Drug & supplement interaction

Immunoaugmentative Therapy + Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate

Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate brand name: Viread.

No Known Interaction
Medically reviewed by · Updated July 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 27, 2026
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Immunoaugmentative Therapy and Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate 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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Immunoaugmentative Therapy and Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate

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 Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate and Immunoaugmentative Therapy in our sources. This does not guarantee that the combination is completely free of risk — research on Immunoaugmentative Therapy alongside specific medications may be limited.

Worth understanding: our licensed dataset holds no drug-interaction record for Immunoaugmentative Therapy at all — not against Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate, 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.

Immunoaugmentative Therapy is a treatment rather than something you take. Tell whoever provides it which medicines you use, and ask your prescriber whether it is appropriate for your health and treatment. 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.

Immunoaugmentative Therapy safety at a glance

Immunoaugmentative... overall Avoid IAT is unproven, not standardized, and carries infection and other risks; it is not recommended.
Pregnancy Avoid There is no safety data; avoid this unproven injectable therapy during pregnancy.
Breastfeeding Avoid No safety information exists; avoid while breastfeeding.

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

Still wondering about combining Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate and Immunoaugmentative Therapy? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
What to actually watch for

What Immunoaugmentative Therapy Itself Has Been Linked To

This is not an interaction — nothing below involves Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate. It is the side-effect record for Immunoaugmentative Therapy on its own, from the licensed Natural Medicines monograph. If something new turns up after you add Immunoaugmentative Therapy, this list is the first place to look. 2 entries are worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • Liver problems Worth acting on Additional detail

    “Subcutaneously, serious infections, such as HIV and hepatitis B, have been reported after receiving immunoaugmentative therapy. This has raised the concern that the products used in therapy may be derived from infected individuals, without undergoing adequate sterilization processes.”

    Immunoaugmentative Therapy · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in hepatitis.

    2 sources cited
    1. 102928. Green S. Immunoaugmentative therapy. An unproven cancer treatment. JAMA 199313;270(14):1719-23. DOI
    2. 102929. Questionable Methods of Cancer Management: Immuno-augmentative Therapy (IAT). CA Cancer Journal for Clinicians1991;41(6):357-64.
  • A higher chance of infection Worth acting on Additional detail

    “Immunoaugmentative therapy has never been thoroughly evaluated in clinical research. Case reports suggest that subcutaneous immunoaugmentative therapy can cause fatigue, flu-like illness, pain at the injection site, generalized pain, and swelling.”

    Immunoaugmentative Therapy · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in fatigue.

    3 sources cited
    1. 102927. Pfeifer BL, Jonas WB. Clinical evaluation of "immunoaugmentative therapy (IAT)": an unconventional cancer treatment. Integr Cancer Ther. 2003;2(2):112-9. PubMed
    2. 102928. Green S. Immunoaugmentative therapy. An unproven cancer treatment. JAMA 199313;270(14):1719-23. DOI
    3. 102929. Questionable Methods of Cancer Management: Immuno-augmentative Therapy (IAT). CA Cancer Journal for Clinicians1991;41(6):357-64.
  • Swelling Additional detail

    Recorded for Immunoaugmentative Therapy in the same Natural Medicines adverse-effect record shown under A higher chance of infection above.

  • Tiredness Additional detail

    “Subcutaneously, fatigue has been reported after immunoaugmentative therapy.”

    Immunoaugmentative Therapy · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in fatigue.

    1 source cited
    1. 102927. Pfeifer BL, Jonas WB. Clinical evaluation of "immunoaugmentative therapy (IAT)": an unconventional cancer treatment. Integr Cancer Ther. 2003;2(2):112-9. PubMed

Everything above comes from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record for Immunoaugmentative Therapy — expand a row for the licensed statement it rests on. We haven’t matched Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate to its FDA label in our system yet, so we can’t compare its own side-effect list here — the leaflet that comes with your prescription is the authoritative list for Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate.

Overlapping uses

What Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Is Prescribed For, and What Immunoaugmentative Therapy Has Been Studied For

These two come up together because they touch the same health topic — not because they do the same job. Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate is a prescription medicine with approved uses on its FDA label. Immunoaugmentative Therapy is a treatment: what follows is what researchers have looked at it for, and how strong that evidence is.

Immunoaugmentative Therapy has been studied for:

  • Cancer studied, not established Immunoaugmentative Therapy has been studied for this. Natural Medicines rates the evidence: Insufficient Reliable Evidence To Rate Read what the research shows

    Immunoaugmentative Therapy for cancer

    A retrospective evaluation of 46 cancer patients consecutively treated at an immunoaugmentative therapy clinic in Mexico suggests that this therapy does not alter the course of cancer or provide any measurable benefits. The validity of this finding is limited by the retrospective nature of the chart review.

