Lathyrus + Bempedoic Acid
Bempedoic Acid brand name: Nexletol.
We found no known interaction between Lathyrus and Bempedoic Acid 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.
Lathyrus and Bempedoic Acid
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 Bempedoic Acid and Lathyrus 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 Lathyrus at all — not against Bempedoic Acid, 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.
Lathyrus safety at a glance
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.
Lathyrus in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding
When used orally; 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
Questions About Lathyrus or Bempedoic Acid
These are real questions from readers, answered by the pharmacists at HelloPharmacist — written by a person, not generated from a database. Each one covers Lathyrus or Bempedoic Acid, not necessarily both, but if one is close to what you were about to ask it will usually go further than a database entry can:
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See Every Supplement That Interacts With Bempedoic Acid
This page covers Lathyrus only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Bempedoic Acid page lists 21 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.
The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), African Wild Potato (moderate), Banderol (moderate), Caffeic Acid (moderate) and Coffee Charcoal (moderate).
By severity: 1 major · 11 moderate · 9 minor.
From our pharmacist’s overview on the Bempedoic Acid page
“Activated charcoal is the ingredient I would rule out entirely on bempedoic acid (Nexletol), a daily tablet for lowering LDL cholesterol. It carries the only major rating of the 21 ingredients on file because it can trap the drug in the gut and shrink the dose your body absorbs.”
Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026
Where Lathyrus and Bempedoic Acid 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.
#758 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days
#1,112 of 2,830 medications looked up here in the last 7 days
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 Lathyrus reference on this page ↓
- Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Lathyrus and Bempedoic Acid 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.
About Lathyrus
What is Lathyrus?
- Food and famine crop in some regions
- Source of dietary protein
- Traditional folk remedies
- Animal fodder
Lathyrus most often refers to the grass pea (Lathyrus sativus), a hardy legume eaten as food in parts of Asia and Africa. While it is nutritious, heavy or prolonged consumption is linked to a serious neurological disorder called lathyrism, so it is not recommended as a dietary supplement. There is no good evidence supporting Lathyrus for any specific health condition.
Lathyrus sativus · Fabaceae · Seeds (grass pea / chickling pea); occasionally other plant parts · Dried seeds, flour, cooked legume dishes; not commonly sold as a standardized supplement
An interaction check asks whether these two react with each other — it does not ask whether Lathyrus is a good idea for someone in your situation. Here is what our Lathyrus record says about it on its own.
Lathyrus: dosing
There is no established or standardized supplement dose for Lathyrus, and it is not recommended as a supplement. Because of the toxin it contains, larger and more frequent intake increases the risk of harm.If grass pea is part of your traditional diet, it is safest to eat it in moderation as one of many foods, and to prepare it by soaking and boiling. Do not rely on it as a main protein source.
From our Lathyrus monograph — the full record covers uses, side effects and every documented interaction.
About Bempedoic Acid
What Is Bempedoic Acid Used For?
Brand name: Nexletol
Nexletol (bempedoic acid) is used in adults to reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events — including cardiovascular death, heart attack, stroke, and procedures to open blocked arteries — in people at increased cardiovascular risk who are unable to take recommended statin therapy.
Nexletol is also used alongside diet and exercise to lower LDL cholesterol in adults with high cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia), including a genetic form called heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH). It can be used with other cholesterol-lowering medicines or alone when combining with another therapy isn't possible.
Most-Reported Side Effects for Bempedoic Acid
From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (3,204 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.
Other Drugs & Lathyrus
Browse every other medication we’ve checked against Lathyrus — both the ones with a known interaction and the ones without. Select any drug for the full detail.
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Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,829 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Lathyrus list.
Lathyrus References
The 22 references that drive our Lathyrus 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.
- The Review of Natural Products by Facts and Comparisons. St. Louis, MO: Wolters Kluwer Co., 1999.
