Drug & supplement interaction

Papaya + Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv

Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv brand name: Padcev.

No Known Interaction
Medically reviewed by · Updated July 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 13, 2026
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Papaya and Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv 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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Papaya and Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv

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 Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv and Papaya 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.

Papaya safety at a glance

Papaya overall Use caution Ripe fruit is generally safe as food, but concentrated supplements and unripe papaya are less well studied.
Pregnancy Likely Safe When the ripe fruit is consumed in amounts commonly found in foods. Read the full pregnancy detail
Breastfeeding Likely Safe When the ripe fruit is consumed in amounts commonly found in foods. There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of using papaya medici... Read the full breastfeeding detail

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 Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv and Papaya? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv is filed under a single classification — cytochrome p450 3a4 (cyp3a4) substrates. Papaya has documented interactions with 4 drug classes — the most serious being amiodarone (cordarone) (moderate), antidiabetes drugs (moderate) and levothyroxine (synthroid, others) (moderate) — and none of Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv’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

Papaya Does Interact With Other Medications

Papaya has 92 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Moderate 92 No known interaction 2,738 (incl. Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv)
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Covers the 2,830 medications we’ve checked against Papaya. Pick one to open its full report.

What to actually watch for

What Papaya Itself Has Been Linked To

This is not an interaction — nothing below involves Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv. It is the side-effect record for Papaya on its own, from the licensed Natural Medicines monograph. If something new turns up after you add Papaya, this list is the first place to look. One entry is worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • An allergic reaction Worth acting on Additional detail

    “Orally, papain, a constituent of raw, unripe papaya, has been reported to cause allergic reactions in sensitive individuals, including itchy watery eyes, runny nose, sneezing, abdominal cramps, sweating, and diarrhea (6,967). Papaya may also cause hypersensitivity reactions such as systemic contact dermatitis, which occur more commonly in people who are allergic to latex.”

    Papaya · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in allergic rhinitis (hay fever).

    6 sources cited
    1. 6. The Review of Natural Products by Facts and Comparisons. St. Louis, MO: Wolters Kluwer Co., 1999.
    2. 967. Mansfield LE, Ting S, Haverly RW, Yoo TJ. The incidence and clinical implications of hypersensitivity to papain in an allergic population, confirmed by blinded oral challenge. Ann Allergy 1985;55:541-3.
    3. 6197. Blanco C, Diaz-Perales A, Collada C, et al. Class I chitinases as potential panallergens involved in the latex-fruit syndrome. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1999;103(3 Pt 1):507-13. PubMed
    4. 7853. Diaz-Perales A, Collada C, Blanco C, et al. Cross-reactions in the latex-fruit syndrome: A relevant role of chitinases but not of complex asparagine-linked glycans. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1999;104:681-7. PubMed
    5. 57635. Castillo, R., Delgado, J., Quiralte, J., Blanco, C., and Carrillo, T. Food hypersensitivity among adult patients: epidemiological and clinical aspects. Allergol.Immunopathol.(Madr.) 1996;24(3):93-97.
    6. 67942. Iliev, D. and Elsner, P. Generalized drug reaction due to papaya juice in throat lozenges. Dermatology 1997;194(4):364-366. PubMed
  • A stuffy or runny nose / Sweating / Stomach pain / Diarrhea / A skin rash Additional detail

    Recorded for Papaya in the same Natural Medicines adverse-effect record shown under An allergic reaction above.

  • Vomiting / Nausea Additional detail

    “Orally, the leaf extract has been reported to cause nausea and vomiting in clinical research. A case of esophageal perforation has been reported for a previously healthy 27-year-old female who used papain, a constituent of papaya latex, to digest a piece of meat stuck in her esophagus.”

    Papaya · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in nausea and vomiting.

    2 sources cited
    1. 102799. Rajapakse S, de Silva NL, Weeratunga P, Rodrigo C, Sigera C, Fernando SD. Carica papaya extract in dengue: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2019;19(1):265. PubMed
    2. 93083. Andersen HA, Bernatz PE, Grindlay JH. Perforation of the esophagus after use of a digestant agent: report of case and experimental study. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 1959;68:890-6. PubMed

Everything above comes from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record for Papaya — expand a row for the licensed statement it rests on. We haven’t matched Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv 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 Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv.

