Vitamin B2 250 mg Ingredients & Drug Interactions
by NaturesPlus
What is this page for?
First and foremost: checking Vitamin B2 250 mg against your medications. The heart of this page is the interaction checker and the full interaction report — how this product’s ingredients may interact with prescription and over-the-counter medicines you may be taking.
Around that, we add a pharmacist’s high-level view of the product as a whole — what’s inside, the evidence for its stated use, how transparent the label is, and what safety data exists — so you can see the full picture in one place. It’s educational information from our licensed clinical databases and the clinical staff at HelloPharmacist — not medical advice — and we don’t sell or endorse products. Our editorial policy
Vitamin B2 250 mg is a dietary supplement by NaturesPlus with 1 active ingredient. Its ingredients are commonly taken for riboflavin deficiency, migraine prevention, general energy and metabolism support.Based on those ingredients, 20 medications have a known interaction with it, the most serious rated moderate. The ingredients most likely to interact are Riboflavin. Use the checker below to test your specific medication, or read the full HelloPharmacist Interaction Report.
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HelloPharmacist Scorecard of Vitamin B2 250 mg by NaturesPlus
Our pharmacy team’s full take, with four database checks built into the cards below — a summary of what is known, not a grade of the product itself.
What’s inside
Full disclosure
This product contains one active ingredient: riboflavin (also called vitamin B2), a B vitamin your body needs to turn food into energy and keep your skin, eyes, and nervous system healthy. At 250 mg per tablet, it's a straightforward single-ingredient supplement.
The inactive ingredients are microcrystalline cellulose, di-calcium phosphate, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, stearic acid, rice bran, magnesium stearate, silica, and pharmaceutical glaze — these are fillers, binders, and capsule materials that help form and preserve the tablet.
Does it work?
No specific claim
We don't hold effectiveness data for riboflavin in our monograph, so we can't tell you what clinical evidence supports its use.
How safe is it?
Well-documented data
Riboflavin is very well tolerated and considered very safe — your body removes excess through your urine. The most common side effects at higher doses are nausea and bright yellow urine discoloration, which are harmless and temporary.
Rarely, diarrhea or increased urination have been reported. Riboflavin is needed during pregnancy and breastfeeding and is generally safe at normal recommended amounts.
Because this is a high-dose supplement (250 mg is well above typical daily needs), talk with your doctor or midwife before using it in pregnancy or while nursing.
Meds to double-check
Moderate interaction found
Check your exact medications if you take tetracycline antibiotics (such as doxycycline or minocycline) — riboflavin may theoretically reduce how well they work, though this hasn't been confirmed in patients. Use the search tool on this page to verify your specific drugs.
The bottom line
Scorecard at a glanceFully disclosed formula marketed for general wellness rather than one specific gradeable purpose. Moderate medication interactions have been identified, and safety information is well characterized.
This is a straightforward, well-tolerated B vitamin supplement. If you take tetracycline antibiotics, check with your pharmacist first — timing or dose may need to shift.
Pregnant or nursing? Ask your provider about the right dose for you.
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Assessment coverage: 1 of 1 active ingredient matched to our full ingredient reviews (monographs). Based on the product label dated Oct 24, 2023.
This Scorecard evaluates available label information, ingredient evidence, and known medication-safety considerations. It does not independently verify product identity, purity, potency, contamination, or manufacturing quality. How these ratings are computed
General information
Key facts about Vitamin B2 250 mg, straight from the product label.
| Brand | NaturesPlus |
|---|---|
| Barcode (UPC) | 097467016354 |
| Net contents | 60 Tablet(s) |
| Market status | On market |
| Date entered into DSLD | Oct 24, 2023 |
| DSLD ID | 298643 |
| Product type | Vitamin |
| Supplement form | Tablet Or Pill |
| Dietary claims / uses | All Other, Structure/Function |
| Intended target group(s) | Vegetarian, Adult (18 - 50 Years), No Allergies, Gluten Free |
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Supplement Facts
The label details for Vitamin B2 250 mg by NaturesPlus, sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database.
