Drug & supplement interaction

Liver Extract + Lurasidone

Lurasidone brand name: Latuda.

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 Liver Extract and Lurasidone 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 Lurasidone states a food rule worth keeping to.

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Liver Extract and Lurasidone

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 Lurasidone and Liver Extract 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.

Liver Extract safety at a glance

Liver Extract overall Use caution Generally low risk for healthy adults in food amounts, but it can deliver high levels of vitamin A and iron and carries source-quality concerns.
Pregnancy Use caution Liver products can contain very high vitamin A, which may harm a developing baby, so avoid unless advised by your doctor.
Breastfeeding Use caution Safety has not been well studied; check with your doctor before using.

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

Still wondering about combining Lurasidone and Liver Extract? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Lurasidone

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Lurasidone is filed under 4 classifications — including antipsychotic drugs, seizure threshold lowering drugs, cytochrome p450 3a4 (cyp3a4) substrates. Liver Extract has documented interactions with 2 drug classes — the most serious being iron (minor) and warfarin (coumadin) (minor) — and none of Lurasidone’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

Liver Extract Does Interact With Other Medications

Liver Extract has 3 minor known drug interactions in our database — Lurasidone isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Minor 3 No known interaction 2,827 (incl. Lurasidone)
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What to actually watch for

What Lurasidone’s Own FDA Label Lists

This is not an interaction — none of it involves Liver Extract. These are the most notable effects listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of Lurasidone’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. 9 of them are worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • Mania or an unusually elevated mood Worth acting on
  • Thoughts of self-harm Worth acting on
  • Trouble swallowing Worth acting on
  • Hallucinations Worth acting on
  • Fainting Worth acting on
  • Seizures Worth acting on
  • Low mood Worth acting on
  • A low white blood cell count Worth acting on
  • A higher chance of infection Worth acting on
  • Increased appetite

Showing the 10 most notable of 25 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 Lurasidone. Read the label on DailyMed › Liver Extract’s licensed record lists no adverse effects our clinical vocabulary could match, so there is no Liver Extract side to compare — that is a limit of the record, not a statement that Liver Extract has no side effects.

How to take them

Some Lurasidone Products Have a Food Rule — Liver Extract Should Not Break It

At least one FDA label for a product containing Lurasidone says to take it with food. If you take Liver Extract on an empty stomach out of habit, keep them separate — and take Lurasidone with a meal where the label says to.

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

2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION LATUDA should be taken with food (at least 350 calories).

From the Dosage and Administration section of the FDA label we read for Lurasidone — 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.

From our Q&A

Questions About Liver Extract or Lurasidone

These are real questions from readers, answered by the pharmacists at HelloPharmacist — written by a person, not generated from a database. Each one covers Liver Extract or Lurasidone, 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:

Not quite your question? Ask our pharmacists directly — it is free, there is no account required, and answers usually come back within 24 hours.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Lurasidone

This page covers Liver Extract only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Lurasidone page lists 149 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Grapefruit (major), Indian Snakeroot (major), Rauvolfia Vomitoria (major) and St. John's Wort (major).

By severity: 5 major · 104 moderate · 40 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Lurasidone page

“Supplements deserve real scrutiny alongside lurasidone (Latuda), a medication for schizophrenia and bipolar depression that relies almost entirely on one liver enzyme, CYP3A4, to clear it. Grapefruit blocks that enzyme and can push lurasidone levels high enough to worsen side effects, while St.”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

Open the Lurasidone interaction page

One more smart check

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

We hold 595 real supplement products containing Liver Extract, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Liver Extract. Even though Liver Extract itself has no known interaction with Lurasidone, 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 Liver Extract and Lurasidone 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 Liver Extract
Top 25%

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

29 days ago today
Medication Lurasidone
Steady interest

#1,918 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 Liver Extract reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Liver Extract and Lurasidone 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 Liver Extract

What is Liver Extract?

