Drug & supplement interaction

Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose + Acalabrutinib

Acalabrutinib brand name: Calquence.

No Known Interaction
Medically reviewed by · Updated June 2026 · Pair last verified Oct 4, 2026
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose and Acalabrutinib 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.

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Interaction report

Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose and Acalabrutinib

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 Acalabrutinib and Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose 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.

Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose safety at a glance

Anhydrous Crystall... overall Use caution Generally well tolerated in studies, but it is a sugar, so people with diabetes should be cautious.
Pregnancy Use caution Not well studied as a supplement in pregnancy; check with your doctor before use.
Breastfeeding Use caution Not well studied during breastfeeding; check with your doctor before use.

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

Still wondering about combining Acalabrutinib and Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Acalabrutinib

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Acalabrutinib is filed under 3 classifications — p-glycoprotein substrates, cytochrome p450 3a4 (cyp3a4) substrates, oral drugs. Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose has documented interactions with 1 drug class — the most serious being antidiabetes drugs (minor) — and none of Acalabrutinib’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

Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose Does Interact With Other Medications

Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose has 86 minor known drug interactions in our database — Acalabrutinib isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Minor 86 No known interaction 2,744 (incl. Acalabrutinib)
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What to actually watch for

What Acalabrutinib’s Own FDA Label Lists

This is not an interaction — none of it involves Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose. These are the most notable effects listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of Acalabrutinib’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.

  • An irregular heartbeat Worth acting on
  • Chest pain Worth acting on
  • Shortness of breath Worth acting on mentioned in 2.7% of FDA reports for Acalabrutinib
  • A low platelet count Worth acting on
  • Anemia Worth acting on
  • Raised blood pressure Worth acting on
  • Bleeding or bruising Worth acting on mentioned in 2.7% of FDA reports for Acalabrutinib
  • A low white blood cell count Worth acting on
  • Liver problems Worth acting on
  • A higher chance of infection Worth acting on

Showing the 10 most notable of 29 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 Acalabrutinib. Read the label on DailyMed › Where a percentage is shown, it is the share of 12,049 voluntary FDA FAERS reports for Acalabrutinib that mention that effect — a reporting proportion, not an incidence rate and not evidence the drug caused it. Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose’s licensed record lists no adverse effects our clinical vocabulary could match, so there is no Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose side to compare — that is a limit of the record, not a statement that Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose has no side effects.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Acalabrutinib

This page covers Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Acalabrutinib page lists 144 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Grapefruit (major), St. John's Wort (major), Acacia Rigidula (moderate) and Adrafinil (moderate).

By severity: 3 major · 103 moderate · 38 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Acalabrutinib page

“For anyone taking acalabrutinib (Calquence) for chronic lymphocytic leukemia or lymphoma, the supplement list below deserves genuine scrutiny. Of 144 ingredients on file, nearly all act on CYP3A4, the liver enzyme that clears the drug, or on P-glycoprotein, a transporter that moves it, so they can push its level too high or leave too l…”

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How much people look this up

Where Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose and Acalabrutinib 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 Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose
Steady interest

#1,161 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today
Medication Acalabrutinib
Top 25%

#432 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 Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified October 4, 2026. The Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose and Acalabrutinib records this page draws on were last updated June 22, 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.
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Supplement

About Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose

What is Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose?

Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose
  • Dry mouth (xerostomia)
  • Sjögren syndrome
  • Dry mouth from medications
  • Food stabilizer and texturizer

Anhydrous crystalline maltose is a starch-derived sugar (also called malt sugar) studied mainly as a slow-dissolving lozenge to ease dry mouth, including in people with Sjögren syndrome. Some studies suggest it may modestly improve saliva flow, but the overall evidence is limited. It appears generally well tolerated, but talk with your pharmacist or doctor before using it, especially if you have diabetes.

Disaccharide sugar derived from starch · Dissolving lozenges, tablets, powder

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

Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose: dosing

There is no official, standardized supplement dose for anhydrous crystalline maltose. Do not assume more is better.

From our Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose monograph — the full record covers uses, side effects and every documented interaction.

Read the full Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Acalabrutinib

What Is Acalabrutinib Used For?

Brand name: Calquence

Acalabrutinib treats certain blood cancers in adults. These are mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL).

For MCL, it is used with bendamustine and rituximab in people not yet treated who cannot have an autologous stem cell transplant. It is also used alone in people with MCL who have had at least one earlier treatment. Calquence capsules and Calquence tablets carry these same uses.

Most-Reported Side Effects for Acalabrutinib

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (12,049 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Fatigue 677 reports
Headache 623 reports
Diarrhea 409 reports
Fall 363 reports
Contusion 330 reports
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Other Drugs & Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose

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

0Major
0Moderate
86Minor
2,743No known interaction
86 Minor 2,743 No interaction
Minor

86 interactions

Showing 60 of 86 minor interactions — see all 86 on the Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose page.

No interaction 2,743 drugs checked — show the list

We also checked Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose against these medications and found no known interaction in our sources. Open any page to confirm.

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,743 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose list.

See the full Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose interactions page
See every supplement checked against Acalabrutinib, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose References

The 2 references that drive our Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose 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. Fox, P. C., Cummins, M. J., and Cummins, J. M. Use of orally administered anhydrous crystalline maltose for relief of dry mouth. J Altern Complement Med 2001;7(1):33-43. PubMed
  2. Fox, P. C., Cummins, M. J., and Cummins, J. M. A third study on the use of orally administered anhydrous crystalline maltose for relief of dry mouth in primary Sjogren's syndrome. J Altern Complement Med 2002;8(5):651-659.

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 Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose and Acalabrutinib Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose with Acalabrutinib?
We do not list a known interaction between Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose and Acalabrutinib. 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.
How was the Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose and Acalabrutinib combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Acalabrutinib is filed under 3 classifications, and Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose has documented interactions with 1 drug class — none of Acalabrutinib'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 Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose interact with any other medications?
Yes. Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose has 86 documented drug interactions in our database — Acalabrutinib 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 Acalabrutinib interact with any supplements?
Yes. Acalabrutinib has documented interactions with 144 supplements in our database — Anhydrous Crystalline Maltose is not one of them. The Acalabrutinib 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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