Drug & supplement interaction

Vanadium + Mineral Oil

Mineral Oil brand name: Kondremul Plain.

No Known Interaction
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Vanadium and Mineral Oil 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. Additionally, although there is no interaction, the label for Mineral Oil states a food rule worth keeping to.

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Vanadium and Mineral Oil

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 Mineral Oil 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

Vanadium overall Use caution Small dietary amounts are fine, but supplement doses can cause side effects and may be toxic at high levels.
Pregnancy Likely Safe When used orally in amounts found in foods. Read the full pregnancy detail
Breastfeeding Likely Safe 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... Read the full breastfeeding detail

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.

Still wondering about combining Mineral Oil and Vanadium? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Mineral Oil

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Mineral Oil is filed under a single classification — 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 Mineral Oil’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.

Keep it in perspective

Vanadium Does Interact With Other Medications

Vanadium has 208 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Mineral Oil isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

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What to actually watch for

What Vanadium Itself Has Been Linked To

This is not an interaction — nothing below involves Mineral Oil. It is the side-effect record for Vanadium on its own, from the licensed Natural Medicines monograph. If something new turns up after you add Vanadium, this list is the first place to look. 6 entries are worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • Kidney stones Worth acting on Additional detail

    “In some cases, patients with diabetes have used very high doses (100 mg daily) of vanadium safely for up to 4 weeks. However, there is concern based on animal research that prolonged use of high doses might cause serious side effects including kidney damage.”

    Vanadium · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in diabetes.

    5 sources cited
    1. 3055. 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
    2. 3056. 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
    3. 3057. 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.
    4. 7135. 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.
    5. 3020. Sitprija V, Tungsanga K, Tosukhowong P, et al. Metabolic problems in northeastern Thailand: possible role of vanadium. Mineral Electrolyte Metab 1998;19:51-6.
  • High blood sugar Worth acting on Additional detail

    “In some cases, patients with diabetes have used very high doses (100 mg daily) safely for up to 4 weeks. However, high body levels of vanadium have been associated with an increased incidence malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus.”

    Vanadium · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in diabetes.

    4 sources cited
    1. 3055. 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
    2. 3056. 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
    3. 3057. 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.
    4. 3020. Sitprija V, Tungsanga K, Tosukhowong P, et al. Metabolic problems in northeastern Thailand: possible role of vanadium. Mineral Electrolyte Metab 1998;19:51-6.
  • Kidney problems Worth acting on Additional detail

    “Orally, vanadium is well tolerated when taken in amounts below the tolerable upper intake level (UL) of 1.8 mg daily. Higher doses may cause adverse effects.

    Most Common Adverse Effects:

    Orally: Gastrointestinal adverse effects, including abdominal discomfort, diarrhea, flatulence, and nausea, when taken at doses above the UL.

    Serious Adverse Effects (Rare):

    Orally: Kidney damage, when taken long-term at high doses.…”

    Vanadium · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in dermatitis.

  • Raised blood pressure Worth acting on Additional detail

    “Higher levels of vanadium in the body have been associated with a greater risk for hypertension. However, it is unclear if oral supplementation with vanadium causes elevated blood pressure.”

    Vanadium · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in hypertension.

    1 source cited
    1. 107923. 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
  • A higher chance of infection Worth acting on Additional detail

    “Allergic reactions to vanadium metal have been reported. A 68-year-old female developed an itchy, erythematous rash, ocular pruritus, and a positive skin test to vanadium after implantation of a vanadium-containing knee prosthesis.”

    Vanadium · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in dermatitis.

    3 sources cited
    1. 99051. 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
    2. 102095. 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
    3. 107924. 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
  • An allergic reaction Worth acting on Additional detail

    “Allergic reactions to vanadium metal have been reported. A 68-year-old female developed an itchy, erythematous rash, ocular pruritus, and a positive skin test to vanadium after implantation of a vanadium-containing knee prosthesis. Contact dermatitis, presenting as pruritic eczema of the hand, and a positive skin patch test to vanadium was reported in a 39-year-old male who worked with vanadium-containing tools.”

    Vanadium · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in dermatitis.

    2 sources cited
    1. 99051. 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
    2. 102095. 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
  • Bloating or gas / Stomach upset Additional detail

    “Orally, vanadium most commonly causes mild gastrointestinal upset. There is concern that taking doses exceeding the tolerable upper intake level (UL) of 1.8 mg per day can increase the risk of gastrointestinal side effects and possibly lead to more severe toxicity. At higher doses, vanadium frequently causes gastrointestinal effects including abdominal discomfort, diarrhea, nausea, and flatulence.”

    Vanadium · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in diarrhea.

    6 sources cited
    1. 7135. 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.
    2. 3012. Harland BF, Harden-Williams BA. Is vanadium of human nutritional importance yet? J Am Diet Assoc 1994;94:891-4. PubMed
    3. 3055. 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
    4. 3056. 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
    5. 3057. 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.
    6. 12557. 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
  • Itching Additional detail

    Recorded for Vanadium in the same Natural Medicines adverse-effect record shown under An allergic reaction above.

  • Tiredness Additional detail

    “Orally, vanadium has been rarely associated with fatigue, lethargy, and focal neurological lesions, which are unrelated to dose.”

    Vanadium · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in fatigue.

    1 source cited
    1. 7135. 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.

