Apitherapy + Imatinib
Imatinib brand name: Gleevec.
We found no known interaction between Apitherapy and Imatinib 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.
Apitherapy and Imatinib
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 Imatinib and Apitherapy in our sources. This does not guarantee that the combination is completely free of risk — research on Apitherapy alongside specific medications may be limited.
Worth understanding: our licensed dataset holds no drug-interaction record for Apitherapy at all — not against Imatinib, and not against any other medication we track. This verdict therefore rests on the absence of any recorded data, not on research that looked at this combination and found nothing. We cannot rule an interaction out.
Apitherapy is a treatment rather than something you take. Tell whoever provides it which medicines you use, and ask your prescriber whether it is appropriate for your health and treatment. 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.
Apitherapy safety at a glance
Pregnancy & breastfeeding ratings are from Natural Medicines (Therapeutic Research Center) — the full detail is in the Special populations card below. Safety guidance is general; always confirm with your pharmacist or doctor for your situation.
Apitherapy in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding
When apitherapy using honey is consumed in food amounts.
When apitherapy using bee venom is given by subcutaneous injection by a trained medical professional. Significant adverse effects to fetus or mother have not been reported. However, some clinicians decrease maintenance dose by half during pregnancy.
When apitherapy using bee venom is given by subcutaneous injection in high doses. High doses of bee venom can increase release of histamine, which can cause uterine contraction; avoid using in high doses.
DISCLAIMER: This tool is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be interpreted as specific medical advice. Patients should consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making decisions about therapies and/or health conditions.© 2026 Therapeutic Research Center
See Every Supplement That Interacts With Imatinib
This page covers Apitherapy only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Imatinib page lists 153 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.
The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), American Hellebore (major), Arsenic (major), Cesium (major) and Ephedra (major).
By severity: 8 major · 106 moderate · 39 minor.
From our pharmacist’s overview on the Imatinib page
“Imatinib (Gleevec) treats certain leukemias and gastrointestinal tumors, and because keeping its blood level steady is what keeps the cancer controlled, this list deserves genuine attention before you add anything to it. Most of the interactions trace back to how the body clears imatinib through an enzyme called CYP3A4.”
Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026
Where Apitherapy and Imatinib 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.
#621 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days
#2,046 of 2,830 medications looked up here in the last 7 days
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 Apitherapy reference on this page ↓
- Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Apitherapy and Imatinib 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.
About Apitherapy
What is Apitherapy?
- Joint pain and arthritis
- Multiple sclerosis symptoms
- Wound and skin care
- Allergies (with bee pollen)
- General wellness and immune support
Apitherapy is the use of honeybee products such as bee venom, propolis, royal jelly, honey, and bee pollen for health purposes. Solid scientific evidence for most claimed benefits is limited, and bee venom in particular can trigger dangerous allergic reactions. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before trying it, especially if you have allergies.
Honey bee products (honey, bee venom, propolis, royal jelly, bee pollen) and bee stings · Bee venom injections, live bee stings, topical creams, capsules, lozenges, tinctures, raw honey
An interaction check asks whether these two react with each other — it does not ask whether Apitherapy is a good idea for someone in your situation. Here is what our Apitherapy record says about it on its own.
Apitherapy: dosing
There is no standardized dose for apitherapy. The right amount depends heavily on which bee product is used and the form it comes in, and many products are not tightly regulated.Bee venom therapy is not a do-it-yourself treatment and should only be done by a trained practitioner under medical supervision.
From our Apitherapy monograph — the full record covers uses, side effects and every documented interaction.
About Imatinib
What Is Imatinib Used For?
Brand name: Gleevec
Imatinib treats a range of blood cancers and solid tumors. It is used for Philadelphia chromosome positive chronic myeloid leukemia (Ph+ CML) in adults and children — whether newly diagnosed or in more advanced phases — and for Philadelphia chromosome positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL) in both adults and pediatric patients.
It is also used for Kit-positive gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), including after surgical removal, and for several rarer conditions: myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative diseases (MDS/MPD) linked to specific gene changes, aggressive systemic mastocytosis (ASM), hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) and/or chronic eosinophilic leukemia (CEL), and unresectable, recurrent, or metastatic dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP).
Most-Reported Side Effects for Imatinib
From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (41,419 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.
Other Drugs & Apitherapy
Browse every other medication we’ve checked against Apitherapy — both the ones with a known interaction and the ones without. Select any drug for the full detail.
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No interaction 2,829 drugs checked — show the list
We also checked Apitherapy against these medications and found no known interaction in our sources. Open any page to confirm.
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- Duloxetine ›
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- Citalopram ›
Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,829 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Apitherapy list.
Apitherapy References
The 2 references that drive our Apitherapy 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.
- Hebel SK, ed. Drug Facts and Comparisons. 52nd ed. St. Louis: Facts and Comparisons, 1998.
- Centers for Disease Control. Botulism in the Unites Sates, 1899-1996. Handbook for epidemiologists, clinicians, and laboratory workers, 1998. Available online: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/botulism.PDF.
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.
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