Vanadium + Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate
Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate brand name: Rolaids.
We found no known interaction between Vanadium and Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate in our sources. Absence of a documented interaction is not the same as proven safety, and does not guarantee one does not exist. Do not start, stop, or change a medication or supplement based on this page; confirm with your pharmacist or doctor first.
Vanadium and Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate
We checked these two against our interaction database. Here is what we found.
No Known Interaction Found
We did not find a documented interaction between Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate and Vanadium in our sources. This does not guarantee that the combination is completely free of risk — there is often limited research on supplements and herbal products, especially around drug interactions.
If you decide to take both, the practical routine is simple: add one new thing at a time and note the date you started it. If the combination is going to disagree with you, it usually shows in the first days to a couple of weeks — and a start date turns “I’ve been feeling off” into something a pharmacist can actually work with. Do not stop a prescribed medicine on your own.
Always talk with your pharmacist or doctor before making changes to your medications or supplements, particularly if you take several medications or have an ongoing health condition.
Vanadium safety at a glance
Pregnancy & breastfeeding ratings are from Natural Medicines (Therapeutic Research Center) — the full detail is in the Special populations card below. Safety guidance is general; always confirm with your pharmacist or doctor for your situation.
Why No Interaction Is Listed for Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate is filed under 3 classifications — aluminum, antacids, oral drugs. Vanadium has documented interactions with 2 drug classes — the most serious being anticoagulant/antiplatelet drugs (moderate) and antidiabetes drugs (moderate) — and none of Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate’s classifications are among them.
Classification data comes from our licensed Natural Medicines dataset. A medication can belong to classes beyond those recorded there, so this describes how the check was run — it is not a safety guarantee.
Vanadium Does Interact With Other Medications
Vanadium has 208 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.
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Vanadium in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding
When used orally in amounts found in foods.
When used orally in medicinal amounts. Epidemiological research has found that increased urinary levels of vanadium are associated with an increased risk of both term and preterm premature rupture of membranes (PROM). When comparing tertiles of urinary vanadium levels, patients in the middle tertile had 1.66 times the risk of term PROM when compared with the lowest tertile, and those in the highest tertile had 3.75 times the risk. For preterm PROM (rupture prior to 37 weeks' gestation), those in the highest tertile had an 8.14 times increased risk when compared with those in the lowest tertile. Epidemiological research has also found that higher prenatal serum levels of vanadium are associated with impaired fetal growth, particularly in male newborns. The risk appears greatest with vanadium exposure in the second trimester.
When used orally in amounts found in foods. There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of vanadium when used in amounts greater than those typically found in foods; avoid using.
DISCLAIMER: This tool is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be interpreted as specific medical advice. Patients should consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making decisions about therapies and/or health conditions.© 2026 Therapeutic Research Center
What Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate Is Prescribed For, and What Vanadium Has Been Studied For
These two come up together because they touch the same health topic — not because they do the same job. Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate is a prescription medicine with approved uses on its FDA label. Vanadium is a supplement: what follows is what researchers have looked at it for, and how strong that evidence is.
Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate is prescribed for: Most calcium carbonate products are used as an antacid — they quickly relieve heartburn, acid indigestion, sour stomach, and upset stomach. This covers a wide range of brands including Tums, Rolaids, CAREONE Extra Strength, Calcium Carbonate Chewable Antacid, exchange select Extra Strength Antacid, Extra Strength Smooth, and the Children's Antacid and Children's Stomach Relief Antacid liquids. Some products go beyond antacid use. Ki No Sin (capsule) is used as a health supplement to aid body functions affected by diabetes and kidney disease, and to help maintain normal calcium levels.
Read the rest of what Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate is prescribed for
Na Mi Cal is a supplement intended to support healthy bone development and help prevent osteoporosis. TC Max oral solution is indicated for the relief of heartburn, acid indigestion, sour stomach, and upset stomach.
Vanadium has been studied for:
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Diabetes studied, not established Vanadium has been studied for this. Natural Medicines rates the evidence: Insufficient Reliable Evidence To Rate Read what the research shows
Vanadium for diabetes
Small clinical studies suggest that high doses of oral vanadium may improve insulin sensitivity in patients with type 2 diabetes; however, these high doses may be unsafe. It is unclear if lower doses of vanadium have the same effects.
Effectiveness ratings and the research summaries above are the verbatim record from the Natural Medicines database, which grades evidence from “Effective” down to “Insufficient Reliable Evidence To Rate”. A rating below the top of that scale means researchers have looked at it — not that it works, and never that it can stand in for a prescribed medicine. Do not stop or replace Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate on your own; if you are taking Vanadium for the same health topic, tell your prescriber, especially if the medicine is being adjusted to a target.