Supplement Facts
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| Riboflavin | 250 mg | 19231% |
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Di-Calcium Phosphate, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Stearic Acid, Rice Bran, Magnesium Stearate, Silica, Pharmaceutical Glaze
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Formulation
Free from artificial colors and artificial preservatives. Free from all of the major allergens identified in the U.S. Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act.
Vegetarian
Gluten free
In a special base which provides for the gradual release of ingredients over a prolonged period of time. Micro-gel sustained release system
Sustained release Energy support
Storage
Keep tightly closed in a cool, dry place.
Precautions
Keep out of reach of children.
FDA Disclaimer Statement
This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
FDA Statement of Identity
Dietary Supplement
Suggested/Recommended/Usage/Directions
Directions: One tablet daily.
Brand IP Statement(s)
Copyright Natural Organics
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Vitamin B2 250 mg by NaturesPlus label
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View the full label (PDF)The Ingredients in Vitamin B2 250 mg by NaturesPlus
This is the 1 active ingredient this product is made of. Select it to open its full monograph.
Serving size1 Tablet(s) Dosage formTablet Or Pill Servings per container60 Amounts shown are per serving.
Riboflavin
Interacts with20 drugs
Riboflavin (vitamin B2) is an essential nutrient your body needs to turn food into energy and to keep skin, eyes, and nerves healthy. It is generally...
Riboflavin monograph & interactionsOther (inactive) ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Di-Calcium Phosphate, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Stearic Acid, Rice Bran, Magnesium Stearate, Silica, Pharmaceutical Glaze. These complete the product’s ingredient list but are not active constituents.
Vitamin B2 250 mg by NaturesPlus Drug Interactions
HelloPharmacist Interaction Report
Vitamin B2 250 mg by NaturesPlus has one documented interaction we need to flag.
Riboflavin, the active ingredient, may theoretically decrease how well tetracycline antibiotics work. In vitro research suggests riboflavin could inhibit these antibiotics' potency, but this hasn't been reported in actual patients — so it's not yet clear if it matters in real life.
Read the full breakdown — every affected drug type, severity by severity
Altogether, these interactions span 20 individual medications.
If you take a tetracycline antibiotic (such as doxycycline or minocycline), run your exact medication through the checker on this page before starting this supplement. Your doctor or pharmacist can tell you whether the timing or dose needs adjusting.
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Individual Drug Interactions
The ingredients in Vitamin B2 250 mg interact with 20 drugs. Click any drug to see the details.
1 of the 1 ingredient in Vitamin B2 250 mg interact with drugs. Each result below shows which ingredient is responsible. Riboflavin
Amphotericin, TetracyclineMysteclin-F
How Amphotericin, Tetracycline interacts with Vitamin B2 250 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
RiboflavinTetracycline Antibiotics Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, taking riboflavin with tetracycline antibiotics may decrease the potency of these antibiotics.
Read the full Riboflavin + Amphotericin, Tetracycline interactionBismuth Subsalicylate, Metronidazole, TetracyclineHelidac
How Bismuth Subsalicylate, Metronidazole, Tetracycline interacts with Vitamin B2 250 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
RiboflavinTetracycline Antibiotics Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, taking riboflavin with tetracycline antibiotics may decrease the potency of these antibiotics.
Read the full Riboflavin + Bismuth Subsalicylate, Metronidazole, Tetracycline interactionChlortetracyclineAureomycin
How Chlortetracycline interacts with Vitamin B2 250 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
RiboflavinTetracycline Antibiotics Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, taking riboflavin with tetracycline antibiotics may decrease the potency of these antibiotics.
Read the full Riboflavin + Chlortetracycline interactionDemeclocyclineDeclomycin
How Demeclocycline interacts with Vitamin B2 250 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
RiboflavinTetracycline Antibiotics Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, taking riboflavin with tetracycline antibiotics may decrease the potency of these antibiotics.
