Fern-C/Fern-C Plus/Fern-C Gold Drug Interactions

Fern-C: Tell the doctor if the patient is taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines.
Fern-C Plus/Fern-C Gold: The amount of nutrients in the product is not expected to interact with food or medicines.
Fern-C Gold: Vitamin D₃: Should avoid taking Vitamin D₃ if the patient is taking the following drugs: Paricalcitol; Calcipotriene; Doxercalciferol; Mineral oil; Orlistat; Bile acid sequestrants like colesevelam, colestipol, cholestyramine.
Drugs like Orlistat, or bile acid sequestrants like those listed previously, can decrease or prevent the body from absorbing Vitamin D and other fat-dependent Vitamins, namely Vitamins A, E, and K.
Patient should separate Vitamin D₃ from these medications by at least 2 hours or take the Vitamin D₃ at bedtime to allow enough time to avoid interactions.
Also, be careful with drugs like: Digoxin; Aluminum hydroxide; Water pills like chlorthalidone, hydrochlorothiazide, and chlorothiazide; Magnesium hydroxide and magnesium citrate; Fosphenytoin.