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What the FDA labels say about taking them together

Lincomycin and multiple vitamins

Multiple vitamins's FDA label of November 20, 2024 names lincomycin in its drug interactions section; the lincomycin label PlainMeds reads does not name multiple vitamins. The multiple vitamins label: “Thiamine, riboflavin, pyridoxine, niacinamide, and ascorbic acid decrease activities of erythromycin, kanamycin, streptomycin, doxycycline, and lincomycin”

Check it at the source: the lincomycin FDA label on DailyMed (effective March 10, 2025, Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC); the multiple vitamins FDA label on DailyMed (effective November 20, 2024).

What does the lincomycin label say about multiple vitamins?

Lincomycin's label (effective March 10, 2025) does not name multiple vitamins in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.

Source: FDA drug label (Lincocin), NDA050317 (Pfizer), as published by Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC, effective March 10, 2025 (SPL set c01906fa-2c73-4c13-9765-2fd06628d263), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

What does the multiple vitamins label say about lincomycin?

Multiple vitamins label, drug interactions

Effect of INFUVITE PEDIATRIC on other drugs: Thiamine, riboflavin, pyridoxine, niacinamide, and ascorbic acid decrease activities of erythromycin, kanamycin, streptomycin, doxycycline, and lincomycin

Source: FDA drug label (Infuvite Adult, NDA021163), Sandoz Inc, effective November 6, 2024 (SPL set 14c7bfc5-07e8-400f-b8ff-5e4794dd2805), via openFDA

Source: FDA drug label (Infuvite Pediatric), Sandoz Inc, effective November 20, 2024 (SPL set 6d06546e-8b0a-4490-82d9-397bd902a044), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

These are the labels' own sentences. PlainMeds does not grade interactions; a pharmacist or prescriber can say what they mean for one person's medicines.

Both medicines on the record

8Lincomycin generic labelers
0Multiple vitamins generic labelers
LincomycinMultiple vitamins
Labeled forBacterial infectionsn/a
Boxed warningYesNo
Pharmacy cost (NADAC)n/an/a
Shortage nowA presentation being discontinuedNo current entry

Source: FDA NDC Directory, CMS NADAC of October 7, 2026 and the FDA Drug Shortage Database (FDA files October 8, 2026)

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