Questions About Vanadium or Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate
These are real questions from readers, answered by the pharmacists at HelloPharmacist — written by a person, not generated from a database. Each one covers Vanadium or Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate, not necessarily both, but if one is close to what you were about to ask it will usually go further than a database entry can:
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See Every Supplement That Interacts With Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate
This page covers Vanadium only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate page lists 35 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.
The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Calcium (moderate), Cinchona (moderate), Coffee Charcoal (moderate) and European Mandrake (moderate).
By severity: 1 major · 14 moderate · 20 minor.
From our pharmacist’s overview on the Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate page
“Rolaids (dihydroxyaluminum sodium carbonate) sits in plenty of medicine cabinets, yet its interaction list earns genuine caution rather than a shrug. Of 35 supplement and herbal ingredients on file, the lone major rating belongs to activated charcoal, which adsorbs many medications and can strip away their effect.”
Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026
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Taking Vanadium as Part of a Dietary Supplement Product? Check It for Interactions
We hold 4,701 real supplement products containing Vanadium, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Vanadium. Even though Vanadium itself has no known interaction with Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate, another ingredient on your label might. Find your product and we’ll check every ingredient on its label:
Where Vanadium and Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate Sit Against Everything Else
Out of every supplement and medication people look up on HelloPharmacist, here is where these two land this week — and which way each has been moving.
#57 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days
#1,742 of 2,830 medications looked up here in the last 7 days
Position among everything looked up on this site, not a measure of how commonly either one is used or how important it is. A supplement can climb this list because of a news story. It counts every request to the page, automated ones included, and nothing here identifies anyone.
Where does our data come from?
- Source: the Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) clinical database — the evidence-graded professional reference for herb & supplement interactions.
- Citation library: 103,510 references behind our interaction content, 65,311 of them resolved to verified PubMed/DOI sources. See every Vanadium reference on this page ↓
- Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 13, 2026. The Vanadium and Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate records this page draws on were last updated July 11, 2026.
- What “no known interaction” means: no documented interaction in the sources above — not a guarantee of safety. Supplements are studied far less than prescription drugs, so we say exactly what the evidence supports, and nothing more.
About Vanadium
What is Vanadium?
- Blood sugar and diabetes support
- Athletic performance and muscle building
- Lowering cholesterol
- General trace-mineral supplementation
Vanadium is a trace mineral found in tiny amounts in food, and people get plenty from a normal diet. Supplement claims for diabetes, weight, and athletic performance are not well proven, and higher doses can be toxic. Most people do not need to supplement it, and you should check with your doctor or pharmacist before using it.
Trace mineral (not a plant); supplements use vanadium salts such as vanadyl sulfate or sodium metavanadate · Capsules, tablets, often as vanadyl sulfate; sometimes in multivitamin or sports supplements
An interaction check asks whether these two react with each other — it does not ask whether Vanadium is a good idea for someone in your situation. Here is what our Vanadium record says about it on its own.
Vanadium: dosing
There is no established standard supplement dose for vanadium, and there is no recognized daily requirement for it as a separate supplement because the diet provides what the body needs. Studies in diabetes used high doses that are not considered safe for general use.If you choose to take a product, follow the directions on the label and do not exceed them.
From our Vanadium monograph — the full record covers uses, side effects and every documented interaction.
About Calcium Carbonate
What Is Calcium Carbonate Used For?
Brand name: Rolaids
Most calcium carbonate products are used as an antacid — they quickly relieve heartburn, acid indigestion, sour stomach, and upset stomach. This covers a wide range of brands including Tums, Rolaids, CAREONE Extra Strength, Calcium Carbonate Chewable Antacid, exchange select Extra Strength Antacid, Extra Strength Smooth, and the Children's Antacid and Children's Stomach Relief Antacid liquids.
Some products go beyond antacid use. Ki No Sin (capsule) is used as a health supplement to aid body functions affected by diabetes and kidney disease, and to help maintain normal calcium levels. Na Mi Cal is a supplement intended to support healthy bone development and help prevent osteoporosis. TC Max oral solution is indicated for the relief of heartburn, acid indigestion, sour stomach, and upset stomach.
Other Drugs & Vanadium
Browse every other medication we’ve checked against Vanadium — both the ones with a known interaction and the ones without. Select any drug for the full detail.