Read the full Riboflavin + Demeclocycline interactionDoripenemDoribax
How Doripenem interacts with Vitamin B2 250 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
RiboflavinTetracycline Antibiotics Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, taking riboflavin with tetracycline antibiotics may decrease the potency of these antibiotics.
Read the full Riboflavin + Doripenem interactionDoxycyclineDoryx, Doxy, Doxy-D, Doxycin, Doxycycline Injection, Doxylin +6 more
How Doxycycline interacts with Vitamin B2 250 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
RiboflavinTetracycline Antibiotics Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, taking riboflavin with tetracycline antibiotics may decrease the potency of these antibiotics.
Read the full Riboflavin + Doxycycline interactionDoxycycline HyclateActiclate, Acticlate Cap, Lymepak
How Doxycycline Hyclate interacts with Vitamin B2 250 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
RiboflavinTetracycline Antibiotics Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, taking riboflavin with tetracycline antibiotics may decrease the potency of these antibiotics.
Read the full Riboflavin + Doxycycline Hyclate interactionDoxycycline MonohydrateErfacea
How Doxycycline Monohydrate interacts with Vitamin B2 250 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
RiboflavinTetracycline Antibiotics Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, taking riboflavin with tetracycline antibiotics may decrease the potency of these antibiotics.
Read the full Riboflavin + Doxycycline Monohydrate interactionDoxycylineDoxychel
How Doxycyline interacts with Vitamin B2 250 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
RiboflavinTetracycline Antibiotics Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, taking riboflavin with tetracycline antibiotics may decrease the potency of these antibiotics.
Read the full Riboflavin + Doxycyline interactionEravacyclineXerava
How Eravacycline interacts with Vitamin B2 250 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
RiboflavinTetracycline Antibiotics Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, taking riboflavin with tetracycline antibiotics may decrease the potency of these antibiotics.
Read the full Riboflavin + Eravacycline interactionMetronidazole, Tetracyline, Bismuth Subcitrate PotassiumPylera
How Metronidazole, Tetracyline, Bismuth Subcitrate Potassium interacts with Vitamin B2 250 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
RiboflavinTetracycline Antibiotics Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, taking riboflavin with tetracycline antibiotics may decrease the potency of these antibiotics.
Read the full Riboflavin + Metronidazole, Tetracyline, Bismuth Subcitrate Potassium interactionMinocyclineAcnamino MR, Aknemin, Amzeeq, Arestin Miscrosperes, Dynacin, Minocin +6 more
How Minocycline interacts with Vitamin B2 250 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
RiboflavinTetracycline Antibiotics Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, taking riboflavin with tetracycline antibiotics may decrease the potency of these antibiotics.
Read the full Riboflavin + Minocycline interactionMinocycline HydrochlorideMinolira, Ximino
How Minocycline Hydrochloride interacts with Vitamin B2 250 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
RiboflavinTetracycline Antibiotics Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, taking riboflavin with tetracycline antibiotics may decrease the potency of these antibiotics.
Read the full Riboflavin + Minocycline Hydrochloride interactionOmadacycline (iv)Nuzyra
How Omadacycline (iv) interacts with Vitamin B2 250 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
RiboflavinTetracycline Antibiotics Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, taking riboflavin with tetracycline antibiotics may decrease the potency of these antibiotics.
Read the full Riboflavin + Omadacycline (iv) interactionOmadacycline (oral)Nuzyra
How Omadacycline (oral) interacts with Vitamin B2 250 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
RiboflavinTetracycline Antibiotics Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, taking riboflavin with tetracycline antibiotics may decrease the potency of these antibiotics.
Read the full Riboflavin + Omadacycline (oral) interactionOxytetracyclineTerramycin
How Oxytetracycline interacts with Vitamin B2 250 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
RiboflavinTetracycline Antibiotics Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, taking riboflavin with tetracycline antibiotics may decrease the potency of these antibiotics.
