Drug & supplement interaction

Dusty Miller + Dicloxacillin Injection

Dicloxacillin Injection brand name: Dynapen Injection.

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 Dusty Miller and Dicloxacillin Injection 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 Dicloxacillin Injection states a food rule worth keeping to, and 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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Dusty Miller and Dicloxacillin Injection

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 Dicloxacillin Injection and Dusty Miller 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.

Dusty Miller safety at a glance

Dusty Miller overall Avoid It can contain liver-toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids and is not recommended for internal or homemade use.
Pregnancy Likely Unsafe When used orally. Dusty miller preparations containing hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloid (PA) constituents might be teratogenic and hepatotoxic. There is insuf... Read the full pregnancy detail
Breastfeeding Likely Unsafe When used orally. Hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloid (PA) constituents in dusty miller are excreted in milk. There is insufficient reliable information availabl... 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 Dicloxacillin Injection and Dusty Miller? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Dicloxacillin Injection

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Dicloxacillin Injection is filed under 3 classifications — antibiotic drugs, nephrotoxic drugs, seizure threshold lowering drugs. Dusty Miller has documented interactions with 1 drug class — the most serious being cytochrome p450 3a4 (cyp3a4) inducers (moderate) — and none of Dicloxacillin Injection’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

Dusty Miller Does Interact With Other Medications

Dusty Miller has 87 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Dicloxacillin Injection isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Moderate 87 No known interaction 2,743 (incl. Dicloxacillin Injection)
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What to actually watch for

No Interaction Found — But Data Suggests Dusty Miller and Dicloxacillin Injection 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. One of them is worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • Liver problems Worth acting on Additional detail

    Dusty Miller

    “Orally, the major concern with dusty miller use is its pyrrolizidine alkaloid (PA) content. These constituents can cause liver injury. Chronic exposure to other plants containing hepatotoxic PA constituents is associated with veno-occlusive disease. Subacute veno-occlusive disease can cause vague symptoms, including colicky pains, vomiting, diarrhea, and ascites within several days;”

    Dusty Miller · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in diarrhea.

    4 sources cited
    1. 12386. Danesch U, Rittinghausen R. Safety of a patented special butterbur root extract for migraine prevention. Headache 2003;43:76-8.. PubMed
    2. 12841. Chojkier M. Hepatic sinusoidal-obstruction syndrome: toxicity of pyrrolizidine alkaloids. J Hepatol 2003;39:437-46. PubMed
    3. 12842. Roeder E. Medicinal plants in Europe containing pyrrolizidine alkaloids. Pharmazie 1995;50:83-98.
    4. 4021. WHO working group. Pyrrolizidine alkaloids. Environmental Health Criteria, 80. WHO: Geneva, 1988.

    Dicloxacillin Injection

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Dicloxacillin Injection. Read the label on DailyMed ›

  • Diarrhea / Vomiting Additional detail

    Dusty Miller

    Recorded for Dusty Miller in the same Natural Medicines adverse-effect record shown under Liver problems above.

    Dicloxacillin Injection

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Dicloxacillin Injection. Read the label on DailyMed ›

Reported for Dusty Miller but not commonly for Dicloxacillin Injection: raised blood pressure.

Effects for Dicloxacillin Injection come from the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of its FDA label; effects for Dusty Miller 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.

Special populations

Dusty Miller in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Pregnancy Likely Unsafe

When used orally. Dusty miller preparations containing hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloid (PA) constituents might be teratogenic and hepatotoxic. There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of dusty miller products that do not contain hepatotoxic PAs when used during pregnancy.

Lactation Likely Unsafe

When used orally. Hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloid (PA) constituents in dusty miller are excreted in milk. There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of dusty miller products that do not contain hepatotoxic PAs when used during lactation.

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

How to take them

Some Dicloxacillin Injection Products Have a Food Rule — Dusty Miller Should Not Break It

At least one FDA label for a product containing Dicloxacillin Injection says to take it on an empty stomach. Most supplements — Dusty Miller included — are taken with a meal, so the easy mistake is swallowing both together at breakfast. Where that rule applies, keep Dicloxacillin Injection on its own and move Dusty Miller to a meal later in the day.

This may not be true of your version. Food instructions belong to the product, not the ingredient: two Dicloxacillin Injection 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.

