Drug & supplement interaction

Carrageenan + Dalbavancin Hydrochloride

Dalbavancin Hydrochloride brand name: Dalvance.

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

We found no known interaction between Carrageenan and Dalbavancin Hydrochloride 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.

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Carrageenan and Dalbavancin Hydrochloride

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 Dalbavancin Hydrochloride and Carrageenan 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.

Carrageenan safety at a glance

Carrageenan overall Use caution Food-grade carrageenan is widely used, but its value and safety as a supplement is uncertain and degraded forms may irritate the gut.
Pregnancy Likely Safe When used in food amounts. There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of using larger amounts; avoid using. Read the full pregnancy detail
Breastfeeding Likely Safe When used in food amounts. There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of using larger amounts; avoid using. 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 Dalbavancin Hydrochloride and Carrageenan? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Dalbavancin Hydrochloride

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Dalbavancin Hydrochloride is filed under a single classification — antibiotic drugs. Carrageenan has documented interactions with 1 drug class — the most serious being anticoagulant/antiplatelet drugs (moderate) — and none of Dalbavancin Hydrochloride’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

Carrageenan Does Interact With Other Medications

Carrageenan has 122 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Dalbavancin Hydrochloride isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Moderate 122 No known interaction 2,708 (incl. Dalbavancin Hydrochloride)
Taking anything else?

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What to actually watch for

No Interaction Found — But Data Suggests Carrageenan and Dalbavancin Hydrochloride May Share Several of the Same Side Effects

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. One of them is worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • Bleeding or bruising Worth acting on Additional detail

    Carrageenan

    “In one clinical study in males, carrageenan gel applied topically to the penis and anus prior to anal intercourse was reported to cause rectal bleeding that was not directly related to anal intercourse in 8% of patients, compared with 0% of patients using placebo.”

    Carrageenan · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in bleeding.

    1 source cited
    1. 107851. Laurie C, El-Zein M, Tota JE, et al. Efficacy of a carrageenan gel in preventing anal human papillomavirus (HPV) infection: interim analysis of the Lubricant Investigation in Men to Inhibit Transmission of HPV Infection (LIMIT-HPV) randomised controlled t

    Dalbavancin Hydrochloride

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Dalbavancin Hydrochloride. Read the label on DailyMed ›

  • Itching Additional detail

    Carrageenan

    “Intravaginally, carrageenan gel has been associated with mild vaginal itching and burning, a vaginal abrasion, bladder fullness, and urinary hesitancy. However, it is unclear if carrageenan was the causal factor of these symptoms.”

    Carrageenan · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in pruritus.

    2 sources cited
    1. 40044. Coggins, C., Blanchard, K., Alvarez, F., Brache, V., Weisberg, E., Kilmarx, P. H., Lacarra, M., Massai, R., Mishell, D., Jr., Salvatierra, A., Witwatwongwana, P., Elias, C., and Ellertson, C. Preliminary safety and acceptability of a carrageenan gel for
    2. 40068. Elias, C. J., Coggins, C., Alvarez, F., Brache, V., Fraser, I. S., Lacarra, M., Lahteenmaki, P., Massai, R., Mishell, D. R., Jr., Phillips, D. M., and Salvatierra, A. M. Colposcopic evaluation of a vaginal gel formulation of iota-carrageenan. Contracepti PubMed

    Dalbavancin Hydrochloride

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Dalbavancin Hydrochloride. Read the label on DailyMed ›

Effects for Dalbavancin Hydrochloride come from the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of its FDA label; effects for Carrageenan come from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, quoted above. Where a percentage is shown, it is the share of 443 voluntary FDA FAERS reports for Dalbavancin Hydrochloride 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.

Special populations

Carrageenan in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Pregnancy And Lactation Likely Safe

When used in food amounts. There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of using larger amounts; 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

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Dalbavancin Hydrochloride

This page covers Carrageenan only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Dalbavancin Hydrochloride page lists 27 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Bacillus Coagulans (moderate), Bacillus Subtilis (moderate), Bifidobacterium Animalis Subsp. Lactis (moderate), Bifidobacterium Bifidum (moderate) and Bifidobacterium Breve (moderate).

By severity: 26 moderate · 1 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Dalbavancin Hydrochloride page

“Everything on the dalbavancin (Dalvance) interaction list points in one direction. No supplement on file makes this IV skin-infection antibiotic dangerous or weaker; instead, dalbavancin can kill the live organisms in probiotic products, so the supplement is the one that loses.”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

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One more smart check

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

We hold 31 real supplement products containing Carrageenan, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Carrageenan. Even though Carrageenan itself has no known interaction with Dalbavancin Hydrochloride, 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 Carrageenan and Dalbavancin Hydrochloride 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 Carrageenan
Steady interest

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

29 days ago today
Medication Dalbavancin Hydrochloride
Steady interest

#1,950 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 Carrageenan reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 27, 2026. The Carrageenan and Dalbavancin Hydrochloride 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 Carrageenan

What is Carrageenan?

