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Turmeric Drug Interactions

There can be other drugs that have interaction with Turmeric that may not listed on this page; A physician should always be consulted for any health problem or medical condition. When using natural product always tell your doctor!

• Abbokinase (urokinase)
• Abbokinase Open-Cath (urokinase)
• abciximab
• acetaminophen / aluminum hydroxide / aspirin / caffeine / magnesium hydroxide
• acetaminophen / aspirin
• acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine
• acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine / salicylamide
• acetaminophen / aspirin / diphenhydramine
• acetaminophen / aspirin / phenylpropanolamine
• Acetylsalicylic Acid (aspirin)
• Acova (argatroban)
• Activase (alteplase)
• Acuprin 81 (aspirin)
• Adult Strength (aspirin / caffeine)
• Aggrastat (tirofiban)
• Aggrenox (aspirin / dipyridamole)
• Alka-Seltzer Extra Strength (aspirin / citric acid / sodium bicarbonate)
• Alka-Seltzer Lemon-Lime (aspirin / citric acid / sodium bicarbonate)
• Alka-Seltzer Original (aspirin / citric acid / sodium bicarbonate)
• Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Formula Cherry Burst Effervescent Tablets (aspirin / chlorpheniramine / phenylephrine)
• Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Formula Orange Zest Effervescent Tablets (aspirin / chlorpheniramine / phenylephrine)
• Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Formula Sparkling Original Effervescent Tablets (aspirin / chlorpheniramine / phenylephrine)
• Alka-Seltzer Plus Flu Formula (old formulation) (aspirin / chlorpheniramine / dextromethorphan)
• Alka-Seltzer PM (aspirin / diphenhydramine)
• Alka-Seltzer Wake-Up Call! (aspirin / caffeine)
• Alor 5 / 500 (aspirin / hydrocodone)
• alteplase
• aluminum hydroxide / aspirin / calcium carbonate / magnesium hydroxide
• Anacin (aspirin / caffeine)
• Anacin Advanced Headache Formula (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine)
• Anacin Max Strength (aspirin / caffeine)
• Angiomax (bivalirudin)
• anisindione
• anistreplase
• antithrombin (recombinant)
• antithrombin iii
• Anturane (sulfinpyrazone)
• apixaban
• ardeparin
• argatroban
• Arixtra (fondaparinux)
• Arixtra 10 mg / dose (fondaparinux)
• Arixtra 5 mg / dose (fondaparinux)
• Arixtra 7.5 mg / dose (fondaparinux)
• Arthriten (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine)
• Arthriten Inflammatory Pain Formula (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine)
• Arthritis Foundation Pain Reliever (aspirin)
• Arthritis Pain (aspirin)
• Arthritis Pain Formula (aluminum hydroxide / aspirin / calcium carbonate / magnesium hydroxide)
• Ascomp with Codeine (aspirin / butalbital / caffeine / codeine)
• Ascriptin (aspirin)
• Ascriptin Enteric (aspirin)
• Ascriptin Maximum Strength (aspirin)
• Aspergum (aspirin)
• Aspir 81 (aspirin)
• Aspir-Low (aspirin)
• Aspir-Mox (aluminum hydroxide / aspirin / calcium carbonate / magnesium hydroxide)
• Aspir-Mox IB (aluminum hydroxide / aspirin / calcium carbonate / magnesium hydroxide)
• Aspircaf (aspirin / caffeine)
• aspirin
• Aspirin Buffered (aluminum hydroxide / aspirin / calcium carbonate / magnesium hydroxide)
• Aspirin Lite Coat (aspirin)
• Aspirin Low Strength (aspirin)
• aspirin / brompheniramine / dextromethorphan / phenylpropanolamine
• aspirin / butalbital
• aspirin / butalbital / caffeine
• aspirin / butalbital / caffeine / codeine
• aspirin / caffeine
• aspirin / caffeine / dihydrocodeine
• aspirin / caffeine / orphenadrine
• aspirin / caffeine / propoxyphene
• aspirin / caffeine / salicylamide
• aspirin / calcium carbonate
• aspirin / carisoprodol
• aspirin / carisoprodol / codeine
• aspirin / chlorpheniramine / dextromethorphan
• aspirin / chlorpheniramine / dextromethorphan / phenylpropanolamine
• aspirin / chlorpheniramine / phenylephrine
• aspirin / chlorpheniramine / phenylpropanolamine
• aspirin / citric acid / sodium bicarbonate
• aspirin / codeine
• aspirin / diphenhydramine
• aspirin / diphenhydramine / phenylpropanolamine
• aspirin / dipyridamole
• aspirin / hydrocodone
• aspirin / meprobamate
• aspirin / methocarbamol
• aspirin / oxycodone
• aspirin / pentazocine
• aspirin / phenyltoloxamine
• aspirin / pravastatin
• aspirin / pseudoephedrine
• Aspiritab (aspirin)
• Aspirtab (aspirin)
• Atnativ (antithrombin iii)
• ATryn (antithrombin (recombinant))
• Axotal (aspirin / butalbital)
• Azdone (aspirin / hydrocodone)