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208 interactions
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- Dipyridamole ›
- Insulin (human) ›
- Ketoprofen ›
- Acarbose ›
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- Glipizide ›
- Glucagon ›
- Iloprost ›
- Insulin Lispro ›
- Metformin ›
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- Repaglinide ›
- Sitagliptin ›
- Streptokinase ›
- Ticlopidine ›
- Tirzepatide ›
- Treprostinil (oral) ›
- Abciximab ›
- Abrocitinib ›
- Acenocoumarol ›
- Acetohexamide ›
- Acetylsalicylic Acid ›
- Albiglutide ›
- Alogliptin ›
- Anacaulase-bcdb ›
- Anagrelide ›
- Anisindione ›
- Antithrombin Iii ›
- Apixaban ›
- Argatroban ›
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- Cablivi ›
- Canagliflozin ›
- Cangrelor ›
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- Clopidogrel ›
- Dalteparin ›
- Danaparoid ›
- Dapagliflozin ›
- Dasiglucagon Hydrochloride ›
- Defibrotide Sodium ›
- Diclofenac ›
- Dicumarol ›
Showing 60 of 208 moderate interactions — see all 208 on the Vanadium page.
No interaction 2,621 drugs checked — show the list
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Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,621 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Vanadium list.
Vanadium References
The 15 references that drive our Vanadium monograph and interaction data, from the evidence-graded Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) database. Citations with a link open the study on PubMed or the publisher’s site.
- Harland BF, Harden-Williams BA. Is vanadium of human nutritional importance yet? J Am Diet Assoc 1994;94:891-4. PubMed
- Sitprija V, Tungsanga K, Tosukhowong P, et al. Metabolic problems in northeastern Thailand: possible role of vanadium. Mineral Electrolyte Metab 1998;19:51-6.
- Funakoshi T, Shimada H, Kojima S, et al. Anticoagulant action of vanadate. Chem Pharmaceut Bull 1992;40:174-6. PubMed
- Halberstam M, Cohen N, Shlimovich P, et al. Oral vanadyl sulfate improves insulin sensitivity in NIDDM but not in obese nondiabetic subjects. Diabetes 1996;45:659-66. PubMed
- Cohen N, Halberstam M, Shlimovich P, et al. Oral vanadyl sulfate improves hepatic and peripheral insulin sensitivity in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. J Clin Invest 1995;95:2501-9. PubMed
- Boden G, Chen X, Ruiz J, et al. Effects of vanadyl sulfate on carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Metabolism 1996;45:1130-5.
- Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine. Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Arsenic, Boron, Chromium, Copper, Iodine, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silicon, Vanadium, and Zinc. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2002.
- Goldfine AB, Simonson DC, Folli F, et al. Metabolic effects of sodium metavanadate in humans with insulin-dependent and noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in vivo and in vitro studies. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1995;80:3311-20. PubMed
- Cusi K, Cukier S, DeFronzo RA, et al. Vanadyl sulfate improves hepatic and muscle insulin sensitivity in type 2 diabetes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001;86:1410-7.
- Peat F, Coomber R, Rana A, Vince A. Vanadium allergy following total knee arthroplasty. BMJ Case Rep 2018;2018. pii: bcr-2017-222092. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-222092. PubMed
- Jin S, Xia W, Jiang Y, et al. Urinary vanadium concentration in relation to premature rupture of membranes: A birth cohort study. Chemosphere 2018;210:1035-41. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.07.110. PubMed
- Garcia-Nunez I, Algaba-Marmol MA, Suarez-Vergara M, et al. Vanadium contact dermatitis: case report and studies performed. Contact Dermatitis 2019;80(2):127-8. PubMed
- Zhou Y, Zhu Q, Ma W, et al. Prenatal vanadium exposure, cytokine expression, and fetal growth: a gender-specific analysis in Shanghai MCPC study. Sci Total Environ 2019;685:1152-9. PubMed
- Jiang S, Zhou S, Liu H, et al. Concentrations of vanadium in urine with hypertension prevalence and blood pressure levels. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2021;213:112028. PubMed
- Zhang W, Chen H, Zeng Q, Xu S, Xia W, Li Y. Prenatal and postnatal exposure to vanadium and the immune function of children. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2021;67:126787. PubMed
Medication overviews come from MedlinePlus (NIH); supplement label data from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database. Content is written and reviewed by licensed HelloPharmacist pharmacists — see our data sources and editorial standards.
Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate Is Linked to Lower Levels of 5 Nutrients
Natural Medicines records Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate as a medicine that can lower these. This is not an interaction with Vanadium — it is a separate effect of the medicine, and it is a reason some people are advised to supplement rather than to avoid one:
Read the full Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate nutrient depletion report ›
Depletion records come from the licensed Natural Medicines database. Do not start a supplement on the strength of this page — ask your pharmacist or doctor whether it applies to you.
Taking Vanadium and Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate Together: Common Questions
Is it safe to take Vanadium with Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate?
Are Vanadium and Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate used for the same thing?
How was the Vanadium and Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate combination checked?
Does Vanadium interact with any other medications?
Does Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate interact with any supplements?
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