Drug & supplement interaction

Corn Poppy + Ferric Carboxymaltose

Ferric Carboxymaltose brand name: Injectafer.

No Known Interaction
Medically reviewed by · Updated July 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 13, 2026
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Corn Poppy and Ferric Carboxymaltose 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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Interaction report

Corn Poppy and Ferric Carboxymaltose

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 Ferric Carboxymaltose and Corn Poppy 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.

Corn Poppy safety at a glance

Corn Poppy overall Use caution Generally low in strong alkaloids, but human safety data are limited and it should be used cautiously.
Pregnancy Avoid Not enough safety information, so it is best avoided during pregnancy.
Breastfeeding Avoid Not enough safety information, so it is best avoided while breastfeeding.

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

Still wondering about combining Ferric Carboxymaltose and Corn Poppy? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
Keep it in perspective

Corn Poppy Does Interact With Other Medications

Corn Poppy has 248 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Ferric Carboxymaltose isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Moderate 248 No known interaction 2,582 (incl. Ferric Carboxymaltose)
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What to actually watch for

No Interaction Found — But Data Suggests Corn Poppy and Ferric Carboxymaltose May Share a Side Effect

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.

  • Hives Worth acting on Additional detail

    Corn Poppy

    “Topically, corn poppy flowers may cause allergic contact urticaria.”

    Corn Poppy · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in urticaria.

    1 source cited
    1. 46284. Gamboa, P. M., Jauregui, I., Urrutia, I., Gonzalez, G., Barturen, P., and Antepara, I. Allergic contact urticaria from poppy flowers (Papaver rhoeas). Contact Dermatitis 1997;37(3):140-141.

    Ferric Carboxymaltose

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Ferric Carboxymaltose. Read the label on DailyMed ›

Effects for Ferric Carboxymaltose come from the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of its FDA label; effects for Corn Poppy come from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, quoted above. Where a percentage is shown, it is the share of 1,619 voluntary FDA FAERS reports for Ferric Carboxymaltose 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.

One more smart check

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

We hold 1 real supplement products containing Corn Poppy, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Corn Poppy. Even though Corn Poppy itself has no known interaction with Ferric Carboxymaltose, 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 Corn Poppy and Ferric Carboxymaltose 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 Corn Poppy
Top half

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

29 days ago today
Medication Ferric Carboxymaltose
Top 25%

#444 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 Corn Poppy reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 13, 2026. The Corn Poppy and Ferric Carboxymaltose 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 Corn Poppy

What is Corn Poppy?

Corn Poppy
  • Cough and sore throat
  • Sleep and restlessness
  • Mild pain
  • Anxiety and nervousness
  • Digestive complaints

Corn poppy is a red-flowered plant traditionally used in teas and syrups for cough, sleep, and mild pain. Solid human research is very limited, so its benefits are not well proven, and unlike its relative the opium poppy, it contains only small amounts of weak alkaloids. Talk to a pharmacist or doctor before using it, and avoid it during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Papaver rhoeas · Papaveraceae · Flowers (petals) and leaves · Tea, syrup, dried petals, tincture, capsules

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

Corn Poppy: dosing

There is no well-established or standardized dose for corn poppy. Traditional use generally involves small amounts of the dried petals made into a tea or syrup.Because products vary widely in strength, follow the directions on the product label and do not exceed the suggested amount. Avoid giving it to infants or young children.

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

Read the full Corn Poppy monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Ferric Carboxymaltose Injection

What Is Ferric Carboxymaltose Injection Used For?

Brand name: Injectafer

Ferric carboxymaltose injection treats iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in adults and children aged 1 year and older who cannot tolerate oral iron or haven't responded well to it. It is also approved for adults with non-dialysis dependent chronic kidney disease who have iron deficiency anemia.

Additionally, ferric carboxymaltose injection is used in adults with heart failure (New York Heart Association class II or III) who have iron deficiency — specifically to help improve their ability to exercise.

Most-Reported Side Effects for Ferric Carboxymaltose

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (1,619 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Hypophosphataemia 563 reports
Product quality issue 226 reports
Anxiety 202 reports
Emotional distress 198 reports
Anhedonia 197 reports
See full Ferric Carboxymaltose Injection drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Corn Poppy

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

0Major
248Moderate
0Minor
2,581No known interaction
248 Moderate 2,581 No interaction
Moderate

248 interactions

Showing 60 of 248 moderate interactions — see all 248 on the Corn Poppy page.

No interaction 2,581 drugs checked — show the list

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

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,581 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Corn Poppy list.

See the full Corn Poppy interactions page
See every supplement checked against Ferric Carboxymaltose, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Corn Poppy References

The 2 references that drive our Corn Poppy 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. Soulimani, R., Younos, C., Jarmouni-Idrissi, S., Bousta, D., Khalouki, F., and Laila, A. Behavioral and pharmaco-toxicological study of Papaver rhoeas L. in mice. J Ethnopharmacol 3-3-2001;74(3):265-274. PubMed
  2. Gamboa, P. M., Jauregui, I., Urrutia, I., Gonzalez, G., Barturen, P., and Antepara, I. Allergic contact urticaria from poppy flowers (Papaver rhoeas). Contact Dermatitis 1997;37(3):140-141.

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 Corn Poppy and Ferric Carboxymaltose Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Corn Poppy with Ferric Carboxymaltose?
We do not list a known interaction between Corn Poppy and Ferric Carboxymaltose. 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 Corn Poppy and Ferric Carboxymaltose have any of the same side effects?
Yes — our sources link each of them separately to one 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.
Does Corn Poppy interact with any other medications?
Yes. Corn Poppy has 248 documented drug interactions in our database — Ferric Carboxymaltose is simply not one of them. If you take anything else, it is worth checking each one; they are all listed on this page.

Written and reviewed by the HelloPharmacist editorial staff. Our editorial policy

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