• B C Powder (aspirin / caffeine / salicylamide)
• B C Powder Arthritis Strength (aspirin / caffeine / salicylamide)
• Backaid Inflammatory Pain Formula (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine)
• Bayer Advanced Aspirin (aspirin)
• Bayer AM (aspirin / caffeine)
• Bayer Aspirin (aspirin)
• Bayer Aspirin Extra Strength Plus (aspirin)
• Bayer Aspirin Regimen (aspirin)
• Bayer Aspirin with Heart Advantage (aspirin)
• Bayer Back & Body (aspirin / caffeine)
• Bayer Children’s Aspirin (aspirin)
• Bayer Extra Strength Back & Body (aspirin / caffeine)
• Bayer Headache Relief (aspirin / caffeine)
• Bayer Migraine Formula (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine)
• Bayer PM (aspirin / diphenhydramine)
• Bayer Women’s Aspirin With Calcium (aspirin)
• Bayer Women’s Low Dose Plus Calcium (aspirin / calcium carbonate)
• BC (aspirin / caffeine)
• BC Arthritis (aspirin / caffeine)
• BC Fast Pain Relief (aspirin / caffeine / salicylamide)
• BC Headache (aspirin / caffeine / salicylamide)
• bivalirudin
• Blowfish for Hangovers (aspirin / caffeine)
• Brilinta (ticagrelor)
• Buffasal (aspirin)
• Buffered Aspirin (aspirin)
• Bufferin (aspirin)
• Bufferin Arthritis Strength (aspirin)
• Bufferin Extra Strength (aspirin)
• Bufferin Low Dose (aspirin)
• Buffex (aspirin)
• Butalbital Compound (aspirin / butalbital / caffeine)

• Cangrelor
• Carisoprodol Compound (aspirin / carisoprodol)
• Cathflo Activase (alteplase)
• Clexane (enoxaparin)
• Clexane Forte (enoxaparin)
• Clopidogrel
• ConRx Pain Reliever (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine)
• Cope (aspirin / caffeine)
• Coumadin (warfarin)
• CVS Extra Strength Headache Relief (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine)

• dabigatran
• dalteparin
• Damason-P (aspirin / hydrocodone)
• danaparoid
• Darvon Compound 32 (aspirin / caffeine / propoxyphene)
• Darvon Compound-65 (aspirin / caffeine / propoxyphene)
• dicumarol
• dipyridamole
• Durlaza (aspirin)