Showing the 10 most notable of 13 recorded effects — ranked by how unusual each one is across medicines generally, with serious effects weighted up.

Everything above comes from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record for Vanadium — expand a row for the licensed statement it rests on. We haven’t matched Mineral Oil to its FDA label in our system yet, so we can’t compare its own side-effect list here — the leaflet that comes with your prescription is the authoritative list for Mineral Oil.

Special populations

Vanadium in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Pregnancy Likely Safe

When used orally in amounts found in foods.

Pregnancy Possibly Unsafe

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.

Lactation Likely Safe

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

How to take them

Some Mineral Oil Products Have a Food Rule — Vanadium Should Not Break It

At least one FDA label for a product containing Mineral Oil says to take it with food. If you take Vanadium on an empty stomach out of habit, keep them separate — and take Mineral Oil with a meal where the label says to.

This may not be true of your version. Food instructions belong to the product, not the ingredient: two Mineral Oil products can carry different directions, and extended-release forms often differ from immediate-release ones. The label we read is quoted below — check the directions on your own box or bottle, or ask your pharmacist, for how to take the exact product you were given.

Directions: * Do not take with meals.

From the Dosage and Administration section of the FDA label we read for Mineral Oil — where that label names a specific product, the instruction is that product's. See the Mineral Oil drug page ›

A food rule is not an interaction — it is about how much of the medicine you absorb. The directions that came with your own product, and your pharmacist, outrank anything on this page.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Mineral Oil

This page covers Vanadium only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Mineral Oil page lists 17 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Coffee Charcoal (moderate), European Mandrake (moderate), Glucomannan (moderate) and Guar Gum (moderate).

By severity: 1 major · 7 moderate · 9 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Mineral Oil page

“Everything on record for mineral oil (Kondremul Plain) comes down to one theme, absorption in the gut, and it deserves genuine care, chiefly because of activated charcoal. Charcoal binds a wide array of medicines and can sharply cut how much of them the body actually takes in, and it carries this list's only major rating, so understand…”

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 Mineral Oil, another ingredient on your label might. Find your product and we’ll check every ingredient on its label:

How much people look this up

Where Vanadium and Mineral Oil 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.

Supplement Vanadium
Top 5%

#51 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today
Medication Mineral Oil
Top half

#712 of 2,830 medications looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today

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 Mineral Oil 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.
Data structure & sourcing designed and verified by .
Supplement

About Vanadium

What is Vanadium?

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.

Read the full Vanadium monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Mineral Oil

What Is Mineral Oil Used For?

Brand name: Kondremul Plain

Most mineral oil products are used to relieve occasional constipation. Rectal enema products — including Fleet, Leader Ready to Use Mineral Oil, Foster and Thrive Ready to Use Mineral oil, Enema, and Enema Mineral Oil — are also used for relief of fecal impaction (stool that is stuck and won't pass) and to remove residue left in the bowel after a barium procedure.

Humco Mineral Oil Light topical liquid is used to help treat and prevent diaper rash, protect chafed skin, and seal out wetness. HANHOO BlemishPatch is applied directly to skin concerns as a topical patch.

See full Mineral Oil drug information
Keep checking

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.

0Major
208Moderate
0Minor
2,621No known interaction
Moderate

208 interactions

Showing 60 of 208 moderate interactions — see all 208 on the Vanadium page.

No interaction 2,621 drugs checked — show the list
Evidence & sources

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.

  1. Harland BF, Harden-Williams BA. Is vanadium of human nutritional importance yet? J Am Diet Assoc 1994;94:891-4. PubMed
  2. Sitprija V, Tungsanga K, Tosukhowong P, et al. Metabolic problems in northeastern Thailand: possible role of vanadium. Mineral Electrolyte Metab 1998;19:51-6.
  3. Funakoshi T, Shimada H, Kojima S, et al. Anticoagulant action of vanadate. Chem Pharmaceut Bull 1992;40:174-6. PubMed
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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
  9. 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.
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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.

Pharmacist Counseling Corner

Taking Vanadium and Mineral Oil Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Vanadium with Mineral Oil?
We do not list a known interaction between Vanadium and Mineral Oil. That does not guarantee the combination is risk-free, so confirm with your pharmacist or doctor — especially if you take other medications or have a health condition.
Should I take Vanadium and Mineral Oil at the same time of day?
At least one FDA label for a product containing Mineral Oil says to take it with food. If you take Vanadium on an empty stomach out of habit, keep them separate and take Mineral Oil with a meal where the label says to. Food instructions belong to the product rather than the ingredient — two Mineral Oil products can differ — so check the directions on your own box. This is about absorption, not an interaction.
How was the Vanadium and Mineral Oil combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Mineral Oil is filed under 1 classification, and Vanadium has documented interactions with 2 drug classes — none of Mineral Oil's classifications are among them. A medication can belong to classes beyond those recorded in our dataset, so this describes how the check was run rather than guaranteeing safety.
Does Vanadium interact with any other medications?
Yes. Vanadium has 208 documented drug interactions in our database — Mineral Oil is simply not one of them. If you take anything else, it is worth checking each one; they are all listed on this page.
Does Mineral Oil interact with any supplements?
Yes. Mineral Oil has documented interactions with 17 supplements in our database — Vanadium is not one of them. The Mineral Oil interaction page linked on this page lists every one, ranked by severity.

Written and reviewed by the HelloPharmacist editorial staff. Our editorial policy

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