  • Food thickener and stabilizer
  • Digestive complaints (traditional use)
  • Cough and sore throat (traditional use)
  • Laxative or bowel-related uses
  • Antiviral (laboratory interest)

Carrageenan is a fiber-like substance taken from red seaweed and is mostly used as a thickener and gelling agent in foods. There is little solid human evidence supporting it as a health supplement, and some forms (especially degraded carrageenan) have raised digestive and inflammation concerns, so it should not be relied on to treat any condition.

Extracted polysaccharide from red seaweed (Rhodophyceae) · Food additive (thickener/gel), capsules, and occasional supplement blends

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

Carrageenan: dosing

There is no established standard supplement dose of carrageenan. In foods, it is used in small amounts purely as a texture ingredient, not as a measured health dose.If you choose to use a product that contains carrageenan, follow the directions on the label and do not exceed them.

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

Read the full Carrageenan monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Dalbavancin Injection

What Is Dalbavancin Injection Used For?

Brand name: Dalvance

Dalbavancin Injection treats acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) in adults and children. These are bacterial infections of the skin and the tissue just under it.

It is used for infections caused by certain susceptible bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus (both methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant strains) and several Streptococcus species. It also covers vancomycin-susceptible Enterococcus faecalis. It should only be used when a bacterial infection is proven or strongly suspected.

Most-Reported Side Effects for Dalbavancin Hydrochloride

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (443 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Acute kidney injury 33 reports
Vomiting 29 reports
Fever 26 reports
Infusion related reaction 18 reports
Decreased appetite 17 reports
See full Dalbavancin Injection drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Carrageenan

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

0Major
122Moderate
0Minor
2,707No known interaction
122 Moderate 2,707 No interaction
Moderate

122 interactions

Showing 60 of 122 moderate interactions — see all 122 on the Carrageenan page.

No interaction 2,707 drugs checked — show the list

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

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,707 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Carrageenan list.

See the full Carrageenan interactions page
See every supplement checked against Dalbavancin Hydrochloride, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Carrageenan References

The 6 references that drive our Carrageenan 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. Leung AY, Foster S. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs and Cosmetics. 2nd ed. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1996.
  2. Fetrow CW, Avila JR. Professional's Handbook of Complementary & Alternative Medicines. 1st ed. Springhouse, PA: Springhouse Corp., 1999.
  3. Coggins, C., Blanchard, K., Alvarez, F., Brache, V., Weisberg, E., Kilmarx, P. H., Lacarra, M., Massai, R., Mishell, D., Jr., Salvatierra, A., Witwatwongwana, P., Elias, C., and Ellertson, C. Preliminary safety and acceptability of a carrageenan gel for
  4. Tobacman, J. K., Wallace, R. B., and Zimmerman, M. B. Consumption of carrageenan and other water-soluble polymers used as food additives and incidence of mammary carcinoma. Med.Hypotheses 2001;56(5):589-598. PubMed
  5. Elias, C. J., Coggins, C., Alvarez, F., Brache, V., Fraser, I. S., Lacarra, M., Lahteenmaki, P., Massai, R., Mishell, D. R., Jr., Phillips, D. M., and Salvatierra, A. M. Colposcopic evaluation of a vaginal gel formulation of iota-carrageenan. Contracepti PubMed
  6. Laurie C, El-Zein M, Tota JE, et al. Efficacy of a carrageenan gel in preventing anal human papillomavirus (HPV) infection: interim analysis of the Lubricant Investigation in Men to Inhibit Transmission of HPV Infection (LIMIT-HPV) randomised controlled t

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 Carrageenan and Dalbavancin Hydrochloride Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Carrageenan with Dalbavancin Hydrochloride?
We do not list a known interaction between Carrageenan and Dalbavancin Hydrochloride. 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 Carrageenan and Dalbavancin Hydrochloride have any of the same side effects?
Yes — our sources link each of them separately to 2 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 Carrageenan and Dalbavancin Hydrochloride combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Dalbavancin Hydrochloride is filed under 1 classification, and Carrageenan has documented interactions with 1 drug class — none of Dalbavancin Hydrochloride'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 Carrageenan interact with any other medications?
Yes. Carrageenan has 122 documented drug interactions in our database — Dalbavancin Hydrochloride 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 Dalbavancin Hydrochloride interact with any supplements?
Yes. Dalbavancin Hydrochloride has documented interactions with 27 supplements in our database — Carrageenan is not one of them. The Dalbavancin Hydrochloride 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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