Drug & supplement interaction

Mediterranean Diet + Tocilizumab

Tocilizumab brand name: Actemra.

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 Mediterranean Diet and Tocilizumab 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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Mediterranean Diet and Tocilizumab

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 Tocilizumab and Mediterranean Diet in our sources. This does not guarantee that the combination is completely free of risk — research on Mediterranean Diet alongside specific medications may be limited.

Worth understanding: our licensed dataset holds no drug-interaction record for Mediterranean Diet at all — not against Tocilizumab, 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.

Mediterranean Diet is an eating pattern rather than something you take. Ask your pharmacist or doctor before changing how you eat while on a prescribed medicine: some medicines are dosed around meals, and a change in diet can change how they work. 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.

Mediterranean Diet safety at a glance

Mediterranean Diet overall Generally safe It is a balanced, whole-food eating pattern considered safe and healthy for most people.
Pregnancy Possibly Safe When the Mediterranean diet is used appropriately during pregnancy. However, the red wine component of the Mediterranean diet should be avoided in pregnancy. Read the full pregnancy detail
Breastfeeding Generally safe A balanced Mediterranean-style diet is generally appropriate while breastfeeding.

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 Tocilizumab and Mediterranean Diet? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
What to actually watch for

What Tocilizumab’s Own FDA Label Lists

This is not an interaction — none of it involves Mediterranean Diet. These are the most notable effects listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of Tocilizumab’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 follow Mediterranean Diet and take the medicine. 10 of them are worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • Kidney stones Worth acting on
  • A change in thyroid levels Worth acting on
  • Bleeding in the gut Worth acting on
  • Low potassium Worth acting on
  • A low platelet count Worth acting on
  • Raised blood pressure Worth acting on
  • Shortness of breath Worth acting on
  • A severe allergic reaction Worth acting on
  • Hives Worth acting on
  • A low white blood cell count Worth acting on

Showing the 10 most notable of 31 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 Tocilizumab. Read the label on DailyMed › Where a percentage is shown, it is the share of 112,048 voluntary FDA FAERS reports for Tocilizumab that mention that effect — a reporting proportion, not an incidence rate and not evidence the drug caused it. Mediterranean Diet’s licensed record lists no adverse effects our clinical vocabulary could match, so there is no Mediterranean Diet side to compare — that is a limit of the record, not a statement that Mediterranean Diet has no side effects.

Special populations

Mediterranean Diet in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Pregnancy Possibly Safe

When the Mediterranean diet is used appropriately during pregnancy. However, the red wine component of the Mediterranean diet should be avoided in pregnancy.

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 Tocilizumab

This page covers Mediterranean Diet only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Tocilizumab page lists 89 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Beer (major), Siberian Cocklebur (major), Wine (major), Active Hexose Correlated Compound (ahcc) (moderate) and Alfalfa (moderate).

By severity: 3 major · 85 moderate · 1 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Tocilizumab page

“Tocilizumab (Actemra) calms an overactive immune system in conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, and it is also known to strain the liver, which is exactly where its supplement interactions concentrate. This page deserves genuine care.”

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How much people look this up

Where Mediterranean Diet and Tocilizumab 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 Mediterranean Diet
Steady interest

#1,233 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today
Medication Tocilizumab
Steady interest

#2,553 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 Mediterranean Diet reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Mediterranean Diet and Tocilizumab records this page draws on were last updated July 11, 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 .
Eating pattern

About Mediterranean Diet

What is Mediterranean Diet?

  • Heart health
  • Weight management
  • Type 2 diabetes prevention
  • Brain and memory health
  • Reducing inflammation
  • General longevity

The Mediterranean diet is an eating pattern rich in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts, fish, and olive oil, with limited red meat and processed foods. It has some of the strongest evidence of any diet for supporting heart health and is widely considered safe for most people. Talk to your doctor or a dietitian before making big changes, especially if you have a medical condition.

Whole-food eating pattern (not a pill or supplement)

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

Mediterranean Diet: dosing

There is no pill or fixed "dose" for the Mediterranean diet—it is an overall pattern. The general approach is to make vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans, and olive oil the base of most meals, eat fish a couple of times per week, choose nuts and seeds for snacks, and limit red meat, processed foods, and sweets.A registered dietitian can help you tailor the pattern to your calorie needs, health conditions, and food preferences.

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

Read the full Mediterranean Diet monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Tocilizumab Injection

What Is Tocilizumab Injection Used For?

Brand name: Actemra

Tocilizumab injection is used to treat several serious inflammatory and immune-related conditions. Actemra (tocilizumab) is indicated for moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis in adults who haven't responded well to other disease-modifying drugs, giant cell arteritis in adults, systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) to slow lung function decline, polyarticular and systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis in patients 2 years and older, and severe or life-threatening cytokine release syndrome (CRS) caused by CAR T-cell therapy in adults and children 2 and older.

Actemra is also approved for hospitalized adults and children aged 2 and older with COVID-19 who are on corticosteroids and need supplemental oxygen or mechanical breathing support. Not every brand or route is approved for every use — your prescriber will choose the right form for your specific condition.

Most-Reported Side Effects for Tocilizumab

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (113,819 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Rheumatoid arthritis 22,747 reports
Arthralgia 17,322 reports
Joint swelling 16,327 reports
Fatigue 15,391 reports
Rash 13,781 reports
See full Tocilizumab Injection drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Mediterranean Diet

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

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

We also checked Mediterranean Diet 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 Mediterranean Diet list.

See the full Mediterranean Diet interactions page
See every supplement checked against Tocilizumab, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Mediterranean Diet References

The 6 references that drive our Mediterranean Diet 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. Assaf-Balut C, García de la Torre N, Fuentes M, et al. A high adherence to six food targets of the Mediterranean diet in the late first trimester is associated with a reduction in the risk of materno-foetal outcomes: The St. Carlos gestational diabetes me
  2. Assaf-Balut C, García de la Torre N, Durán A, et al. A Mediterranean diet with additional extra virgin olive oil and pistachios reduces the incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM): A randomized controlled trial: The St. Carlos GDM prevention stud
  3. De Giuseppe R, Bocchi M, Maffoni S, et al. Mediterranean Diet and Lifestyle Habits during Pregnancy: Is There an Association with Small for Gestational Age Infants? An Italian Single Centre Experience. Nutrients 2021;13(6):1941. PubMed
  4. Crovetto F, Crispi F, Casas R, et al. Effects of Mediterranean Diet or Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Prevention of Small-for-Gestational Age Birth Weights in Newborns Born to At-Risk Pregnant Individuals: The IMPACT BCN Randomized Clinical Trial. DOI
  5. Makarem N, Chau K, Miller EC, et al. Association of a Mediterranean Diet pattern with adverse pregnancy outcomes among US women. JAMA Netw Open 2022;5(12):e2248165. PubMed
  6. Yang J, Song Y, Gaskins AJ, et al. Mediterranean diet and female reproductive health over lifespan: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2023;229(6):617-631. 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

Following Mediterranean Diet While Taking Tocilizumab: Common Questions

Is it safe to follow Mediterranean Diet while taking Tocilizumab?
We do not list a known interaction between Mediterranean Diet and Tocilizumab. 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 Tocilizumab interact with any supplements?
Yes. Tocilizumab has documented interactions with 89 supplements in our database — Mediterranean Diet is not one of them. The Tocilizumab 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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