    2 sources cited
    1. 102927. Pfeifer BL, Jonas WB. Clinical evaluation of "immunoaugmentative therapy (IAT)": an unconventional cancer treatment. Integr Cancer Ther. 2003;2(2):112-9. PubMed
    2. 102928. Green S. Immunoaugmentative therapy. An unproven cancer treatment. JAMA 199313;270(14):1719-23. DOI

Effectiveness ratings and the research summaries above are the verbatim record from the Natural Medicines database, which grades evidence from “Effective” down to “Insufficient Reliable Evidence To Rate”. A rating below the top of that scale means researchers have looked at it — not that it works, and never that it can stand in for a prescribed medicine. Do not stop or replace Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate on your own; if you are taking Immunoaugmentative Therapy for the same health topic, tell your prescriber, especially if the medicine is being adjusted to a target.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate

This page covers Immunoaugmentative Therapy only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate page lists 28 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Asarabacca (major), Siberian Cocklebur (major), Aristolochia (moderate) and Calcium (moderate).

By severity: 3 major · 15 moderate · 10 minor.

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How much people look this up

Where Immunoaugmentative Therapy and Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate 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 Immunoaugmentative Therapy
Top half

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

29 days ago today
Medication Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate
Top half

#1,137 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 Immunoaugmentative Therapy reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 27, 2026. The Immunoaugmentative Therapy and Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate 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 .
Treatment approach

About Immunoaugmentative Therapy

What is Immunoaugmentative Therapy?

  • Cancer (as an alternative therapy)
  • Attempts to boost the immune system
  • Tumor reduction claims

Immunoaugmentative Therapy (IAT) is an unproven alternative cancer treatment, not a dietary supplement or herb. It involves injecting blood-derived protein mixtures, but there is no reliable scientific evidence that it treats cancer or any other disease, and it carries real safety risks. Talk to your oncologist before considering any alternative cancer therapy.

Not applicable (this is a treatment procedure, not a plant or herb) · Injections of blood-derived protein fractions given at a treatment clinic

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

Immunoaugmentative Therapy: dosing

There is no established or standardized dose for Immunoaugmentative Therapy, and it is not a product you can buy as a supplement. It was administered only at specific clinics following protocols that were never validated by mainstream science.HelloPharmacist does not recommend IAT.

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

Read the full Immunoaugmentative Therapy monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/Tenofovir alafenamide

What Is Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/Tenofovir alafenamide Used For?

Brand name: Viread

  • Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (DF) (Viread) is used along with other medications to treat HIV infection in adults and children 2 years of age and older weighing 22 pounds (10 kilograms) or more. Tenofovir DF is also used to treat chronic (long term) HBV in adults and children 2 years of age and older weighing 22 pounds (10 kilograms) or more. Tenofovir alafenamide (AF) (Vemlidy) is used to treat chronic (long term) HBV in adults and children 12 years of age and older who have stable liver disease. Tenofovir is in a class of medications called nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs). It works by decreasing the amount of HIV and HBV in the blood. Although tenofovir will not cure HIV, it may decrease your chance of developing acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and HIV-related illnesses such as serious infections or cancer. Taking these medications along with practicing safer sex and making other lifestyle changes may decrease the risk of transmitting the HIV virus to other people. Tenofovir will not cure hepatitis B and may not prevent complications of chronic hepatitis B such as cirrhosis of the liver or liver cancer. Tenofovir may not prevent the spread of hepatitis B to other people.

See full Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/Tenofovir alafenamide drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Immunoaugmentative Therapy

Browse every other medication we’ve checked against Immunoaugmentative Therapy — 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

We also checked Immunoaugmentative Therapy 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 Immunoaugmentative Therapy list.

See the full Immunoaugmentative Therapy interactions page
See every supplement checked against Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Immunoaugmentative Therapy References

The 3 references that drive our Immunoaugmentative Therapy 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. Pfeifer BL, Jonas WB. Clinical evaluation of "immunoaugmentative therapy (IAT)": an unconventional cancer treatment. Integr Cancer Ther. 2003;2(2):112-9. PubMed
  2. Green S. Immunoaugmentative therapy. An unproven cancer treatment. JAMA 199313;270(14):1719-23. DOI
  3. Questionable Methods of Cancer Management: Immuno-augmentative Therapy (IAT). CA Cancer Journal for Clinicians1991;41(6):357-64.

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

Having Immunoaugmentative Therapy While Taking Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate: Common Questions

Is it safe to have Immunoaugmentative Therapy while taking Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate?
We do not list a known interaction between Immunoaugmentative Therapy and Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate. 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.
Are Immunoaugmentative Therapy and Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate used for the same thing?
They overlap in purpose, which usually means the real question is whether you need both rather than whether they are safe together. This page lists the shared uses and how strong the evidence is for Immunoaugmentative Therapy in each. That is a conversation for your prescriber, especially if Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate is being adjusted to a target.
Does Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate interact with any supplements?
Yes. Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate has documented interactions with 28 supplements in our database — Immunoaugmentative Therapy is not one of them. The Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate 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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