Drug & supplement interaction

Blueberry + Ivabradine

Ivabradine brand names: Procoralan, Coralan, Corlentor, Corlanor.

No Known Interaction
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Blueberry and Ivabradine 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 Ivabradine states a food rule worth keeping to.

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Blueberry and Ivabradine

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 Ivabradine and Blueberry 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.

Blueberry safety at a glance

Blueberry overall Generally safe Blueberries are widely eaten as food and are generally safe for most people.
Pregnancy Likely Safe When used orally in amounts commonly found in foods. There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of blueberry for medicinal use; avoid... Read the full pregnancy detail
Breastfeeding Likely Safe When used orally in amounts commonly found in foods. There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of blueberry for medicinal use; avoid... Read the full breastfeeding detail

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.

Still wondering about combining Ivabradine and Blueberry? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Ivabradine

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Ivabradine is filed under 3 classifications — including cytochrome p450 3a4 (cyp3a4) substrates, oral drugs. Blueberry has documented interactions with 3 drug classes — the most serious being antidiabetes drugs (minor), buspirone (buspar) (minor) and flurbiprofen (ansaid, others) (minor) — and none of Ivabradine’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

Blueberry Does Interact With Other Medications

Blueberry has 88 minor known drug interactions in our database — Ivabradine isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

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What to actually watch for

What Blueberry Itself Has Been Linked To

This is not an interaction — nothing below involves Ivabradine. It is the side-effect record for Blueberry on its own, from the licensed Natural Medicines monograph. If something new turns up after you add Blueberry, this list is the first place to look.

  • Constipation / Diarrhea / Vomiting / Nausea Additional detail

    “Orally, freeze-dried blueberries may cause constipation, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. In one clinical trial, 26% of patients taking freeze-dried blueberries 50 grams daily dropped out in the first week of the study due to gastrointestinal complaints.”

    Blueberry · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in constipation.

    1 source cited
    1. 107278. Basu A, Du M, Leyva MJ, et al. Blueberries decrease cardiovascular risk factors in obese men and women with metabolic syndrome. J Nutr 2010;140(9):1582-7. PubMed

Everything above comes from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record for Blueberry — expand a row for the licensed statement it rests on. We read the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of Ivabradine’s FDA label too, and the two lists don’t meaningfully overlap — which is why no Ivabradine column appears here.

Special populations

Blueberry in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Pregnancy And Lactation Likely Safe

When used orally in amounts commonly found in foods. There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of blueberry for medicinal use; avoid using.

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

How to take them

Some Ivabradine Products Have a Food Rule — Blueberry Should Not Break It

At least one FDA label for a product containing Ivabradine says to take it with food. If you take Blueberry on an empty stomach out of habit, keep them separate — and take Ivabradine with a meal where the label says to.

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

DOSAGE AND ADMINIST R ATION Adult and pediatric patients greater than 40 kg Starting dose is 2.5 (pediatrics and vulnerable adults) or 5 mg twice daily with food.

From the Dosage and Administration section of the FDA label we read for Ivabradine — where that label names a specific product, the instruction is that product's. See the Ivabradine drug page ›

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 Ivabradine

This page covers Blueberry only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Ivabradine page lists 138 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 · 94 moderate · 41 minor.

Open the Ivabradine interaction page

One more smart check

Taking Blueberry as Part of a Dietary Supplement Product? Check It for Interactions

We hold 5,076 real supplement products containing Blueberry, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Blueberry. Even though Blueberry itself has no known interaction with Ivabradine, 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 Blueberry and Ivabradine 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 Blueberry
Top 5%

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

29 days ago today
Medication Ivabradine
Top 25%

#497 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 Blueberry reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 13, 2026. The Blueberry and Ivabradine 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.
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Supplement

About Blueberry

What is Blueberry?

  • Antioxidant support
  • Heart health
  • Brain and memory health
  • Blood sugar support
  • Eye health
  • Urinary health

Blueberries are a nutritious fruit rich in antioxidants called anthocyanins, and eating them as part of a balanced diet is healthy and safe for most people. Concentrated supplements are marketed for heart, brain, and blood sugar health, but the evidence is mostly early and not strong enough to promise specific benefits. Enjoy blueberries as food, and talk to your pharmacist before using high-dose extracts.

