The client with Parkinsonism asks the nurse why vitamin B₆should be avoided.Which response would be most appropriate for the nurse? "This vitamin:

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Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) can reverse or reduce the effectiveness of levodopa, a medication commonly used to treat Parkinson's disease, when levodopa is taken alone without a dopa decarboxylase inhibitor. This is because vitamin B6 increases the peripheral metabolism of levodopa, reducing the amount available to the brain.

The Client with Parkinsonism Asks the Nurse Why Vitamin B6

The Client with Parkinsonism Asks the Nurse Why Vitamin B₆