Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) is used to prevent or treat low levels of vitamin B6 in people who do not get enough of the vitamin from their diets.MENUDRUGSANDMEDICATIONSCENTERFindaDrugMyMedicinePillIdentifierInteractionCheckerFindaVitaminFindaPharmacyVITAMINS&SUPPLEMENTSCENTERFindaVitaminorSupplementVitaminLifestyleGuideAssessYourVitaminNeedsFIRSTAIDRESOURCESFirstAidHomeFirstAidKit&WoundCareFirstAidMobileDrugs&MedicationsPyridoxineHCLUsesSideEffectsPrecautionsInteractionsOverdoseImagesReviews(3)UsesPyridoxine(vitaminB6)isusedtopreventortreatlowlevelsofvitaminB6inpeoplewhodonotgetenoughofthevitaminfromtheirdiets.MostpeoplewhoeatanormaldietdonotneedextravitaminB6.However,someconditions(suchasalcoholism,liverdisease,overactivethyroid,heartfailure)ormedications(suchasisoniazid,cycloserine,hydralazine,penicillamine)cancauselowlevelsofvitaminB6.VitaminB6playsanimportantroleinthebody.Itisneededtomaintainthehealthofnerves,skin,andredbloodcells.Pyridoxinehasbeenusedtopreventortreatacertainnervedisorder(peripheralneuropathy)causedbycertainmedications(suchasisoniazid).Ithasalsobeenusedtotreatcertainhereditarydisorders(suchasxanthurenicaciduria,hyperoxaluria,homocystinuria).HowtousePyridoxineHCLTakethisvitaminbymouthwithorwithoutfood,usuallyoncedaily.Followalldirectionsontheproductpackage,ortakeasdirectedbyyourdoctor.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,askyourdoctororpharmacist.Ifyouaretakingtheextended-releasecapsules,swallowthemwhole.Donotcrushorchewextended-releasecapsulesortablets.Doingsocanreleaseallofthedrugatonce,increasingtheriskofsideeffects.Also,donotsplitextended-releasetabletsunlesstheyhaveascorelineandyourdoctororpharmacisttellsyoutodoso.Swallowthewholeorsplittabletwithoutcrushingorchewing.Ifyouareusingtheliquidformofthisproduct,carefullymeasurethedoseusingaspecialmeasuringdevice/spoon.Donotuseahouseholdspoonbecauseyoumaynotgetthecorrectdose.Ifyourliquidformisasuspension,shakethecontainerwellbeforeeachuse.Ifyouaretakingthepowder,mixitthoroughlyintheproperamountofliquidandstirwell.Dri