- Spencer, P. S. Food toxins, ampa receptors, and motor neuron diseases. Drug Metab Rev 1999;31(3):561-587. PubMed
- Porcel, S., Leon, F., Valero, A. M., Calderin, P. M., Cuevas, M., and Cuesta, E. A. Occupational rhinitis and asthma by Lathyrus sativus flour: characterization of allergens. J.Allergy Clin.Immunol. 2001;107(4):743-744. PubMed
- Drory, V. E., Rabey, M. J., and Cohn, D. F. Electrophysiologic features in patients with chronic neurolathyrism. Acta Neurol.Scand 1992;85(6):401-403. PubMed
- Krogsgaard-Larsen, P. and Hansen, J. J. Naturally-occurring excitatory amino acids as neurotoxins and leads in drug design. Toxicol Lett 1992;64-65 Spec No:409-416. PubMed
- Pratap Rudra, M. P., Singh, M. R., Junaid, M. A., Jyothi, P., and Rao, S. L. Metabolism of dietary ODAP in humans may be responsible for the low incidence of neurolathyrism. Clin Biochem 2004;37(4):318-322. PubMed
- Yan, Z. Y., Spencer, P. S., Li, Z. X., Liang, Y. M., Wang, Y. F., Wang, C. Y., and Li, F. M. Lathyrus sativus (grass pea) and its neurotoxin ODAP. Phytochemistry 2006;67(2):107-121. PubMed
- Anton, Girones M., de la Hoz, Caballer B., Munoz, Martin T., Cuevas, Agustin M., and Sanchez-Cano, M. Occupational rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma by exposure to Lathyrus sativus flour. Allergol.Immunopathol.(Madr.) 2005;33(6):326-328.
- Haimanot, R. T., Kidane, Y., Wuhib, E., Kalissa, A., Alemu, T., Zein, Z. A., and Spencer, P. S. Lathyrism in rural northwestern Ethiopia: a highly prevalent neurotoxic disorder. Int J Epidemiol. 1990;19(3):664-672. PubMed
- Spencer, P. S., Roy, D. N., Ludolph, A., Hugon, J., Dwivedi, M. P., and Schaumburg, H. H. Lathyrism: evidence for role of the neuroexcitatory aminoacid BOAA. Lancet 11-8-1986;2(8515):1066-1067. PubMed
- Valdivieso, R., Quirce, S., and Sainz, T. Bronchial asthma caused by Lathyrus sativus flour. Allergy 1988;43(7):536-539.
- Ludolph, A. C., Hugon, J., Dwivedi, M. P., Schaumburg, H. H., and Spencer, P. S. Studies on the aetiology and pathogenesis of motor neuron diseases. 1. Lathyrism: clinical findings in established cases. Brain 1987;110 ( Pt 1):149-165. PubMed
- Striefler, M., Cohn, D. F., Hirano, A., and Schujman, E. The central nervous system in a case of neurolathyrism. Neurology 1977;27(12):1176-1178.
- Spencer, P. S. and Schaumburg, H. H. Lathyrism: a neurotoxic disease. Neurobehav.Toxicol Teratol. 1983;5(6):625-629.
- Cohn, D. F. and Streifler, M. Intoxication by the chickling pea (Lathyrus sativus): nervous system and skeletal findings. Arch.Toxicol.Suppl 1983;6:190-193. PubMed
- Weintroub, S., Cohen, D. F., Salama, R., Streifler, M., and Weissman, S. L. Skeletal findings in human neutrolethyrism. Is there a human osteolathyrism? Eur Neurol. 1980;19(2):121-127.
- Lieberman, P. Preventing fatalities from anaphylaxis: an allergist-immunologist's perspective. Allergy Proc 1995;16(3):109-111. PubMed
- Lambein, F., Haque, R., Khan, J. K., Kebede, N., and Kuo, Y. H. From soil to brain: zinc deficiency increases the neurotoxicity of Lathyrus sativus and may affect the susceptibility for the motorneurone disease neurolathyrism. Toxicon 1994;32(4):461-466. PubMed
- Hugon, J., Ludolph, A. C., Spencer, P. S., Gimenez, Roldan S., and Dumas, J. L. Studies of the etiology and pathogenesis of motor neuron diseases. III. Magnetic cortical stimulation in patients with lathyrism. Acta Neurol.Scand 1993;88(6):412-416. PubMed
- Haimanot, R. T., Kidane, Y., Wuhib, E., Kassina, A., Endeshaw, Y., Alemu, T., and Spencer, P. S. The epidemiology of lathyrism in north and central Ethiopia. Ethiop.Med J 1993;31(1):15-24.
- Misra, U. K., Sharma, V. P., and Singh, V. P. Clinical aspects of neurolathyrism in Unnao, India. Paraplegia 1993;31(4):249-254. PubMed
- Haque, A., Hossain, M., Lambein, F., and Bell, E. A. Evidence of osteolathyrism among patients suffering from neurolathyrism in Bangladesh. Nat Toxins. 1997;5(1):43-46. DOI
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