Drug & supplement interaction

Alpha-gpc + Terconazole

Terconazole brand name: Terazole.

No Known Interaction
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Alpha-gpc and Terconazole 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 two are separately associated with some of the same side effects, which would make a new symptom harder to attribute to one or the other.

Know someone taking this? Share
Interaction report

Alpha-gpc and Terconazole

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 Terconazole and Alpha-gpc 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.

Alpha-gpc safety at a glance

Alpha-gpc overall Use caution Generally well tolerated in studies, but long-term safety is not fully established.
Pregnancy Avoid Not enough safety information; avoid unless directed by your doctor.
Breastfeeding Avoid Not enough safety information; avoid unless directed by your doctor.

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

Still wondering about combining Terconazole and Alpha-gpc? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Terconazole

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Terconazole is filed under 2 classifications — antifungals, oral drugs. Alpha-gpc has documented interactions with 1 drug class — the most serious being scopolamine (transderm scop) (minor) — and none of Terconazole’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

Alpha-gpc Does Interact With Other Medications

Alpha-gpc has 16 minor known drug interactions in our database — Terconazole isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Taking anything else?

Check Another of Your Medications Against Alpha-gpc

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

What to actually watch for

No Interaction Found — But Data Suggests Alpha-gpc and Terconazole May Share a Side Effect

This is not an interaction. Neither one changes how your body handles the other, and nothing here says they react together. What our sources do show is that each has separately been linked to the effects below — so taking both can make those effects more likely to turn up, and harder to pin on one or the other if they do.

  • Headache reported in 5.5% of FDA reports for Terconazole Additional detail

    Alpha-gpc

    “Orally, alpha-GPC has been rarely associated with dizziness, excitation, headache, and insomnia. Alpha-GPC use for at least 2 months has also been associated with an elevated risk of stroke when compared with non-users or those who used alpha-GPC for less than 2 months.

    Intramuscularly, alpha-GPC has been rarely associated with confusion, excitation, fainting, headache, and insomnia.”

    Alpha-gpc · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in cluster headache.

    2 sources cited
    1. 12102. Barbagallo Sangiorgi G, Barbagallo M, Giordano M, et al. Alpha-glycerophosphocholine in the mental recovery of cerebral ischemic attacks: An Italian multicenter clinical trial. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1994;717:253-69. PubMed
    2. 108883. Lee G, Choi S, Chang J, et al. Association of L-a glycerylphosphorylcholine with subsequent stroke risk after 10 Years. JAMA Netw Open 2021;4(11):e2136008.

    Terconazole

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Terconazole, and in voluntary FDA adverse-event reports. Read the label on DailyMed ›

Reported for Alpha-gpc but not commonly for Terconazole: heartburn, dizziness, confusion and a skin rash.

Effects for Terconazole come from the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of its FDA label; effects for Alpha-gpc come from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, quoted above. Where a percentage is shown, it is the share of 805 voluntary FDA FAERS reports for Terconazole that mention that effect — a reporting proportion, not an incidence rate and not evidence the drug caused it. Wording is matched across sources by our own clinical vocabulary, so treat this as a prompt to pay attention, not a diagnosis.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Terconazole

This page covers Alpha-gpc only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Terconazole page lists 20 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

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

By severity: 1 major · 7 moderate · 12 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Terconazole page

“Terconazole (Terazole) is a vaginal antifungal for yeast infections, and its supplement list earns genuine caution because of one standout: activated charcoal, the only major-rated interaction among the 20 on file. Charcoal binds many medicines and can lower their levels even when a drug is not taken by mouth, which makes it the entry…”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

Open the Terconazole interaction page

One more smart check

Taking Alpha-gpc as Part of a Dietary Supplement Product? Check It for Interactions

We hold 1,138 real supplement products containing Alpha-gpc, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Alpha-gpc. Even though Alpha-gpc itself has no known interaction with Terconazole, 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 Alpha-gpc and Terconazole 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 Alpha-gpc
Top 25%

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

29 days ago today
Medication Terconazole
Steady interest

#2,492 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 Alpha-gpc reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 13, 2026. The Alpha-gpc and Terconazole records this page draws on were last updated July 10, 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 Alpha-gpc

What is Alpha-gpc?

