Drug & supplement interaction

7-methoxyflavone + Erlotinib

Erlotinib brand name: Tarceva.

No Known Interaction
Medically reviewed by · Updated June 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 27, 2026
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between 7-methoxyflavone and Erlotinib 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 Erlotinib states a food rule worth keeping to.

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7-methoxyflavone and Erlotinib

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 Erlotinib and 7-methoxyflavone 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.

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.

7-methoxyflavone safety at a glance

7-methoxyflavone overall Not established Human safety data are very limited, so it cannot be called clearly safe.
Pregnancy Avoid Avoid because of unknown safety and possible effects on hormones.
Breastfeeding Avoid Avoid due to lack of safety data and potential hormonal activity.

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

Still wondering about combining Erlotinib and 7-methoxyflavone? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Erlotinib

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Erlotinib is filed under 2 classifications — including oral drugs. 7-methoxyflavone has documented interactions with 2 drug classes — the most serious being aromatase inhibitors (moderate) and testosterone (moderate) — and none of Erlotinib’s classifications are among them.

Classification data comes from our licensed Natural Medicines dataset. A medication can belong to classes beyond those recorded there, so this describes how the check was run — it is not a safety guarantee.

Keep it in perspective

7-methoxyflavone Does Interact With Other Medications

7-methoxyflavone has 12 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Erlotinib isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Moderate 12 No known interaction 2,818 (incl. Erlotinib)
Taking anything else?

Check Another of Your Medications Against 7-methoxyflavone

Covers the 2,830 medications we’ve checked against 7-methoxyflavone. Pick one to open its full report.

What to actually watch for

What Erlotinib’s Own FDA Label Lists

This is not an interaction — none of it involves 7-methoxyflavone. These are the most notable effects listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of Erlotinib’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. 10 of them are worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • A stroke or mini-stroke Worth acting on
  • A bowel blockage Worth acting on
  • Severe muscle breakdown Worth acting on
  • Muscle weakness Worth acting on
  • Bleeding in the gut Worth acting on
  • A heart attack Worth acting on
  • Blood clots Worth acting on
  • Pancreatitis Worth acting on
  • Fainting Worth acting on
  • A severe skin reaction Worth acting on

Showing the 10 most notable of 39 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 Erlotinib. Read the label on DailyMed › Where a percentage is shown, it is the share of 12,442 voluntary FDA FAERS reports for Erlotinib that mention that effect — a reporting proportion, not an incidence rate and not evidence the drug caused it. 7-methoxyflavone’s licensed record lists no adverse effects our clinical vocabulary could match, so there is no 7-methoxyflavone side to compare — that is a limit of the record, not a statement that 7-methoxyflavone has no side effects.

How to take them

Some Erlotinib Products Have a Food Rule — 7-methoxyflavone Should Not Break It

At least one FDA label for a product containing Erlotinib says to take it on an empty stomach. Most supplements — 7-methoxyflavone included — are taken with a meal, so the easy mistake is swallowing both together at breakfast. Where that rule applies, keep Erlotinib on its own and move 7-methoxyflavone to a meal later in the day.

This may not be true of your version. Food instructions belong to the product, not the ingredient: two Erlotinib 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.

Recommended Dose – NSCLC The recommended daily dose of erlotinib tablets for NSCLC is 150 mg taken on an empty stomach, i.e., at least one hour before or two hours after the ingestion of food.

From the Dosage and Administration section of the FDA label we read for Erlotinib — 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.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Erlotinib

This page covers 7-methoxyflavone only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Erlotinib page lists 18 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Bilberry (moderate), Coffee Charcoal (moderate), European Mandrake (moderate) and Glucomannan (moderate).

By severity: 1 major · 8 moderate · 9 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Erlotinib page

“Activated charcoal is the entry I would flag first for anyone taking erlotinib (Tarceva), an oral targeted therapy for certain lung cancers. Charcoal can adsorb the drug in the gut and cut how much reaches the bloodstream, and with a cancer pill, less absorbed means less cancer fought.”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

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One more smart check

Taking 7-methoxyflavone as Part of a Dietary Supplement Product? Check It for Interactions

We hold 20 real supplement products containing 7-methoxyflavone, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides 7-methoxyflavone. Even though 7-methoxyflavone itself has no known interaction with Erlotinib, another ingredient on your label might. Find your product and we’ll check every ingredient on its label:

How much people look this up

Where 7-methoxyflavone and Erlotinib 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 7-methoxyflavone
Top half

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

29 days ago today
Medication Erlotinib
Steady interest

#2,520 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.
  • Citation library: 103,510 references behind our interaction content, 65,311 of them resolved to verified PubMed/DOI sources. See every 7-methoxyflavone reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 27, 2026. The 7-methoxyflavone and Erlotinib records this page draws on were last updated June 20, 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 7-methoxyflavone

What is 7-methoxyflavone?

