Health Articles: Drugs That Deplete Vitamins and Minerals
This is one of our many health articles provided to give you information that can empower you. If you use any of the following substances, increase your intake of foods that will give you the depleted vitamins and minerals, and use supplements.
This chart is an abbreviated list of the negative effects that specific drugs may have on the nutrients in your body:
| Drug | Nutrient Depleted |
| Alcohol | B12, Folic Acid, B6 |
| Amphetamines | B12, C, Potassium |
| Antacids | A, B, B2, Folic Acid, Iron |
| Antibiotics | A, B12, C, E, Calcium, Iron |
| Anticonvulsants | B12, C, Folic Acid, Calcium |
| Antidiabetics (Oral) | B2, B12, C, D, Folic Acid |
| Aspirin (Salicylates) | B6, B12, C, E, Folic Acid |
| Cardiac Glycosides | D, Calcium, Magnesium |
| Chelators | Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Zinc |
| Cholestyramine | A, B12, E, Folic Acid, Iron |
| Clofibrate | A, B12, Iron, K |
| (Oral) Contraceptive Steroids | B2, B6, B12, C, E, Folic Acid |
| Diuretics | B12, Folic Acid, Calcium |
| Glucocorticoids | B2, C, Niacin, Calcium, Zinc |
| Hydralazine | B6 |
| Isoniazid | B6, Niacin |
| Laxatives | A, B6, B12, Folic Acid, Iron |
| Muscle Relaxants | B2, B12, C, Folic Acid |
| Neomycin | A, B2, B6, B12, Iron |
| Oral Contraceptives and Estrogen | B6, B12, Folic Acid |
| Penicillamine | B6, Copper, Zinc |
| Potassium Chloride | B12 |
| Sulfasalazine | Folic Acid |
| Tetracycline | C |
| Triamterene | Folic Acid |
| Trifluoperazine | B12 |
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