Drug & supplement interaction

Condurango + Azacitidine

Azacitidine brand names: Vidaza, Onureg.

No Known Interaction
Medically reviewed by · Updated June 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 20, 2026
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Condurango and Azacitidine 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

Condurango and Azacitidine

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 Azacitidine and Condurango 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.

Worth understanding: our licensed dataset holds no drug-interaction record for Condurango at all — not against Azacitidine, 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.

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.

Condurango safety at a glance

Condurango overall Use caution Little modern safety data exists, so use cautiously and at low amounts.
Pregnancy Avoid Safety is unknown, so it is best avoided during pregnancy.
Breastfeeding Avoid No reliable safety data exists, so avoid while breastfeeding.

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

Still wondering about combining Azacitidine and Condurango? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
What to actually watch for

What Azacitidine’s Own FDA Label Lists

This is not an interaction — none of it involves Condurango. These are the most notable effects listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of Azacitidine’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.

  • Low potassium Worth acting on
  • Chest pain Worth acting on
  • A low platelet count Worth acting on
  • Kidney problems Worth acting on
  • Anemia Worth acting on
  • Raised blood pressure Worth acting on
  • Shortness of breath Worth acting on
  • Hives Worth acting on
  • A low white blood cell count Worth acting on
  • Liver problems Worth acting on

Showing the 10 most notable of 35 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 Azacitidine. Read the label on DailyMed › Condurango’s licensed record lists no adverse effects our clinical vocabulary could match, so there is no Condurango side to compare — that is a limit of the record, not a statement that Condurango has no side effects.

Overlapping uses

What Azacitidine Is Prescribed For, and What Condurango Has Been Studied For

These two come up together because they touch the same health topic — not because they do the same job. Azacitidine is a prescription medicine with approved uses on its FDA label. Condurango is a supplement: what follows is what researchers have looked at it for, and how strong that evidence is.

Azacitidine is prescribed for: Azacitidine injection (brands: Vidaza and generic azacitidine for injection) treats adults with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) — a group of bone marrow conditions where blood cells don't develop normally. The specific MDS subtypes include refractory anemia, refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts (when accompanied by low white or platelet counts, or transfusion dependence), refractory anemia with excess blasts, refractory anemia with excess blasts in transformation, and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. Vidaza is also approved for infants and children aged 1 month and older with newly diagnosed juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML). Onureg (the oral tablet form of azacitidine) is used for a different purpose: continued treatment of adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who achieved their first remission after intensive chemotherapy but are not able to continue intensive curative therapy.

Read the rest of what Azacitidine is prescribed for

Onureg is not interchangeable with the injectable forms.

Condurango has been studied for:

  • Cancer studied, not established Condurango has been studied for this. Natural Medicines rates the evidence: Insufficient Reliable Evidence To Rate Read what the research shows

    Condurango for cancer

    Although there has been interest in using oral condurango for cancer, there is insufficient relable information about the clinical effects of condurango for this purpose.

Effectiveness ratings and the research summaries above are the verbatim record from the Natural Medicines database, which grades evidence from “Effective” down to “Insufficient Reliable Evidence To Rate”. A rating below the top of that scale means researchers have looked at it — not that it works, and never that it can stand in for a prescribed medicine. Do not stop or replace Azacitidine on your own; if you are taking Condurango for the same health topic, tell your prescriber, especially if the medicine is being adjusted to a target.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Azacitidine

This page covers Condurango only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Azacitidine page lists 17 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 · 9 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Azacitidine page

“Azacitidine treats myelodysplastic syndromes and certain leukemias, and if you take the oral form (Onureg), every one of the 17 supplements on this page can change how much of the medicine actually reaches your blood. With a cancer drug, an underdosed pill can mean less control of the disease, so treat this list with genuine care.”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

Open the Azacitidine interaction page

One more smart check

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

We hold 37 real supplement products containing Condurango, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Condurango. Even though Condurango itself has no known interaction with Azacitidine, 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 Condurango and Azacitidine 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 Condurango
Top half

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

29 days ago today
Medication Azacitidine
Top half

#1,279 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. Condurango is not yet covered by that licensed database, so its write-up cites publicly available medical sources directly (see the references below).
  • Citation library: 103,510 references behind our interaction content, 65,311 of them resolved to verified PubMed/DOI sources. See every Condurango reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Condurango and Azacitidine 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.
Data structure & sourcing designed and verified by .
Supplement

About Condurango

What is Condurango?

  • Digestive upset
  • Loss of appetite
  • Stimulating gastric secretion
  • Indigestion and bloating
  • Traditional tonic

Condurango is the bark of a South American vine traditionally used as a bitter to stimulate appetite and ease digestive complaints. Modern scientific evidence supporting any of these uses is very limited, and its safety has not been well studied, so use caution and talk with a pharmacist or doctor before trying it.

Marsdenia condurango · Apocynaceae · Dried bark · Tincture, fluid extract, tea (decoction), homeopathic preparations

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

Condurango: dosing

There is no well-established or standardized dose of condurango. Traditional preparations included tinctures, fluid extracts, and bark teas, but the amounts vary widely between products.If you choose to use a condurango product, follow the directions on the label and do not exceed them.

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

Read the full Condurango monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Azacitidine

What Is Azacitidine Used For?

Brand names: Vidaza, Onureg

Azacitidine injection (brands: Vidaza and generic azacitidine for injection) treats adults with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) — a group of bone marrow conditions where blood cells don't develop normally. The specific MDS subtypes include refractory anemia, refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts (when accompanied by low white or platelet counts, or transfusion dependence), refractory anemia with excess blasts, refractory anemia with excess blasts in transformation, and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. Vidaza is also approved for infants and children aged 1 month and older with newly diagnosed juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML).

Onureg (the oral tablet form of azacitidine) is used for a different purpose: continued treatment of adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who achieved their first remission after intensive chemotherapy but are not able to continue intensive curative therapy. Onureg is not interchangeable with the injectable forms.

See full Azacitidine drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Condurango

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

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2,829No known interaction
2,829 No interaction
No interaction 2,829 drugs checked — show the list

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

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,829 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Condurango list.

See the full Condurango interactions page
See every supplement checked against Azacitidine, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Condurango References

The 1 sources that drive our Condurango monograph — publicly available pages from reputable medical and government organizations. Every link was verified to work before publishing. Condurango is not covered by the licensed Natural Medicines interaction database, so its page cites these public sources directly.

  1. Herbs at a Glance — NIH NCCIH Source

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 Condurango and Azacitidine Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Condurango with Azacitidine?
We do not list a known interaction between Condurango and Azacitidine. 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.
Are Condurango and Azacitidine used for the same thing?
They overlap in purpose, which usually means the real question is whether you need both rather than whether they are safe together. This page lists the shared uses and how strong the evidence is for Condurango in each. That is a conversation for your prescriber, especially if Azacitidine is being adjusted to a target.
Does Azacitidine interact with any supplements?
Yes. Azacitidine has documented interactions with 17 supplements in our database — Condurango is not one of them. The Azacitidine 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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