Antacids (Tums, Maalox, Mylanta) and Valproic acid interaction
Antacids (Tums, Maalox, Mylanta) and Valproic acid: the Valproic acid prescribing label reports no clinically significant interaction between these two.
No clinically significant interaction reported. The label studied or considered this pair and found nothing meaningful.
What the FDA labels say
From the Valproic acid label · effective 2024-05-02
Drugs for which either no interaction or a likely clinically unimportant interaction has been observed Antacids A study involving the co-administration of valproate 500 mg with commonly administered antacids (Maalox, Trisogel, and Titralac - 160 mEq doses) did not reveal any effect on the extent of absorption of valproate.
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