Patients weighing less than 40 kg (88 lbs) DRUG ADULTS CHILDREN Mild to Moderate Severe Mild to Moderate Severe Dicloxacillin 125 mg every 6 hours 250 mg every 6 hours 12.5 mg/kg/day 1 in equally divided doses every 6 hours 25 mg/kg/day 1 in equally divided doses every 6 hours Dicloxacillin is best absorbed when taken on an empty stomach, and should be administered at least 1 hour before or 2 hour

From the Dosage and Administration section of the FDA label we read for Dicloxacillin Injection — 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 Dicloxacillin Injection

This page covers Dusty Miller only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Dicloxacillin Injection page lists 39 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Asarabacca (major), Siberian Cocklebur (major), Aristolochia (moderate), Bacillus Coagulans (moderate) and Bacillus Subtilis (moderate).

By severity: 2 major · 35 moderate · 2 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Dicloxacillin Injection page

“Dicloxacillin Injection (Dynapen) is a penicillin antibiotic used against serious bacterial infections, and this list earns real caution, chiefly for its two major-rated entries. Siberian cocklebur and asarabacca can each damage the kidneys, and pairing them with other kidney-stressing substances risks compounding that harm, so I would…”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

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How much people look this up

Where Dusty Miller and Dicloxacillin Injection 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 Dusty Miller
Steady interest

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

29 days ago today
Medication Dicloxacillin Injection
Top half

#1,226 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 Dusty Miller reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 13, 2026. The Dusty Miller and Dicloxacillin Injection 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 .
Supplement

About Dusty Miller

What is Dusty Miller?

  • Cataracts (traditional eye use)
  • Eye irritation and inflammation
  • Wound healing (folk use)
  • Menstrual complaints (folk use)

Dusty Miller is a silvery ornamental plant that has been used in folk medicine, mainly as an eye remedy for cataracts and irritation. There is no reliable scientific evidence that it works, and the plant contains compounds (pyrrolizidine alkaloids) that can be toxic, so it is not considered safe for self-treatment. Talk to a pharmacist or doctor before using any product made from it.

Jacobaea maritima · Asteraceae · Leaves and flowering tops; historically the plant juice · Traditional eye drops/eyewash, homeopathic preparations, tinctures

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

Dusty Miller: dosing

There is no established or safe dose for Dusty Miller. Because the plant can be toxic and has no proven medical benefit, no reliable dosing guidelines exist for any form.We do not recommend self-treating with this plant.

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

Read the full Dusty Miller monograph & all interactions
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Other Drugs & Dusty Miller

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

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87Moderate
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2,742No known interaction
87 Moderate 2,742 No interaction
Moderate

87 interactions

Showing 60 of 87 moderate interactions — see all 87 on the Dusty Miller page.

No interaction 2,742 drugs checked — show the list

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

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,742 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Dusty Miller list.

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See every supplement checked against Dicloxacillin Injection, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Dusty Miller References

The 5 references that drive our Dusty Miller 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. WHO working group. Pyrrolizidine alkaloids. Environmental Health Criteria, 80. WHO: Geneva, 1988.
  2. Danesch U, Rittinghausen R. Safety of a patented special butterbur root extract for migraine prevention. Headache 2003;43:76-8.. PubMed
  3. Chojkier M. Hepatic sinusoidal-obstruction syndrome: toxicity of pyrrolizidine alkaloids. J Hepatol 2003;39:437-46. PubMed
  4. Roeder E. Medicinal plants in Europe containing pyrrolizidine alkaloids. Pharmazie 1995;50:83-98.
  5. Wang YP, Yan J, Fu PP, Chou MW. Human liver microsomal reduction of pyrrolizidine alkaloid N-oxides to form the corresponding carcinogenic parent alkaloid. Toxicol Lett 2005;155:411-20. 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 Dusty Miller and Dicloxacillin Injection Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Dusty Miller with Dicloxacillin Injection?
We do not list a known interaction between Dusty Miller and Dicloxacillin Injection. 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 Dusty Miller and Dicloxacillin Injection 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.
Should I take Dusty Miller and Dicloxacillin Injection at the same time of day?
At least one FDA label for a product containing Dicloxacillin Injection says to take it on an empty stomach, and supplements are usually taken with a meal — so taking them together at breakfast is the easy mistake. Where that applies, keep Dicloxacillin Injection on its own and move Dusty Miller to a meal later in the day. Food instructions belong to the product rather than the ingredient, so check the directions on your own box. This is about absorption, not an interaction.
How was the Dusty Miller and Dicloxacillin Injection combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Dicloxacillin Injection is filed under 3 classifications, and Dusty Miller has documented interactions with 1 drug class — none of Dicloxacillin Injection'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 Dusty Miller interact with any other medications?
Yes. Dusty Miller has 87 documented drug interactions in our database — Dicloxacillin Injection 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 Dicloxacillin Injection interact with any supplements?
Yes. Dicloxacillin Injection has documented interactions with 39 supplements in our database — Dusty Miller is not one of them. The Dicloxacillin Injection interaction page linked on this page lists every one, ranked by severity.

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