Interaction checker → Vitamin C + Vitamin B12

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Can you take Vitamin C and Vitamin B12 together?

High-dose vitamin C can degrade B12

What happens

Ascorbic acid can destroy some cobalamin in the gut when both are taken at the same time in large amounts.

How far apart?

Leaving at least 1 hours between them avoids most of the effect.

What to do about it

Separate by an hour if you take gram-level vitamin C.

This is general information compiled from published pharmacology, not advice about your situation. Your dose, your other medication and your bloodwork all matter, and a pharmacist can see those in a way this page cannot.

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