pyridoxine
Sign in to savePyridoxine (PN) is a form of vitamin B6 found commonly in food and used as a dietary supplement. As a supplement it is used to treat and prevent pyridoxine deficiency, sideroblastic anaemia, pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy, certain metabolic disorders, side effects or complications of isoniazid use, and certain types of mushroom poisoning. It is used by mouth or by injection.
Key facts
- Drug.routes_of_administration
- By mouth, intravenous (IV), intramuscular (IM), subcutaneous
- Drug.ATC_prefix
- A11
- Drug.ATC_suffix
- HA02
- Drug.legal_UK
- P
- Drug.legal_US
- OTC
- Drug.legal_US_comment
- / Rx-only
- Drug.elimination_half life
- several weeks (see #Metabolism for details)
- Drug.CAS_number
- 65-23-6
- Drug.PubChem
- 1054
- Drug.DrugBank
- DB00165
- Drug.ChemSpiderID
- 1025
- Drug.UNII
- KV2JZ1BI6Z
- Drug.KEGG
- D08454
- Drug.ChEBI
- 16709
- Drug.ChEMBL
- 1364
- Drug.synonyms
- vitamin B6, pyridoxol pyridoxine hydrochloride
- Drug.C
- 8
- Drug.H
- 11
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- Medical uses
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- Mechanism
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Pyridoxine (PN) is a form of vitamin B6 found commonly in food and used as a dietary supplement. As a supplement it is used to treat and prevent pyridoxine deficiency, sideroblastic anaemia, pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy, certain metabolic disorders, side effects or complications of isoniazid use, and certain types of mushroom poisoning. It is used by mouth or by injection.
It is usually well tolerated. Occasionally side effects include headache, numbness, and sleepiness. Normal doses are safe during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Pyridoxine is in the vitamin B family of vitamins. It is required by the body to metabolise amino acids, carbohydrates, and lipids. Sources in the diet include meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, and grain.