Drug & supplement interaction

Forget-me-not + Niraparib Tosylate

Niraparib Tosylate brand name: Zejula.

No Known Interaction
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Forget-me-not and Niraparib Tosylate 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

Forget-me-not and Niraparib Tosylate

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 Niraparib Tosylate and Forget-me-not 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 Forget-me-not at all — not against Niraparib Tosylate, 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.

Forget-me-not safety at a glance

Forget-me-not overall Not established There is very little reliable safety or effectiveness data for medicinal use.
Pregnancy Possibly Unsafe When used orally, due to possible hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloid content; avoid using. Read the full pregnancy detail
Breastfeeding Possibly Unsafe When used orally, due to possible hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloid content; avoid using. 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 Niraparib Tosylate and Forget-me-not? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
What to actually watch for

No Interaction Found — But Data Suggests Forget-me-not and Niraparib Tosylate 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.

  • Diarrhea / Vomiting Additional detail

    Forget-me-not

    “Orally, exposure to hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA) can cause veno-occlusive disease, lung toxicity, and cancer. Symptoms of acute veno-occlusive disease include colicky pains in epigastrium, vomiting and diarrhea, and ascites formation within several days. Enlargement and induration of the liver occurs within a few weeks.”

    Forget-me-not · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in cancer.

    1 source cited
    1. 12842. Roeder E. Medicinal plants in Europe containing pyrrolizidine alkaloids. Pharmazie 1995;50:83-98.

    Niraparib Tosylate

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Niraparib Tosylate. Read the label on DailyMed ›

Effects for Niraparib Tosylate come from the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of its FDA label; effects for Forget-me-not come from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, quoted above. Where a percentage is shown, it is the share of 51 voluntary FDA FAERS reports for Niraparib Tosylate that mention that effect — a reporting proportion, not an incidence rate and not evidence the drug caused it. Wording is matched across sources by our own clinical vocabulary, so treat this as a prompt to pay attention, not a diagnosis.

Special populations

Forget-me-not in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Pregnancy And Lactation Possibly Unsafe

When used orally, due to possible hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloid content; avoid using.

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 Niraparib Tosylate

This page covers Forget-me-not only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Niraparib Tosylate page lists 54 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), St. John's Wort (major), Bitter Melon (moderate), Black Pepper (moderate) and Bulbine Natalensis (moderate).

By severity: 2 major · 35 moderate · 17 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Niraparib Tosylate page

“Activated charcoal, popular for bloating and so-called detox routines, can trap niraparib (Zejula) in the gut before it absorbs, and St. John's wort can drive levels of the drug down another way.”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

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How much people look this up

Where Forget-me-not and Niraparib Tosylate 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 Forget-me-not
Steady interest

#1,284 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today
Medication Niraparib Tosylate
Steady interest

#2,174 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 Forget-me-not reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Forget-me-not and Niraparib Tosylate 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 Forget-me-not

What is Forget-me-not?

  • Respiratory complaints (cough, bronchitis)
  • Nosebleeds and minor bleeding (traditional)
  • Eye complaints (folk use)
  • Skin and wound care (topical, traditional)
  • General tonic in folk medicine

Forget-me-not (Myosotis) is a small flowering plant used in folk medicine, mostly for coughs and minor ailments, but there is very little scientific research to support any health benefit. Because it belongs to a plant family that can contain potentially liver-harming compounds, and because safety data are lacking, it is best used cautiously, if at all, and avoided in pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Myosotis scorpioides · Boraginaceae · Aerial parts (flowers, leaves, and stems) · Tea, tincture, dried herb, occasionally topical preparations

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

Forget-me-not: dosing

There is no established or standardized dose for forget-me-not. It has not been studied enough to know a safe and effective amount.If you choose to use a product that contains it, follow the directions on the label and do not exceed them.

From our Forget-me-not monograph — the full record covers uses, side effects and every documented interaction.

Read the full Forget-me-not monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Niraparib

What Is Niraparib Used For?

Brand name: Zejula

Zejula is used as maintenance therapy — meaning it is taken after chemotherapy to help keep the cancer from coming back — for adults with advanced epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer. For first-line maintenance, Zejula is approved for patients whose cancer is HRD-positive (has certain DNA-repair defects, including BRCA mutations or genomic instability) and who have responded to their first round of platinum-based chemotherapy.

Zejula is also approved for maintenance treatment in adults with recurrent ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer that carries a germline BRCA mutation (an inherited change in the BRCA gene), when the cancer has responded to platinum-based chemotherapy. In both cases, a companion diagnostic test is required to confirm eligibility before starting Zejula.

Most-Reported Side Effects for Niraparib Tosylate

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (51 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Constipation 4 reports
Decreased appetite 4 reports
Fatigue 4 reports
Nausea 4 reports
Prostatic specific antigen increased 4 reports
See full Niraparib drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Forget-me-not

Browse every other medication we’ve checked against Forget-me-not — both the ones with a known interaction and the ones without. Select any drug for the full detail.

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No interaction 2,829 drugs checked — show the list
Evidence & sources

Forget-me-not References

The 1 references that drive our Forget-me-not 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. Roeder E. Medicinal plants in Europe containing pyrrolizidine alkaloids. Pharmazie 1995;50:83-98.

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 Forget-me-not and Niraparib Tosylate Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Forget-me-not with Niraparib Tosylate?
We do not list a known interaction between Forget-me-not and Niraparib Tosylate. 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 Forget-me-not and Niraparib Tosylate have any of the same side effects?
Yes — our sources link each of them separately to 2 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 Niraparib Tosylate interact with any supplements?
Yes. Niraparib Tosylate has documented interactions with 54 supplements in our database — Forget-me-not is not one of them. The Niraparib Tosylate interaction page linked on this page lists every one, ranked by severity.

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