  • Anemia and low iron
  • Vitamin B12 support
  • General energy and fatigue
  • Nutritional support for athletes
  • Liver health support

Liver extract is a dried or concentrated form of animal liver that is naturally rich in iron, vitamin B12, vitamin A, and other nutrients. It was once used to treat certain anemias before purified vitamins became available, but today there is little modern evidence that it offers benefits beyond what a balanced diet or standard supplements provide. Talk with your pharmacist or doctor before using it, especially if you are pregnant, have liver disease, or have iron overload conditions.

Liver tissue, usually from cattle (beef) or pork · Capsules, tablets, powders, desiccated (dried) liver supplements, and injectable forms (prescription/historical)

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

Liver Extract: dosing

There is no official, standardized dose of liver extract, and products vary widely in how concentrated they are. Different brands also contain different amounts of vitamin A, iron, and B12.The safest approach is to follow the dose on the product label and not exceed it. They can help you decide whether you actually need it and whether a standard, purified vitamin would be a safer, more reliable choice.

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

Read the full Liver Extract monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Lurasidone

What Is Lurasidone Used For?

Brand name: Latuda

Lurasidone hydrochloride tablets are approved to treat schizophrenia in adults and adolescents aged 13 to 17, and to treat depressive episodes associated with bipolar I disorder (bipolar depression) in adults and children aged 10 to 17. Latuda is one of the brand names under which lurasidone is available as a tablet.

For bipolar depression, lurasidone can be used on its own (monotherapy) in adults and pediatric patients aged 10 to 17, or used alongside lithium or valproate (adjunctive therapy) in adults.

See full Lurasidone drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Liver Extract

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

0Major
0Moderate
3Minor
2,826No known interaction
3 Minor 2,826 No interaction
Minor

3 interactions

No interaction 2,826 drugs checked — show the list

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

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,826 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Liver Extract list.

See the full Liver Extract interactions page
See every supplement checked against Lurasidone, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Liver Extract References

The 4 references that drive our Liver Extract 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. Lewis CJ. Letter to reiterate certain public health and safety concerns to firms manufacturing or importing dietary supplements that contain specific bovine tissues. FDA. Available at: www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/dspltr05.html.
  2. Kaslow JE, Rucker L, Onishi R. Liver extract-folic acid-cyanocobalamin vs placebo for chronic fatigue syndrome. Arch Intern Med 1989;149:2501-3. DOI
  3. Ebinuma, H., Saito, H., Tada, S., Masuda, T., Kamiya, T., Nishida, J., Yoshioka, M., and Ishii, H. Additive therapeutic effects of the liver extract preparation mixture adelavin-9 on interferon-beta treatment for chronic hepatitis C. Hepatogastroenterolog
  4. Saito, H., Ebinuma, H., Tada, S., Tsunematsu, S., Atsukawa, K., Masuda, T., Tsuchiya, M., and Ishii, H. Enhancing effect of the liver extract and flavin adenin dinucleotide mixture on anti-viral efficacy of interferon in patients with chronic hepatitis C. 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 Liver Extract and Lurasidone Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Liver Extract with Lurasidone?
We do not list a known interaction between Liver Extract and Lurasidone. 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.
Should I take Liver Extract and Lurasidone at the same time of day?
At least one FDA label for a product containing Lurasidone says to take it with food. If you take Liver Extract on an empty stomach out of habit, keep them separate and take Lurasidone with a meal where the label says to. Food instructions belong to the product rather than the ingredient — two Lurasidone products can differ — so check the directions on your own box. This is about absorption, not an interaction.
How was the Liver Extract and Lurasidone combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Lurasidone is filed under 4 classifications, and Liver Extract has documented interactions with 2 drug classes — none of Lurasidone'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 Liver Extract interact with any other medications?
Yes. Liver Extract has 3 documented drug interactions in our database — Lurasidone 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 Lurasidone interact with any supplements?
Yes. Lurasidone has documented interactions with 149 supplements in our database — Liver Extract is not one of them. The Lurasidone 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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