Alpha-gpc
  • Memory and learning support
  • Age-related cognitive decline
  • Alzheimer's disease and dementia (under study)
  • Athletic and physical performance
  • Source of choline

Alpha-GPC is a choline-containing compound used mainly for memory, brain health, and as a choline source. There is some evidence it may help cognition in people with dementia, but evidence in healthy people is limited. Talk to your pharmacist or doctor before starting it, especially if you take other medicines or have a health condition.

Synthesized compound; also found naturally in soy lecithin and small amounts in foods · Capsules, tablets, powder, liquid

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

Alpha-gpc: dosing

There is no official, standardized dose of Alpha-GPC for any condition. Doses used in research have varied depending on the purpose and the people studied.The safest approach is to follow the directions on the product label and not exceed them.

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

Read the full Alpha-gpc monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Terconazole

What Is Terconazole Used For?

Brand name: Terazole

Terconazole vaginal cream and vaginal suppositories are both indicated for the local treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis — commonly known as a vaginal yeast infection caused by Candida species. Because these products only work against Candida, a healthcare provider should confirm the diagnosis before or during treatment.

Before starting a second course of treatment with terconazole vaginal suppositories, the diagnosis should be re-confirmed by lab tests and other possible causes of symptoms should be ruled out.

See full Terconazole drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Alpha-gpc

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

0Major
0Moderate
16Minor
2,813No known interaction
Minor

16 interactions

No interaction 2,813 drugs checked — show the list
Evidence & sources

Alpha-gpc References

The 4 references that drive our Alpha-gpc 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. Di Perri R, Coppola G, Ambrosio LA, et al. A multicentre trial to the evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of alpha-glycerylphosphorylcholine versus cytosine diphosphocholine in patients with vascular dementia. J Int Med Res 1991;19:330-41.
  2. Barbagallo Sangiorgi G, Barbagallo M, Giordano M, et al. Alpha-glycerophosphocholine in the mental recovery of cerebral ischemic attacks: An Italian multicenter clinical trial. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1994;717:253-69. PubMed
  3. Canal N, Franceschi M, Alberoni M, et al. Effect of L-alpha-glyceryl-phosphorylcholine on amnesia caused by scopolamine. Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther Toxicol 1991;29:103-7.
  4. Lee G, Choi S, Chang J, et al. Association of L-a glycerylphosphorylcholine with subsequent stroke risk after 10 Years. JAMA Netw Open 2021;4(11):e2136008.

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 Alpha-gpc and Terconazole Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Alpha-gpc with Terconazole?
We do not list a known interaction between Alpha-gpc and Terconazole. 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.
Do Alpha-gpc and Terconazole have any of the same side effects?
Yes — our sources link each of them separately to one of the same effects. That is not an interaction: neither changes how your body handles the other. It does mean that if one of those effects turns up, it can be harder to tell which one is behind it. They are listed on this page with the source behind each.
How was the Alpha-gpc and Terconazole combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Terconazole is filed under 2 classifications, and Alpha-gpc has documented interactions with 1 drug class — none of Terconazole'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 Alpha-gpc interact with any other medications?
Yes. Alpha-gpc has 16 documented drug interactions in our database — Terconazole 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 Terconazole interact with any supplements?
Yes. Terconazole has documented interactions with 20 supplements in our database — Alpha-gpc is not one of them. The Terconazole interaction page linked on this page lists every one, ranked by severity.

Written and reviewed by the HelloPharmacist editorial staff. Our editorial policy

Still Have a Question About Terconazole and Alpha-gpc?

Our pharmacists answer your medication & supplement questions — free.

Ask a pharmacist

This information is for education only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always check with your pharmacist or doctor before starting, stopping, or combining supplements and medications.