Vaccinium spp. · Ericaceae · Fruit (berries); sometimes leaves · Fresh or frozen fruit, juice, dried berries, powder, extract capsules, tea

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

Blueberry: dosing

There is no official standardized dose of blueberry for any health condition. As a food, a typical serving is around a half to one cup of fresh berries, which most people can enjoy daily.For supplements such as extract capsules, powders, or juices, the right amount varies by product, and a proven medical dose has not been established.

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

Read the full Blueberry monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Ivabradine

What Is Ivabradine Used For?

Brand names: Procoralan, Coralan, Corlentor, Corlanor

Ivabradine (including the brand Corlanor) is used in adults with stable, symptomatic chronic heart failure with reduced pumping function to reduce the risk of being hospitalized for worsening heart failure. It is prescribed when the heart is beating too fast at rest and the patient is either already on the highest tolerated dose of a beta-blocker or cannot take one.

Corlanor is also approved to treat stable, symptomatic heart failure caused by dilated cardiomyopathy (an enlarged, weakened heart muscle) in children ages 6 months and older who have an elevated heart rate.

See full Ivabradine drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Blueberry

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

0Major
0Moderate
88Minor
2,741No known interaction
Minor

88 interactions

Showing 60 of 88 minor interactions — see all 88 on the Blueberry page.

No interaction 2,741 drugs checked — show the list
Evidence & sources

Blueberry References

The 7 references that drive our Blueberry 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. Cignarella A, Nastasi M, Cavalli E, Puglisi L. Novel lipid-lowering properties of Vaccinium myrtillus L. leaves, a traditional antidiabetic treatment, in several models of rat dyslipidaemia: a comparison with ciprofibrate. Thromb Res 1996;84:311-22. PubMed
  2. Wang SY, Lin HS. Antioxidant activity in fruits and leaves of blackberry, raspberry, and strawberry varies with cultivar and developmental stage. J Agric Food Chem 2000;48:140-6.. PubMed
  3. Martineau, L. C., Couture, A., Spoor, D., Benhaddou-Andaloussi, A., Harris, C., Meddah, B., Leduc, C., Burt, A., Vuong, T., Mai, Le P., Prentki, M., Bennett, S. A., Arnason, J. T., and Haddad, P. S. Anti-diabetic properties of the Canadian lowbush bluebe
  4. Vuong, T., Martineau, L. C., Ramassamy, C., Matar, C., and Haddad, P. S. Fermented Canadian lowbush blueberry juice stimulates glucose uptake and AMP-activated protein kinase in insulin-sensitive cultured muscle cells and adipocytes. Can J Physiol Pharma
  5. Hanley MJ, Masse G, Harmatz JS, Cancalon PF, Dolnikowski GG, Court MH, Greenblatt DJ. Effect of blueberry juice on clearance of buspirone and flurbiprofen in human volunteers. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2013 Apr;75(4):1041-52. PubMed
  6. Basu A, Du M, Leyva MJ, et al. Blueberries decrease cardiovascular risk factors in obese men and women with metabolic syndrome. J Nutr 2010;140(9):1582-7. PubMed
  7. Basu A, Feng D, Planinic P, Ebersole JL, Lyons TJ, Alexander JM. Dietary blueberry and soluble fiber supplementation reduces risk of gestational diabetes in women with obesity in a randomized controlled trial. J Nutr 2021;151(5):1128-38. PubMed

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 Blueberry and Ivabradine Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Blueberry with Ivabradine?
We do not list a known interaction between Blueberry and Ivabradine. 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 Blueberry and Ivabradine at the same time of day?
At least one FDA label for a product containing Ivabradine says to take it with food. If you take Blueberry on an empty stomach out of habit, keep them separate and take Ivabradine with a meal where the label says to. Food instructions belong to the product rather than the ingredient — two Ivabradine products can differ — so check the directions on your own box. This is about absorption, not an interaction.
How was the Blueberry and Ivabradine combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Ivabradine is filed under 3 classifications, and Blueberry has documented interactions with 3 drug classes — none of Ivabradine'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 Blueberry interact with any other medications?
Yes. Blueberry has 88 documented drug interactions in our database — Ivabradine 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 Ivabradine interact with any supplements?
Yes. Ivabradine has documented interactions with 138 supplements in our database — Blueberry is not one of them. The Ivabradine 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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