• Easprin (aspirin)
• Ecotrin (aspirin)
• Ecotrin Adult Low Strength (aspirin)
• Ecotrin Maximum Strength (aspirin)
• Ecpirin (aspirin)
• edoxaban
• Effervescent Pain Relief (aspirin / citric acid / sodium bicarbonate)
• Effient (prasugrel)
• Eliquis (apixaban)
• Emagrin (aspirin / caffeine / salicylamide)
• Eminase (anistreplase)
• Empirin (aspirin)
• Empirin with Codeine (aspirin / codeine)
• Endodan (aspirin / oxycodone)
• enoxaparin
• Entaprin (aspirin)
• Entercote (aspirin)
• eptifibatide
• Equagesic (aspirin / meprobamate)
• Exaprin (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine / salicylamide)
• Excedrin (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine)
• Excedrin Back & Body (acetaminophen / aspirin)
• Excedrin Extra Strength (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine)
• Excedrin Menstrual Complete (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine)
• Excedrin Migraine (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine)
• Excedrin PM Headache (acetaminophen / aspirin / diphenhydramine)
• Excedrin PM Triple Action (acetaminophen / aspirin / diphenhydramine)
• Extra Pain Relief (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine)
• Extra Strength Bayer (aspirin)

• Farbital (aspirin / butalbital / caffeine)
• Fasprin (aspirin)
• Fiorinal (aspirin / butalbital / caffeine)
• Fiorinal with Codeine (aspirin / butalbital / caffeine / codeine)
• Fiorinal with Codeine III (aspirin / butalbital / caffeine / codeine)
• Fiormor (aspirin / butalbital / caffeine)
• Fiortal (aspirin / butalbital / caffeine)
• Fiortal with Codeine (aspirin / butalbital / caffeine / codeine)
• fondaparinux
• Fortabs (aspirin / butalbital / caffeine)
• Fragmin (dalteparin)

• Genace (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine)
• Genacote (aspirin)
• Genasan (aspirin / caffeine)
• Gennin-FC (aspirin)
• Genprin (aspirin)
• Goody’s Body Pain (acetaminophen / aspirin)
• Goody’s Extra Strength (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine)
• Goody’s Extra-Strength Headache Powders (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine)
• Goody’s Headache Powders (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine)

• Halfprin (aspirin)
• Heartline (aspirin)
• heparin
• Heparin Sodium (heparin)

• Idenal (aspirin / butalbital / caffeine)
• Innohep (tinzaparin)
• Integrilin (eptifibatide)

• Jantoven (warfarin)

• Kabikinase (streptokinase)
• Kengreal (cangrelor)
• Kinlytic (urokinase)

• Laniroif (aspirin / butalbital / caffeine)
• lepirudin
• Levacet (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine / salicylamide)
• Litecoat Aspirin (aspirin)
• Lortab ASA (aspirin / hydrocodone)
• Lovenox (enoxaparin)
• Lovenox HP (enoxaparin)
• Low Dose ASA (aspirin)

• Magnaprin (aluminum hydroxide /aspirin /calcium carbonate/magnesium hydroxide)
• Medi-Seltzer (aspirin)
• Medique Medi-Seltzer (aspirin / citric acid / sodium bicarbonate)
• Medique Pain-Off (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine)
• Micrainin (aspirin / meprobamate)
• Midol Traditional (aspirin / caffeine)
• Migraine Formula (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine)
• Migraine Relief (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine)
• Migralex (aspirin)
• Miniprin (aspirin)
• Minitabs (aspirin)
• Miradon (anisindione)
• Momentum (aspirin / phenyltoloxamine)

• Norgesic (aspirin / caffeine / orphenadrine)
• Norgesic Forte (aspirin / caffeine / orphenadrine)
• Normiflo (ardeparin)
• Norwich Aspirin (aspirin)

• Orgaran (danaparoid)
• Orphengesic (aspirin / caffeine / orphenadrine)
• Orphengesic Forte (aspirin / caffeine / orphenadrine)

• P-A-C (aspirin / caffeine)
• P-A-C Analgesic (aspirin / caffeine)
• Painaid (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine / salicylamide)
• PainAid Extra-Strength Formula (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine)
• Pamprin Max Menstrual Pain Relief (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine)
• Panasal 5 / 500 (aspirin / hydrocodone)
• PC-CAP (aspirin / caffeine / propoxyphene)
• Percodan (aspirin / oxycodone)
• Percodan-Demi (aspirin / oxycodone)
• Persantine (dipyridamole)
• Persantine IV (dipyridamole)
• Plavix (clopidogrel)
• Pradaxa (dabigatran)
• prasugrel
• Pravigard Pac (aspirin / pravastatin)
• Propoxyphene Compound 65 (aspirin / caffeine / propoxyphene)

