Drug & supplement interaction

D-mannose + Aspirin, Caffeine, Orphenadrine

Aspirin, Caffeine, Orphenadrine brand names: Norgesic Forte, Invagesic, Invagesic Forte, Orphengesic, Norgesic, and others.

No Known Interaction
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between D-mannose and Aspirin, Caffeine, Orphenadrine 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

D-mannose and Aspirin, Caffeine, Orphenadrine

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 Aspirin, Caffeine, Orphenadrine and D-mannose 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 D-mannose at all — not against Aspirin, Caffeine, Orphenadrine, 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.

D-mannose safety at a glance

D-mannose overall Use caution Generally well tolerated short-term, but high-quality long-term safety data are limited.
Pregnancy Use caution Not enough reliable safety data, so it is best to avoid unless your doctor advises otherwise.
Breastfeeding Use caution Safety while breastfeeding is not well studied, so caution is advised.

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

Still wondering about combining Aspirin, Caffeine, Orphenadrine and D-mannose? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
What to actually watch for

No Interaction Found — But Data Suggests D-mannose and Aspirin, Caffeine, Orphenadrine 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.

  • Nausea Additional detail

    D-mannose

    “Orally, D-mannose can cause loose stools, diarrhea, abdominal bloating, and nausea. In children, loose stools and abdominal bloating have been reported at D-mannose doses ranging from 100 mg/kg three times daily to 150 mg/kg five times daily. Diarrhea has been reported in adults taking D-mannose 2 grams daily for 6 months.”

    D-mannose · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in diarrhea.

    6 sources cited
    1. 13344. Westphal V, Kjaergaard S, Davis JA, et al. Genetic and metabolic analysis of the first adult with congenital disorder of glycosylation type Ib: long-term outcome and effects of mannose supplementation. Mol Genet Metab 2001;73:77-85. PubMed
    2. 91141. Kranjcec B, Papes D, Altarac S. D-mannose powder for prophylaxis of recurrent urinary tract infections in women: a randomized clinical trial. World J Urol. 2014 Feb;32(1):79-84.
    3. 100979. Harms HK, Zimmer KP, Kurnik K, Bertele-Harms RM, Weidinger S, Reiter K. Oral mannose therapy persistently corrects the severe clinical symptoms and biochemical abnormalities of phosphomannose isomerase deficiency. Acta Paediatr. 2002;91(10):1065-72. DOI
    4. 100981. . Damen G, de Klerk H, Huijmans J, den Hollander J, Sinaasappel M. Gastrointestinal and other clinical manifestations in 17 children with congenital disorders of glycosylation type Ia, Ib, and Ic. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2004;38(3):282-7. DOI
    5. 104209. Lenger SM, Bradley MS, Thomas DA, Bertolet MH, Lowder JL, Sutcliffe S. D-mannose vs other agents for recurrent urinary tract infection prevention in adult women: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020;223(2):265.e1-265.e13. PubMed
    6. 100977. de Lonlay P, Seta N. The clinical spectrum of phosphomannose isomerase deficiency, with an evaluation of mannose treatment for CDG-Ib. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2009;1792(9):841-3. PubMed

    Aspirin, Caffeine, Orphenadrine

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Aspirin, Caffeine, Orphenadrine. Read the label on DailyMed ›

Reported for D-mannose but not commonly for Aspirin, Caffeine, Orphenadrine: diarrhea and bloating or gas.

Effects for Aspirin, Caffeine, Orphenadrine come from the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of its FDA label; effects for D-mannose come from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, quoted above. Wording is matched across sources by our own clinical vocabulary, so treat this as a prompt to pay attention, not a diagnosis.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Aspirin, Caffeine, Orphenadrine

This page covers D-mannose only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Aspirin, Caffeine, Orphenadrine page lists 350 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Asarabacca (major), Beer (major), Danshen (major) and Ephedra (major).

By severity: 14 major · 289 moderate · 47 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Aspirin, Caffeine, Orphenadrine page

“Aspirin, caffeine, and orphenadrine (the Norgesic and Orphengesic brands) come with a supplement list that deserves real vigilance, with 14 of its 350 entries rated major. Over 200 of those ingredients can add to aspirin's effect on platelets and raise bleeding risk, another 44 stack stimulant effects on top of the caffeine, and grapef…”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

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How much people look this up

Where D-mannose and Aspirin, Caffeine, Orphenadrine 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 D-mannose
Top half

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

29 days ago today
Medication Aspirin, Caffeine, Orphenadrine
Top 25%

#595 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 D-mannose reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 13, 2026. The D-mannose and Aspirin, Caffeine, Orphenadrine 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 D-mannose

What is D-mannose?

D-mannose
  • Preventing urinary tract infections (UTIs)
  • Treating mild UTIs
  • Urinary tract health
  • Carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein syndrome (a rare genetic condition)

D-mannose is a natural sugar most often used to help prevent urinary tract infections, especially those caused by E. coli. Early research is promising for prevention, but the evidence is still limited and it should not replace antibiotics for an active infection. Talk to your pharmacist or doctor before using it, particularly if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or have diabetes.

Simple sugar (monosaccharide) derived from plants such as cranberries, apples, and other fruits and vegetables · Capsules, tablets, powder; often combined with cranberry

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

D-mannose: dosing

There is no official, standardized dose of D-mannose, and the amounts used in research have varied. Do not use D-mannose in place of prescribed antibiotics for an active infection.

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

Read the full D-mannose monograph & all interactions
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Other Drugs & D-mannose

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

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Evidence & sources

D-mannose References

The 6 references that drive our D-mannose 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. Westphal V, Kjaergaard S, Davis JA, et al. Genetic and metabolic analysis of the first adult with congenital disorder of glycosylation type Ib: long-term outcome and effects of mannose supplementation. Mol Genet Metab 2001;73:77-85. PubMed
  2. Kranjcec B, Papes D, Altarac S. D-mannose powder for prophylaxis of recurrent urinary tract infections in women: a randomized clinical trial. World J Urol. 2014 Feb;32(1):79-84.
  3. de Lonlay P, Seta N. The clinical spectrum of phosphomannose isomerase deficiency, with an evaluation of mannose treatment for CDG-Ib. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2009;1792(9):841-3. PubMed
  4. Harms HK, Zimmer KP, Kurnik K, Bertele-Harms RM, Weidinger S, Reiter K. Oral mannose therapy persistently corrects the severe clinical symptoms and biochemical abnormalities of phosphomannose isomerase deficiency. Acta Paediatr. 2002;91(10):1065-72. DOI
  5. . Damen G, de Klerk H, Huijmans J, den Hollander J, Sinaasappel M. Gastrointestinal and other clinical manifestations in 17 children with congenital disorders of glycosylation type Ia, Ib, and Ic. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2004;38(3):282-7. DOI
  6. Lenger SM, Bradley MS, Thomas DA, Bertolet MH, Lowder JL, Sutcliffe S. D-mannose vs other agents for recurrent urinary tract infection prevention in adult women: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020;223(2):265.e1-265.e13. 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 D-mannose and Aspirin, Caffeine, Orphenadrine Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take D-mannose with Aspirin, Caffeine, Orphenadrine?
We do not list a known interaction between D-mannose and Aspirin, Caffeine, Orphenadrine. 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 D-mannose and Aspirin, Caffeine, Orphenadrine 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 Aspirin, Caffeine, Orphenadrine interact with any supplements?
Yes. Aspirin, Caffeine, Orphenadrine has documented interactions with 350 supplements in our database — D-mannose is not one of them. The Aspirin, Caffeine, Orphenadrine interaction page linked on this page lists every one, ranked by severity.

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