).
Metabolism and pharmacokinetics
No CYP-related drug interactions are noted in the interactions databases for pyridoxine.
IPNet drug reports
Uneventful use reported in 7 patients with acute porphyria.
Similar drugs
References
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| 1. | DrugBank. Pyridoxine. (Accessed: 07 October 2025).
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| 2. | Pyridoxine. In: Merative™ Micromedex® DRUGDEX® (electronic version). Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA: Merative. (Accessed: 07 October 2025).
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| * | Drug interaction databases | |
| 3. | Merative™ Micromedex® Drug Interaction Checking (electronic version). Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA: Merative. (Accessed: 26 August 2025).
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| 4. | Preston, C.L. (ed). Stockley’s Interaction Checker. London: Pharmaceutical Press. (Accessed: 26 August 2025).
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Tradenames
Pyridoxine · Pyridoxinehydrochloride 
Vitamine B6 
Becilan 
Benadon · Conductasa 
b6-Vitamin · Vitamin b6 
Benadon · Xanturenasi 
Vitamina b6 
Benadon · Vitamin B6 
Apyrid · G & G Vitamin B6 · HealthAid Vitamin B6 · NatraVits Vitamin B6 · Premier Vitamin B6 · Pure Health Vitamin B6 · Purosure Pyridoxine · Pyrid-10 · Pyrid-20 · Pyrid-B6 · PyriDose · PyridoxEss · Pyridoxine · Seven Seas Vitamin B6 · Sicovit B6 · Solgar Vitamin B6 · Superdrug Vitamin B6 One A Day · Tesco Vitamin B6 · Topfit Vitamin B6 · Valupak Vitamin B6 · Vitamin B6 Streuli 
B6-Vicotrat · Benadon · Pyridoxal · Pyridoxin · Vitamin B6 
b-6 · Benadon · Pyridoksin · Vitamin B-6 
Slow-Mag B6 · Vitaminum B6 
Bedoyecta · Neurobion · Piridoxina 
Pyridoxine · Vitamin B6 
Pyridoxine 
Pyridoxine 
Vita-b6 
Piridoksinas · Vitamin B6 
Piridoksina 
Bedoxin 
Bedoxin · Piridoksina · Piridoksinijev · Plivit b6 · vit.b6 · Vitamin b6 · Vitamine b6 
Pyridoxin 
Piridoxina 
Pyridoxine