Food and medication
Vitamin C and medication
Vitamin C helps your body absorb iron.
2 medicines on our checker are affected. Tap a medicine for every food and drink that matters with it.
Fine vitamin c with these medicines
- Ferrous sulfate · ferrous sulphate, Ironorm Drops
Vitamin C helps you absorb more iron, so it can be taken with ferrous sulfate.
Where this comes from
“Vitamin C is believed to increase the amount of iron absorbed by the body.”
Information from the NHS website - Iron supplements · ferrous sulphate, ferrous fumarate, ferrous gluconate
Vitamin C helps you absorb iron. A good thing to take alongside your dose.
Foods and drinks that count as vitamin c
- Orange juice
- Oranges
- Peppers
- Strawberries
- Kiwi fruit
- Broccoli
- Tomatoes
- Blackcurrants
- Vitamin C tablets
- Mango
- Pineapple
- Papaya
- Cauliflower
- Brussels sprouts
Common questions
- Which medicines does vitamin c affect?
- 2 medicines on our checker: Ferrous sulfate (fine), Iron supplements (fine).
- Which foods count as vitamin c?
- Orange juice, Oranges, Peppers, Strawberries, Kiwi fruit, Broccoli, Tomatoes, Blackcurrants, Vitamin C tablets, Mango, Pineapple, Papaya, Cauliflower, Brussels sprouts.
General information from NHS medicine pages and drug labels, not medical advice. Always follow your prescriber, pharmacist or the leaflet with your medicine. How we check.