Drug & supplement interaction

Vitamin O + Rifabutin

Rifabutin brand name: Mycobutin.

No Known Interaction
Medically reviewed by · Updated June 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 20, 2026
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Vitamin O and Rifabutin 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 Rifabutin states a food rule worth keeping to.

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Vitamin O and Rifabutin

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 Rifabutin and Vitamin O 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.

Worth understanding: our licensed dataset holds no drug-interaction record for Vitamin O at all — not against Rifabutin, and not against any other medication we track. This verdict therefore rests on the absence of any recorded data, not on research that looked at this combination and found nothing. We cannot rule an interaction out.

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.

Vitamin O safety at a glance

Vitamin O overall Use caution Products sold as 'Vitamin O' have unproven claims and their ingredients vary, so quality and safety are uncertain.
Pregnancy Avoid There is no safety data, so avoid during pregnancy.
Breastfeeding Avoid There is no safety data, so avoid while breastfeeding.

Safety guidance is general; always confirm with your pharmacist or doctor for your situation.

Still wondering about combining Rifabutin and Vitamin O? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
What to actually watch for

What Rifabutin’s Own FDA Label Lists

This is not an interaction — none of it involves Vitamin O. These are the most notable effects listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of Rifabutin’s own FDA label, for the medication by itself. Knowing the drug’s own list makes it easier to work out the likely cause if something new turns up while you take both. 3 of them are worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • A low white blood cell count Worth acting on mentioned in 4.1% of FDA reports for Rifabutin
  • Chest pain Worth acting on
  • Anemia Worth acting on
  • Bloating or gas
  • Fever mentioned in 5.6% of FDA reports for Rifabutin
  • Reduced appetite
  • Muscle pain
  • Trouble sleeping
  • Stomach upset
  • Stomach pain

Showing the 10 most notable of 16 label-listed effects — ranked by how unusual each one is across medicines generally, with serious effects weighted up.

From the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Rifabutin. Read the label on DailyMed › Where a percentage is shown, it is the share of 2,836 voluntary FDA FAERS reports for Rifabutin that mention that effect — a reporting proportion, not an incidence rate and not evidence the drug caused it. Vitamin O’s licensed record lists no adverse effects our clinical vocabulary could match, so there is no Vitamin O side to compare — that is a limit of the record, not a statement that Vitamin O has no side effects.

How to take them

Some Rifabutin Products Have a Food Rule — Vitamin O Should Not Break It

At least one FDA label for a product containing Rifabutin says to take it with food. If you take Vitamin O on an empty stomach out of habit, keep them separate — and take Rifabutin 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 Rifabutin 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.

For those patients with propensity to nausea, vomiting, or other gastrointestinal upset, administration of rifabutin at doses of 150 mg twice daily taken with food may be useful.

From the Dosage and Administration section of the FDA label we read for Rifabutin — where that label names a specific product, the instruction is that product's. Read the label on DailyMed ›

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.

From our Q&A

Questions About Vitamin O or Rifabutin

These are real questions from readers, answered by the pharmacists at HelloPharmacist — written by a person, not generated from a database. Each one covers Vitamin O or Rifabutin, 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:

Not quite your question? Ask our pharmacists directly — it is free, there is no account required, and answers usually come back within 24 hours.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Rifabutin

This page covers Vitamin O only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Rifabutin page lists 180 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Grapefruit (major), St. John's Wort (major), Acacia Rigidula (moderate) and Adrafinil (moderate).

By severity: 3 major · 136 moderate · 41 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Rifabutin page

“Most people on rifabutin (Mycobutin) are treating or preventing serious mycobacterial infections like MAC or tuberculosis, often for months at a time, and this list deserves a careful read before adding a single capsule. Of the 180 supplements with an interaction on file, three carry a major rating, and all three can shift rifabutin's…”

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How much people look this up

Where Vitamin O and Rifabutin 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 Vitamin O
Steady interest

#1,301 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today
Medication Rifabutin
Top half

#750 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. Vitamin O is not yet covered by that licensed database, so its write-up cites publicly available medical sources directly (see the references below).
  • Citation library: 103,510 references behind our interaction content, 65,311 of them resolved to verified PubMed/DOI sources. See every Vitamin O reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Vitamin O and Rifabutin records this page draws on were last updated June 22, 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 Vitamin O

What is Vitamin O?

  • Claimed to add 'stabilized oxygen' to the body
  • General energy and wellness
  • Marketed for improved breathing or vitality

"Vitamin O" is not a real vitamin. It is a marketing name used for liquid products typically containing saltwater (a saline solution) sold with claims of providing 'stabilized oxygen' to the body. There is no credible scientific evidence that these products work, and U.S. regulators have taken action against false advertising for them, so they are best avoided.

Not applicable (manufactured liquid product) · Liquid drops

An interaction check asks whether these two react with each other — it does not ask whether Vitamin O is a good idea for someone in your situation. Here is what our Vitamin O record says about it on its own.

Vitamin O: dosing

There is no established or recommended dose for Vitamin O because it is not a recognized nutrient and has no proven benefit. Different brands give different directions, usually a set number of drops in water.Since the product is unproven, the most cautious advice is to avoid it.

From our Vitamin O monograph — the full record covers uses, side effects and every documented interaction.

Read the full Vitamin O monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Rifabutin

What Is Rifabutin Used For?

Brand name: Mycobutin

Rifabutin capsules are used to prevent disseminated MAC (Mycobacterium avium complex) disease — a serious bacterial infection that can spread throughout the body — in patients with advanced HIV infection.

It is not approved to treat active tuberculosis (TB), and it must not be used alone in patients who have active TB, as this can lead to antibiotic resistance.

See full Rifabutin drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Vitamin O

Browse every other medication we’ve checked against Vitamin O — both the ones with a known interaction and the ones without. Select any drug for the full detail.

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No interaction 2,829 drugs checked — show the list

We also checked Vitamin O against these medications and found no known interaction in our sources. Open any page to confirm.

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,829 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Vitamin O list.

See the full Vitamin O interactions page
See every supplement checked against Rifabutin, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Vitamin O References

The 2 sources that drive our Vitamin O monograph — publicly available pages from reputable medical and government organizations. Every link was verified to work before publishing. Vitamin O is not covered by the licensed Natural Medicines interaction database, so its page cites these public sources directly.

  1. Dietary Supplements: What You Need to Know — NIH Office of Dietary Supplements Source
  2. Dietary and Herbal Supplements — NIH National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health Source

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 Vitamin O and Rifabutin Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Vitamin O with Rifabutin?
We do not list a known interaction between Vitamin O and Rifabutin. 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 Vitamin O and Rifabutin at the same time of day?
At least one FDA label for a product containing Rifabutin says to take it with food. If you take Vitamin O on an empty stomach out of habit, keep them separate and take Rifabutin with a meal where the label says to. Food instructions belong to the product rather than the ingredient — two Rifabutin products can differ — so check the directions on your own box. This is about absorption, not an interaction.
Does Rifabutin interact with any supplements?
Yes. Rifabutin has documented interactions with 180 supplements in our database — Vitamin O is not one of them. The Rifabutin 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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