Drug & supplement interaction

Dash Diet + nitisinone

nitisinone brand names: Orfadin, Nityr.

No Known Interaction
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Dash Diet and nitisinone 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

Dash Diet and nitisinone

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 nitisinone and Dash Diet in our sources. This does not guarantee that the combination is completely free of risk — research on Dash Diet alongside specific medications may be limited.

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

Dash Diet is an eating pattern rather than something you take. Ask your pharmacist or doctor before changing how you eat while on a prescribed medicine: some medicines are dosed around meals, and a change in diet can change how they work. 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.

Dash Diet safety at a glance

Dash Diet overall Generally safe For most people DASH is a safe, balanced way of eating that supports heart health.
Pregnancy Possibly Safe When used appropriately, short-term. DASH diets have been used with apparent safety during pregnancy for 4-12 weeks. A modified DASH diet called MAMA-DASH, with... Read the full pregnancy detail
Breastfeeding Possibly Safe When used appropriately while breastfeeding for up to 6 months. The DASH diet is a balanced diet that is not expected to be harmful during breastfeeding. Observ... 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 nitisinone and Dash Diet? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
What to actually watch for

What nitisinone’s Own FDA Label Lists

This is not an interaction — none of it involves Dash Diet. These are the most notable effects listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of nitisinone’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 follow Dash Diet and take the medicine. 6 of them are worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • Low blood sugar Worth acting on
  • Seizures Worth acting on
  • A low platelet count Worth acting on
  • A low white blood cell count Worth acting on
  • Bleeding or bruising Worth acting on
  • A higher chance of infection Worth acting on
  • Dry skin
  • Hair loss
  • Itching
  • Stomach pain

Showing the 10 most notable of 12 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 nitisinone. Read the label on DailyMed › Where a percentage is shown, it is the share of 948 voluntary FDA FAERS reports for nitisinone that mention that effect — a reporting proportion, not an incidence rate and not evidence the drug caused it. Dash Diet’s licensed record lists no adverse effects our clinical vocabulary could match, so there is no Dash Diet side to compare — that is a limit of the record, not a statement that Dash Diet has no side effects.

Special populations

Dash Diet in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Pregnancy Possibly Safe

When used appropriately, short-term. DASH diets have been used with apparent safety during pregnancy for 4-12 weeks. A modified DASH diet called MAMA-DASH, with adequate nutrition and calories for pregnancy, has been used for 20 weeks without reports of adverse events.

Lactation Possibly Safe

When used appropriately while breastfeeding for up to 6 months. The DASH diet is a balanced diet that is not expected to be harmful during breastfeeding. Observational research in exclusively breastfed infants has found that high adherence to the DASH diet for 4-6 months while breastfeeding is not associated with changes in infant weight, height, or head circumference when compared with low adherence to the DASH diet.

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 nitisinone

This page covers Dash Diet only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the nitisinone page lists 21 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Cannabinol (cbn) (moderate), Cannabis (moderate), Coffee Charcoal (moderate) and Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (thc) (moderate).

By severity: 1 major · 11 moderate · 9 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the nitisinone page

“For a child or adult with hereditary tyrosinemia type 1, nitisinone (Orfadin, Nityr) is the medication holding a dangerous metabolic disease in check, which is why the 21 supplements on this page warrant genuine care rather than a shrug. Activated charcoal is the single major-rated entry and the one to understand first, since it can so…”

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How much people look this up

Where Dash Diet and nitisinone 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 Dash Diet
Steady interest

#1,122 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today
Medication nitisinone
Top half

#1,325 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 Dash Diet reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Dash Diet and nitisinone records this page draws on were last updated July 11, 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 .
Eating pattern

About Dash Diet

What is Dash Diet?

  • High blood pressure
  • Heart health
  • Lowering cholesterol
  • Weight management
  • Healthy eating pattern

The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet is an eating plan rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat dairy, with less salt, red meat, and added sugar. It is one of the best-studied diets for lowering blood pressure and is widely recommended by doctors and dietitians. It is a food-based lifestyle plan, not a pill or supplement.

Eating pattern (whole-food diet plan)

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

Dash Diet: dosing

There is no pill or standardized "dose" for DASH, since it is an eating pattern rather than a supplement. Instead, the plan suggests target servings each day from food groups like vegetables, fruits, grains, dairy, lean protein, and a limited amount of fats and sweets.Sodium goals are usually set at a moderate level, and there is a lower-sodium version that may lower blood pressure even more. The exact amounts depend on your calorie needs, age, and health goals.A registered dietitian or your pharmacist can help you tailor the plan to your needs. Free DASH guides are also available from the NIH and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

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

Read the full Dash Diet monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Nitisinone

What Is Nitisinone Used For?

Brand names: Orfadin, Nityr

Nitisinone (as Orfadin capsules, Orfadin oral suspension, Nityr tablets, and generic Nitisinone capsules) is used to treat hereditary tyrosinemia type 1 (HT-1) — a rare inherited disease in which the body cannot properly break down the amino acid tyrosine, leading to toxic buildup that damages the liver and kidneys. It is used in both adults and children, always together with a strict low-tyrosine, low-phenylalanine diet.

Harliku tablets are approved for a different rare inherited condition: alkaptonuria (AKU). In adults with AKU, Harliku reduces the level of homogentisic acid (HGA) — a harmful substance that builds up in the urine and body tissues. Harliku is not approved for HT-1, and the other nitisinone products are not approved for AKU.

Most-Reported Side Effects for nitisinone

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (948 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Amino acid level increased 133 reports
Liver transplant 118 reports
Hepatocellular carcinoma 61 reports
Alpha 1 foetoprotein increased 52 reports
Treatment noncompliance 51 reports
See full Nitisinone drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Dash Diet

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

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Evidence & sources

Dash Diet References

The 3 references that drive our Dash Diet 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. Van Horn L, Peaceman A, Kwasny M, et al. Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Diet and Activity to Limit Gestational Weight: Maternal Offspring Metabolics Family Intervention Trial, a Technology Enhanced Randomized Trial. Am J Prev Med. 2018;55(5):603- PubMed
  2. Li S, Gan Y, Chen M, et al. Effects of the dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) on pregnancy/neonatal outcomes and maternal glycemic control: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. Complement Ther Med. 2020 Nov;54:1 PubMed
  3. Jahangir F, Daneshzad E, Moradi M, Maraci MR, Surkan PJ, Azadbakht L. No association between infant growth and adherence to the dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) diet in lactating women. Nutr Health 2022. 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

Following Dash Diet While Taking nitisinone: Common Questions

Is it safe to follow Dash Diet while taking nitisinone?
We do not list a known interaction between Dash Diet and nitisinone. 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.
Does nitisinone interact with any supplements?
Yes. nitisinone has documented interactions with 21 supplements in our database — Dash Diet is not one of them. The nitisinone 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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