Drug & supplement interaction

Dendrobium + Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium

Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium brand name: Zerbaxa.

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 Dendrobium and Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium 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

Dendrobium and Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium

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 Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium and Dendrobium 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.

Dendrobium safety at a glance

Dendrobium overall Use caution Generally used in traditional medicine, but modern safety data in people is limited.
Pregnancy Avoid Not enough safety information, so it is best avoided during pregnancy.
Breastfeeding Avoid No reliable safety data while breastfeeding, so avoid use.

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

Still wondering about combining Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium and Dendrobium? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium is filed under a single classification — antibiotic drugs. Dendrobium has documented interactions with 3 drug classes — the most serious being anticonvulsants (moderate), seizure threshold lowering drugs (moderate) and antihypertensive drugs (minor) — and none of Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium’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

Dendrobium Does Interact With Other Medications

Dendrobium has 461 moderate, 148 minor known drug interactions in our database — Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Moderate 461 Minor 148 No known interaction 2,221 (incl. Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium)
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What to actually watch for

No Interaction Found — But Data Suggests Dendrobium and Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium May Share Several of the Same Side Effects

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.

  • Anxiety or restlessness / Trouble sleeping / Stomach upset Additional detail

    Dendrobium

    “Orally, a thorough evaluation of safety outcomes has not been conducted. The only reports of adverse effects, including jitteriness, upset stomach, and insomnia, are related to the use of a combination product that was found to contain amphetamine-like ingredients. It is unclear whether any of these effects can be attributed to dendrobium.”

    Dendrobium · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in insomnia.

    2 sources cited
    1. 90320. Kedia AW, Hofheins JE, Habowski SM, et al. Effects of a pre-workout supplement on lean mass, muscular performance, subjective workout experience and markers of safety. Int J Med Sci 2014;11(2):116-26.
    2. 100517. Warning Letter: Driven Sports, Inc 04/04/14. FDA Inspections, Compliance, Enforcement, and Criminal Investigations, April 4, 2014. https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/warning-letters/driven-sports-inc-0404201

    Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium. Read the label on DailyMed ›

Effects for Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium come from the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of its FDA label; effects for Dendrobium 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 Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium

This page covers Dendrobium only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium page lists 27 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Bacillus Coagulans (moderate), Bacillus Subtilis (moderate), Bifidobacterium Animalis Subsp. Lactis (moderate), Bifidobacterium Bifidum (moderate) and Bifidobacterium Breve (moderate).

By severity: 26 moderate · 1 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium page

“The supplement interactions on file for Zerbaxa (ceftolozane and tazobactam) all point in one direction, and it is not toward harming you. Every entry is a probiotic or fermented product, things like Lactobacillus acidophilus or fermented milk drinks, and the concern is that this potent antibiotic can kill the live organisms in those p…”

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One more smart check

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

We hold 117 real supplement products containing Dendrobium, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Dendrobium. Even though Dendrobium itself has no known interaction with Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium, 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 Dendrobium and Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium 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 Dendrobium
Top half

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

29 days ago today
Medication Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium
Top half

#1,223 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 Dendrobium reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 13, 2026. The Dendrobium and Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium 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 Dendrobium

What is Dendrobium?

  • Dry mouth and thirst
  • Supporting digestion
  • General tonic/vitality
  • Eye and skin health
  • Recovery after illness

Dendrobium is a group of orchids long used in traditional Chinese medicine, often to moisten the body and as a general tonic. Human evidence for its modern health claims is very limited, so it should be viewed as a traditional remedy rather than a proven treatment. Talk to your pharmacist or doctor before using it, and avoid it during pregnancy and breastfeeding because safety isn't known.

Dendrobium nobile · Orchidaceae · Stems (and sometimes whole plant) · Dried stems, tea, decoction, powder, capsules, tinctures

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

Dendrobium: dosing

There is no well-established standard dose of Dendrobium. Traditional preparations are usually made as teas or decoctions from the dried stems, while modern products come in capsules, powders, and liquid extracts with very different strengths.Because a proven safe and effective dose has not been set, the best approach is to follow the directions on the product label and not exceed them.

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

Read the full Dendrobium monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Ceftolozane and Tazobactam Injection

What Is Ceftolozane and Tazobactam Injection Used For?

Brand name: Zerbaxa

Zerbaxa (ceftolozane and tazobactam) is used to treat three types of serious bacterial infections in adults and children born at least 32 weeks gestational age. For complicated intra-abdominal infections (serious infections inside the belly), Zerbaxa is always given alongside another antibiotic called metronidazole. It also treats complicated urinary tract infections, including kidney infections (pyelonephritis).

Zerbaxa is also approved to treat hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia — lung infections that develop in the hospital or while a patient is on a breathing machine. It works only against specific bacteria confirmed or strongly suspected to be causing the infection.

See full Ceftolozane and Tazobactam Injection drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Dendrobium

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

0Major
461Moderate
148Minor
2,220No known interaction
461 Moderate 148 Minor 2,220 No interaction
Moderate

461 interactions

Showing 60 of 461 moderate interactions — see all 461 on the Dendrobium page.

Minor

148 interactions

Showing 60 of 148 minor interactions — see all 148 on the Dendrobium page.

No interaction 2,220 drugs checked — show the list

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

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,220 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Dendrobium list.

See the full Dendrobium interactions page
See every supplement checked against Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Dendrobium References

The 3 references that drive our Dendrobium 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. Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. Available at: http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke/.
  2. Kedia AW, Hofheins JE, Habowski SM, et al. Effects of a pre-workout supplement on lean mass, muscular performance, subjective workout experience and markers of safety. Int J Med Sci 2014;11(2):116-26.
  3. Warning Letter: Driven Sports, Inc 04/04/14. FDA Inspections, Compliance, Enforcement, and Criminal Investigations, April 4, 2014. https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/warning-letters/driven-sports-inc-0404201

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 Dendrobium and Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Dendrobium with Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium?
We do not list a known interaction between Dendrobium and Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium. 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 Dendrobium and Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium have any of the same side effects?
Yes — our sources link each of them separately to 3 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.
How was the Dendrobium and Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium is filed under 1 classification, and Dendrobium has documented interactions with 3 drug classes — none of Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium'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 Dendrobium interact with any other medications?
Yes. Dendrobium has 609 documented drug interactions in our database — Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium 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 Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium interact with any supplements?
Yes. Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium has documented interactions with 27 supplements in our database — Dendrobium is not one of them. The Ceftolozane Sulfate, Tazobactam Sodium interaction page linked on this page lists every one, ranked by severity.

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