  • Boosting testosterone
  • Reducing estrogen (aromatase inhibition)
  • Athletic and bodybuilding performance
  • Muscle building support

7-Methoxyflavone is a lab-made or plant-derived flavonoid marketed mainly in testosterone-boosting and bodybuilding supplements based on the idea that it blocks the aromatase enzyme. However, solid human evidence that it raises testosterone, improves performance, or builds muscle is essentially lacking, and its long-term safety has not been well studied. Talk to your pharmacist or doctor before using it, and avoid it during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Isolated flavonoid compound (synthesized or extracted from plants) · Capsules, tablets, powders (often in combination supplements)

An interaction check asks whether these two react with each other — it does not ask whether 7-methoxyflavone is a good idea for someone in your situation. Here is what our 7-methoxyflavone record says about it on its own.

7-methoxyflavone: dosing

There is no established, science-based dose for 7-methoxyflavone. It has not been studied enough in people to know a safe and effective amount.Most products that contain it provide it as part of a blend, and amounts vary widely from brand to brand. They can help you weigh whether the product makes sense for you and check for any concerns based on your health and other medicines.

From our 7-methoxyflavone monograph — the full record covers uses, side effects and every documented interaction.

Read the full 7-methoxyflavone monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Erlotinib

What Is Erlotinib Used For?

Brand name: Tarceva

Erlotinib tablets are used to treat metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in patients whose tumors carry specific gene changes — EGFR exon 19 deletions or exon 21 (L858R) mutations — confirmed by an FDA-approved test. It can be used as a first-line treatment, as maintenance therapy, or after at least one prior chemotherapy has stopped working.

Erlotinib tablets are also used for the first-line treatment of locally advanced, unresectable, or metastatic pancreatic cancer — but only in combination with another chemotherapy drug called gemcitabine. Erlotinib is not recommended alongside platinum-based chemotherapy regimens.

Most-Reported Side Effects for Erlotinib

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (12,441 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Diarrhea 1,339 reports
Rash 1,317 reports
Malignant neoplasm progression 890 reports
Fatigue 718 reports
Nausea 696 reports
See full Erlotinib drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & 7-methoxyflavone

Browse every other medication we’ve checked against 7-methoxyflavone — both the ones with a known interaction and the ones without. Select any drug for the full detail.

0Major
12Moderate
0Minor
2,817No known interaction
12 Moderate 2,817 No interaction
Moderate

12 interactions

No interaction 2,817 drugs checked — show the list

We also checked 7-methoxyflavone against these medications and found no known interaction in our sources. Open any page to confirm.

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,817 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full 7-methoxyflavone list.

See the full 7-methoxyflavone interactions page
See every supplement checked against Erlotinib, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

7-methoxyflavone References

The 1 references that drive our 7-methoxyflavone monograph and interaction data, from the evidence-graded Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) database. Citations with a link open the study on PubMed or the publisher’s site.

  1. Ta N, Walle T. Aromatase inhibition by bioavailable flavones. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2007;107(1-2):127-9.

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 7-methoxyflavone and Erlotinib Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take 7-methoxyflavone with Erlotinib?
We do not list a known interaction between 7-methoxyflavone and Erlotinib. 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 7-methoxyflavone and Erlotinib at the same time of day?
At least one FDA label for a product containing Erlotinib says to take it on an empty stomach, and supplements are usually taken with a meal — so taking them together at breakfast is the easy mistake. Where that applies, keep Erlotinib on its own and move 7-methoxyflavone to a meal later in the day. Food instructions belong to the product rather than the ingredient, so check the directions on your own box. This is about absorption, not an interaction.
How was the 7-methoxyflavone and Erlotinib combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Erlotinib is filed under 2 classifications, and 7-methoxyflavone has documented interactions with 2 drug classes — none of Erlotinib's classifications are among them. A medication can belong to classes beyond those recorded in our dataset, so this describes how the check was run rather than guaranteeing safety.
Does 7-methoxyflavone interact with any other medications?
Yes. 7-methoxyflavone has 12 documented drug interactions in our database — Erlotinib is simply not one of them. If you take anything else, it is worth checking each one; they are all listed on this page.
Does Erlotinib interact with any supplements?
Yes. Erlotinib has documented interactions with 18 supplements in our database — 7-methoxyflavone is not one of them. The Erlotinib 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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