Drug & supplement interaction

Cubebs + Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride

Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride brand name: Invokamet XR.

No Known Interaction
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Cubebs and Canagliflozin, Metformin 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 label for Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride states a food rule worth keeping to.

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Interaction report

Cubebs and Canagliflozin, Metformin 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 Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride and Cubebs 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.

Cubebs safety at a glance

Cubebs overall Use caution Likely fine in small culinary amounts, but safety of medicinal doses and the essential oil is not well studied.
Pregnancy Avoid Not enough safety information, so it is best avoided in medicinal amounts during pregnancy.
Breastfeeding Avoid No reliable safety data, so avoid medicinal use while breastfeeding.

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

Still wondering about combining Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride and Cubebs? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride is filed under 4 classifications — including organic cation transporter 2 (oct2) substrates, antidiabetes drugs, oral drugs. Cubebs has documented interactions with 4 drug classes — the most serious being cytochrome p450 3a4 (cyp3a4) substrates (moderate), antacids (minor) and h2-blockers (minor) — and none of Canagliflozin, Metformin 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

Cubebs Does Interact With Other Medications

Cubebs has 643 moderate, 22 minor known drug interactions in our database — Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Taking anything else?

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What to actually watch for

What Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride’s Own FDA Label Lists

This is not an interaction — none of it involves Cubebs. These are the most notable effects listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride’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.

  • Bone thinning Worth acting on
  • Dehydration Worth acting on
  • High potassium Worth acting on
  • Low blood sugar Worth acting on
  • Pancreatitis Worth acting on
  • Heart failure Worth acting on
  • High blood sugar Worth acting on
  • Fainting Worth acting on
  • Seizures Worth acting on
  • Kidney problems Worth acting on

Showing the 10 most notable of 32 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 Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride. Read the label on DailyMed › Cubebs’s licensed record lists no adverse effects our clinical vocabulary could match, so there is no Cubebs side to compare — that is a limit of the record, not a statement that Cubebs has no side effects.

How to take them

Some Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride Products Have a Food Rule — Cubebs Should Not Break It

At least one FDA label for a product containing Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride says to take it with food. If you take Cubebs on an empty stomach out of habit, keep them separate — and take Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride 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 Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride 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.

INVOKAMET: take one tablet orally twice daily with meals ( 2.2 ).

From the Dosage and Administration section of the FDA label we read for Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride — where that label names a specific product, the instruction is that product's. Read the label on DailyMed ›

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 Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride

This page covers Cubebs only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride page lists 257 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Siberian Cocklebur (major), Acai (moderate), African Wild Potato (moderate) and Agaricus Mushroom (moderate).

Open the Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride interaction page

One more smart check

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

We hold 19 real supplement products containing Cubebs, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Cubebs. Even though Cubebs itself has no known interaction with Canagliflozin, Metformin 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 Cubebs and Canagliflozin, Metformin 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 Cubebs
Top half

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

29 days ago today
Medication Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride
Steady interest

#2,381 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 Cubebs reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Cubebs and Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride 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.
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Supplement

About Cubebs

What is Cubebs?

Cubebs
  • Coughs and bronchitis
  • Indigestion and gas
  • Urinary tract complaints
  • Sore throat
  • Culinary spice

Cubebs are spicy, peppery berries from a vine in the pepper family that have long been used in traditional medicine for coughs, digestion, and urinary problems. Modern human studies are very limited, so its benefits are not well proven. Use it cautiously as a food spice, and talk to your pharmacist or doctor before using concentrated extracts or oils.

Piper cubeba · Piperaceae · Dried unripe berries (fruit) and essential oil · Dried berries, powder, essential oil, tinctures, lozenges

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

Cubebs: dosing

There is no well-established, standardized medicinal dose for cubebs. Traditional uses varied widely, and modern research has not defined a safe and effective amount.If you choose to use a cubeb product, follow the directions on the label and do not exceed the recommended amount. Essential oil should never be swallowed undiluted.

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

Read the full Cubebs monograph & all interactions
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Cubebs

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

0Major
643Moderate
22Minor
2,164No known interaction
Moderate

643 interactions

Showing 60 of 643 moderate interactions — see all 643 on the Cubebs page.

Minor

22 interactions

No interaction 2,164 drugs checked — show the list
Evidence & sources

Cubebs References

The 2 references that drive our Cubebs 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. Brinker F. Herb Contraindications and Drug Interactions. 2nd ed. Sandy, OR: Eclectic Medical Publications, 1998.
  2. Usia T, Watabe T, Kadota S, Tezuka Y. Potent CYP3A4 inhibitory constituents of Piper cubeba. J Nat Prod 2005;68(1):64-8.

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 Cubebs and Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Cubebs with Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride?
We do not list a known interaction between Cubebs and Canagliflozin, Metformin 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.
Should I take Cubebs and Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride at the same time of day?
At least one FDA label for a product containing Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride says to take it with food. If you take Cubebs on an empty stomach out of habit, keep them separate and take Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride with a meal where the label says to. Food instructions belong to the product rather than the ingredient — two Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride products can differ — so check the directions on your own box. This is about absorption, not an interaction.
How was the Cubebs and Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride is filed under 4 classifications, and Cubebs has documented interactions with 4 drug classes — none of Canagliflozin, Metformin 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 Cubebs interact with any other medications?
Yes. Cubebs has 665 documented drug interactions in our database — Canagliflozin, Metformin 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 Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride interact with any supplements?
Yes. Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride has documented interactions with 257 supplements in our database — Cubebs is not one of them. The Canagliflozin, Metformin 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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