Ginkgo

Name: Ginkgo Drug Interactions
Creator: Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS

70 interactions 6 explained in plain English

Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated Jul 4, 2026 · Editorial policy · Data sources

Sources: FDA prescribing information (Structured Product Labeling), the published literature cited in each entry, DDInter 2.0 (a major open-access drug-interaction database), and legacy DrugBank interaction data distributed by the NIH's RxNav service (decommissioned in 2024) — analyzed and reviewed by our pharmacist team. How we build this library →

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1 Contraindicated 15 Major 54 Moderate

All (70) Contraindicated (1) Major (15) Moderate (54)

Major

Ginkgo Relugolix Orgovyx Explained Increased relugolix exposure Details Ginkgo Atogepant Qulipta Reduced atogepant exposure Details Ginkgo Betrixaban Bevyxxa® Increased risk of bleeding Details Ginkgo Cariprazine Vraylar Explained Effects on the cariprazine exposure has not been evaluated and the net effect is unclear Details Ginkgo Amlodipine Amvaz® Reduced amLODIPine exposure Details Ginkgo Digoxin Cardoxin® Increased digoxin exposure Details Ginkgo Finerenone Kerendia Increased finerenone exposure and an increased risk of finerenone-related adverse effects Details Ginkgo Fondaparinux Arixtra Increased risk of bleeding Details Ginkgo Fondaparinux Injection Arixtra Increased risk of bleeding Details Ginkgo Heparin Increased risk of bleeding Details Ginkgo Heparin Injection Lipo-Hepin® Increased risk of bleeding Details Ginkgo Loperamide Diamode An increased loperamide exposure and an increased risk of loperamide-related adverse reactions Details Ginkgo Lumateperone Caplyta Reduced lumateperone exposure Details Ginkgo Methylergonovine Methergine Increased methylergonovine exposure Details Ginkgo Nifedipine Adalat® Increased NIFEdipine exposure and reduced NIFEdipine exposure Details

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