Drug reference

vitamin a

Vitamin

CDSCO approved

EXCRETION

—

not curated

INTERACTIONS

11 major

SEVERE in our sources

PREGNANCY

—

not curated

Top interactionssee all 11 →

AcitretinSevereDatabaseDDInter
DemeclocyclineSevereDatabaseDDInter
DoxycyclineSevereDatabaseDDInter
EravacyclineSevereDatabaseDDInter

Mechanism

Not yet extracted

Indications

xerophthalmiacorneal epithelial wound healingretinitis pigmentosa (15,000 IU palmitate daily)

Drug interactions

Acitretin

Severe

Database

Clinical effect not specified

Source: DDInter

Demeclocycline

Severe

Database

Clinical effect not specified

Source: DDInter

Doxycycline

Severe

Database

Source: DDInter

Eravacycline

Severe

Database

Clinical effect not specified

Source: DDInter

Isotretinoin

Severe

Database

Hypervitaminosis A: hepatotoxicity, intracranial hypertension

Stop all vitamin A supplements during isotretinoin.

Source: DDInter

Minocycline

Severe

Database

Clinical effect not specified

Source: DDInter

Omadacycline

Severe

Database

Clinical effect not specified

Source: DDInter

Oxytetracycline

Severe

Database

Clinical effect not specified

Source: DDInter

Sarecycline

Severe

Database

Clinical effect not specified

Source: DDInter

Tetracycline

Severe

Database

Clinical effect not specified

Source: DDInter

Tretinoin

Severe

Database

Clinical effect not specified

Source: DDInter

1 additional unreviewed or low-confidence interaction hidden because their provenance or source detail is insufficient.

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Textbook-sourced·Sources: Goodman & Gilman 14e, Harrison 22e·Updated: 2026-05-10