Drug & supplement interaction

Immortelle + Ganciclovir

Ganciclovir brand names: Cytovene, Cytovene Injection.

No Known Interaction
Medically reviewed by · Updated July 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 20, 2026
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Immortelle and Ganciclovir 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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Immortelle and Ganciclovir

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 Ganciclovir and Immortelle 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 Immortelle at all — not against Ganciclovir, 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.

Immortelle safety at a glance

Immortelle overall Use caution Generally used in food and tea amounts, but human safety data for supplements is limited.
Pregnancy Avoid Not enough safety information, so it is best avoided during pregnancy.
Breastfeeding Avoid Safety while breastfeeding is unknown, so avoid unless cleared by your doctor.

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

Still wondering about combining Ganciclovir and Immortelle? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
What to actually watch for

What Ganciclovir’s Own FDA Label Lists

This is not an interaction — none of it involves Immortelle. These are the most notable effects listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of Ganciclovir’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 take both. 6 of them are worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • A low white blood cell count Worth acting on mentioned in 5.5% of FDA reports for Ganciclovir
  • A higher chance of infection Worth acting on mentioned in 11.6% of FDA reports for Ganciclovir
  • A low platelet count Worth acting on
  • Kidney problems Worth acting on
  • Anemia Worth acting on
  • Shortness of breath Worth acting on
  • Chills
  • Sweating
  • Fever mentioned in 5.7% of FDA reports for Ganciclovir
  • Numbness or tingling

Showing the 10 most notable of 19 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 Ganciclovir. Read the label on DailyMed › Where a percentage is shown, it is the share of 10,879 voluntary FDA FAERS reports for Ganciclovir that mention that effect — a reporting proportion, not an incidence rate and not evidence the drug caused it. Immortelle’s licensed record lists no adverse effects our clinical vocabulary could match, so there is no Immortelle side to compare — that is a limit of the record, not a statement that Immortelle has no side effects.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Ganciclovir

This page covers Immortelle only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Ganciclovir page lists 17 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Coffee Charcoal (moderate), European Mandrake (moderate), Glucomannan (moderate) and Guar Gum (moderate).

By severity: 1 major · 7 moderate · 9 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Ganciclovir page

“Everything on this list threatens ganciclovir (Cytovene) the same way, by getting between the pill and your bloodstream. Ganciclovir fights cytomegalovirus in people whose immune systems are weakened, so a dose that only partly absorbs can let the virus regain ground and grow resistant.”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

Open the Ganciclovir interaction page

One more smart check

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

We hold 1 real supplement products containing Immortelle, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Immortelle. Even though Immortelle itself has no known interaction with Ganciclovir, 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 Immortelle and Ganciclovir 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 Immortelle
Steady interest

#1,178 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today
Medication Ganciclovir
Top half

#1,412 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 Immortelle reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Immortelle and Ganciclovir 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 Immortelle

What is Immortelle?

  • Digestive and liver support
  • Skin health and wound care
  • Mild inflammation
  • Antioxidant support
  • Cough and respiratory complaints

Immortelle (Helichrysum) is a Mediterranean flowering herb used traditionally for digestion, skin, and mild inflammation. Human evidence for these uses is very limited, so it should be seen as a traditional remedy rather than a proven treatment. Talk with your pharmacist or doctor before using it, especially if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or taking other medicines.

Helichrysum arenarium · Asteraceae · Flowers (flower heads) and essential oil · Tea, dried flowers, tincture, capsules, essential oil

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

Immortelle: dosing

There is no official, standardized dose of immortelle. Traditional use involves brewing the dried flowers as a tea or using a tincture, but the amount of active compounds can vary a lot between products.If you use a commercial supplement, follow the directions on the product label and do not exceed them. Essential oil is for external or aromatherapy use only and must be diluted.

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

Read the full Immortelle monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Ganciclovir

What Is Ganciclovir Used For?

Brand names: Cytovene, Cytovene Injection

Ganciclovir injection (Cytovene, Ganciclovir, and ganciclovir sodium) is used to treat CMV retinitis — a serious eye infection caused by cytomegalovirus — in adults with weakened immune systems, including those with AIDS. It is also used to prevent CMV disease in adult transplant recipients who are at risk.

Zirgan ophthalmic gel is a separate ganciclovir product used to treat acute herpetic keratitis — painful corneal ulcers caused by the herpes simplex virus — in adults and children aged 2 years and older.

Most-Reported Side Effects for Ganciclovir

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (10,879 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Cytomegalovirus infection 1,266 reports
Drug resistance 731 reports
Fever 620 reports
Neutropenia 598 reports
Pancytopenia 554 reports
See full Ganciclovir drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Immortelle

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

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2,829 No interaction
No interaction 2,829 drugs checked — show the list

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

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,829 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Immortelle list.

See the full Immortelle interactions page
See every supplement checked against Ganciclovir, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Immortelle References

The 1 references that drive our Immortelle 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. Gruenwald J, Brendler T, Jaenicke C. PDR for Herbal Medicines. 1st ed. Montvale, NJ: Medical Economics Company, Inc., 1998.

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 Immortelle and Ganciclovir Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Immortelle with Ganciclovir?
We do not list a known interaction between Immortelle and Ganciclovir. 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 Ganciclovir interact with any supplements?
Yes. Ganciclovir has documented interactions with 17 supplements in our database — Immortelle is not one of them. The Ganciclovir 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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