Read the full Riboflavin + Oxytetracycline interactionOxytetracycline, Phenazopyridine, SulfamethizoleUrobiotic
How Oxytetracycline, Phenazopyridine, Sulfamethizole interacts with Vitamin B2 250 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
RiboflavinTetracycline Antibiotics Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, taking riboflavin with tetracycline antibiotics may decrease the potency of these antibiotics.
Read the full Riboflavin + Oxytetracycline, Phenazopyridine, Sulfamethizole interactionRetapamulinAltabax, Altargo
How Retapamulin interacts with Vitamin B2 250 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
RiboflavinTetracycline Antibiotics Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, taking riboflavin with tetracycline antibiotics may decrease the potency of these antibiotics.
Read the full Riboflavin + Retapamulin interactionTetracyclineAchromycin, Achromycin V, Nor-Tet, Robitet, Sumycin, Sumycin 250 +6 more
How Tetracycline interacts with Vitamin B2 250 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
RiboflavinTetracycline Antibiotics Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, taking riboflavin with tetracycline antibiotics may decrease the potency of these antibiotics.
Read the full Riboflavin + Tetracycline interactionTigecyclineTygacil
How Tigecycline interacts with Vitamin B2 250 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
RiboflavinTetracycline Antibiotics Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, taking riboflavin with tetracycline antibiotics may decrease the potency of these antibiotics.
Read the full Riboflavin + Tigecycline interactionEach ingredient & the kinds of drugs it affects
For each ingredient in Vitamin B2 250 mg with known interactions, here are the types of medications it can affect. Open any type for the detail — or search your exact drug in the checker above.
Riboflavin
Tetracycline Antibiotics
Theoretically, taking riboflavin with tetracycline antibiotics may decrease the potency of these antibiotics.
In vitro research suggests that riboflavin may inhibit the potency of tetracycline antibiotics. It is not clear if this effect is clinically significant, as this interaction has not been reported in humans.
Brand information
Manufacturer and brand details for Vitamin B2 250 mg, from the product label.
NaturesPlus
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- Natural Organics Laboratories, Inc. makers of Nature's Plus
- Street Address
- 9500 New Horizons Blvd.
- City
- Amityville
- State
- New York
- ZipCode
- 11701
- Web Address
- www.naturesplus.com
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The Full Monographs Behind Vitamin B2 250 mg’s Ingredients
Every ingredient we hold a full HelloPharmacist monograph for — uses, evidence, safety, and the complete interaction list.
Sources & How We Checked
Vitamin B2 250 mg's label data comes from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database; the ingredient interaction data is from the Natural Medicines database, reviewed by our pharmacists.
- NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) — The official product label on file for this supplement.
- Natural Medicines (Therapeutic Research Center) — Evidence-graded clinical reference behind the ingredient interaction data.
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The 5 references behind this product’s interaction data
Every citation that drives the interaction findings for this product’s ingredients, from the evidence-graded Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) database. Open an ingredient to browse its citations — links open the study on PubMed or the publisher’s site.
Riboflavin 5 references
- Schoenen J, Jacquy J, Lenaerts M. Effectiveness of high-dose riboflavin in migraine prophylaxis. A randomized controlled trial. Neurology 1998;50:466-70. PubMed
- Yates AA, Schlicker SA, Suitor CW. Dietary reference intakes: The new basis for recommendations for calcium and related nutrients, B vitamins, and choline. J Am Diet Assoc 1998;98:699-706. PubMed
- Leeson LJ, Weidenheimer JF. Stability of tetracycline and riboflavin. J Pharm Sci. 1969;58(3):355-7. PubMed
- MacLennan, S. C., Wade, F. M., Forrest, K. M., Ratanayake, P. D., Fagan, E., and Antony, J. High-dose riboflavin for migraine prophylaxis in children: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. J Child Neurol. 2008;23(11):1300-1304.
- Dietary reference intakes (DRIs): estimated average requirements. Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, National Academics. https://www.nal.usda.gov/sites/default/files/fnic_uploads//recommended_intakes_individuals.pdf Accessed July 24, 2017.
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