• Refludan (lepirudin)
• ReoPro (abciximab)
• Retavase (reteplase)
• Retavase Half-Kit (reteplase)
• reteplase
• Rhinocaps (acetaminophen / aspirin / phenylpropanolamine)
• rivaroxaban
• Robaxisal (aspirin / methocarbamol)
• Roxiprin (aspirin / oxycodone)

• Saleto (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine / salicylamide)
• Savaysa (edoxaban)
• Sloprin (aspirin)
• Soma Compound (aspirin / carisoprodol)
• Soma Compound with Codeine (aspirin / carisoprodol / codeine)
• St. Joseph 81 mg Aspirin Enteric Safety-Coated (aspirin)
• St. Joseph 81 mg Chewable Aspirin (aspirin)
• St. Joseph Aspirin (aspirin)
• Stanback (aspirin / caffeine)
• Stanback Analgesic (aspirin)
• Stanback Fast Pain Relief (aspirin / caffeine / salicylamide)
• Streptase (streptokinase)
• streptokinase
• sulfinpyrazone
• Supac (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine)
• Synalgos-DC (aspirin / caffeine / dihydrocodeine)

• Talwin Compound (aspirin / pentazocine)
• tenecteplase
• Therapy Bayer (aspirin)
• Thrombate III (antithrombin iii)
• ticagrelor
• Ticlid (ticlopidine)
• ticlopidine
• tinzaparin
• tirofiban
• TNKase (tenecteplase)
• Tri-Buffered Aspirin (aspirin)

• Uricalm Intensive (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine)
• urokinase
• Ursinus (aspirin / pseudoephedrine)

• Vanquish (acetaminophen / aspirin / caffeine)
• vorapaxar

• warfarin

• Xarelto (rivaroxaban)

• YSP Aspirin (aspirin)

• Zero-Order Release (aspirin)
• Zontivity (vorapaxar)
• ZORprin (aspirin)

 

Do Not Take If:

• You have bile duct obstruction, gallstones, predisposition to kidney stones, or gastrointestinal disorders such as stomach ulcers and hyperacidity disorders.
• You are taking reserpine: Turmeric may lessen its effects.
• You are taking indomethacin: Turmeric may lessen its effects.
• You are taking warfarin or other blood thinners: Turmeric may increase your risk of bleeding.
• You are taking chemotherapy drugs such as camptothecin, mechlorethamine, doxorubicin, or cyclophosphamide: Turmeric inhibits the action of these drugs against breast cancer cells in lab experiments.
• You are taking norfloxacin: Curcumin makes this stay in the blood for a longer time, thereby reducing the need for taking higher amounts of the drug.
• You are taking drugs metabolized by CYP3A4 enzyme: Curcumin inhibits cytochrome 3A4 enzyme, altering the metabolism of certain prescription drugs.
• You are taking drugs metabolized by CYP1A2 enzyme: Curcumin inhibits cytochrome 1A2 enzyme, altering the metabolism of certain prescription drugs.
• You are taking drugs metabolized by CYP2A6 enzyme: Curcumin enhances cytochrome 2A6 enzyme, altering the metabolism of certain prescription drugs.
• You are taking drugs transported by P-Glycoprotein: Curcumin affects intestinal P-glycoprotein levels and function, thereby increasing the concentrations of prescription drugs such as celiprolol, midazolam and verapamil.
• You are undergoing certain laboratory tests that use dyes: Curcumin may interfere with some laboratory tests due to its strong absorptive and fluorescent properties.
• You are taking tacrolimus: Curumin supplements increase the plasma level of tacrolimus and may increase the side effects.

Also Note:

• Laboratory findings indicate that dietary turmeric may inhibit the anti-tumor action of chemotherapeutic agents such as cyclophosphamide
• Curcumin may also interact with drugs that are substrates of P-glycoprotein (P-gp)  or cytochrome P450 enzymes.
• Patients with gastrointestinal disorders or predisposed to kidney stone formation. should also use this supplement with caution.