Special populations

Papaya in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Pregnancy Likely Safe

When the ripe fruit is consumed in amounts commonly found in foods.

Pregnancy Possibly Unsafe

When the unripe fruit containing papaya latex is used orally; avoid using. There is some concern that crude papain, a constituent of papaya latex, is teratogenic and embryotoxic; however, this might be due to extraneous substances rather than papain. Some evidence also suggests that high doses of papaya seed extract have abortifacient activity and can adversely affect fetal development. Theoretically, eating large amounts of papaya seeds may have similar effects.

Lactation Likely Safe

When the ripe fruit is consumed in amounts commonly found in foods. There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of using papaya medicinally; 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

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv

This page covers Papaya only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv page lists 121 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Grapefruit (major), St. John's Wort (major), Acacia Rigidula (moderate), Adrafinil (moderate) and African Wild Potato (moderate).

By severity: 2 major · 87 moderate · 32 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv page

“If you are getting Padcev (enfortumab vedotin) infusions for bladder cancer, treat this page as one worth genuine attention. The chemotherapy payload in Padcev is cleared by a liver enzyme called CYP3A4, and all 121 ingredients listed here act on that enzyme, either blocking it so the drug builds up or speeding it up so treatment weakens.”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

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One more smart check

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

We hold 1,801 real supplement products containing Papaya, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Papaya. Even though Papaya itself has no known interaction with Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv, 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 Papaya and Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv 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 Papaya
Top 25%

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

29 days ago today
Medication Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv
Top 25%

#333 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 Papaya reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 13, 2026. The Papaya and Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv 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 .
Supplement

About Papaya

What is Papaya?

Papaya
  • Digestive upset and indigestion
  • Constipation
  • Wound and skin care (topical)
  • Intestinal parasites (traditional)
  • Supporting platelet counts in dengue (investigational)

Papaya is a tropical fruit that is nutritious and generally safe to eat as food, and it contains an enzyme called papain used as a digestive aid and meat tenderizer. Papaya leaf extract is being studied for raising platelet counts in dengue fever, but most other supplement uses have limited human evidence. Talk to your pharmacist or doctor before using concentrated papaya supplements, and avoid unripe (green) papaya and papaya seed products in pregnancy.

Carica papaya · Caricaceae · Fruit (ripe and unripe), leaves, seeds, and the latex (source of papain) · Fresh fruit, juice, dried leaf, leaf extract or tea, capsules, tablets, fermented papaya preparations, and topical products

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

Papaya: dosing

There is no official, standardized dose of papaya for any health condition. The amount of active compounds varies a lot between fresh fruit, juice, leaf extracts, and capsule products.If you choose to use a papaya supplement, the safest approach is to follow the directions on the product label and not exceed the recommended amount.

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

Read the full Papaya monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Enfortumab vedotin-ejfv Injection

What Is Enfortumab vedotin-ejfv Injection Used For?

Brand name: Padcev

  • Enfortumab vedotin-ejfv injection is used to treat urothelial cancer (cancer of the lining of the bladder and other parts of the urinary tract) that has spread to nearby tissues or other parts of the body or cannot be removed by surgery, and has worsened after treatment with other chemotherapy medications or if these chemotherapy medications cannot be used for treatment. Enfortumab vedotin-ejfv injection is in a class of medications called monoclonal antibodies. It works by helping your immune system to slow or stop the growth of cancer cells.

See full Enfortumab vedotin-ejfv Injection drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Papaya

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

0Major
92Moderate
0Minor
2,737No known interaction
92 Moderate 2,737 No interaction
Moderate

92 interactions

Showing 60 of 92 moderate interactions — see all 92 on the Papaya page.

No interaction 2,737 drugs checked — show the list

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

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,737 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Papaya list.

See the full Papaya interactions page
See every supplement checked against Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Papaya References

The 14 references that drive our Papaya 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. The Review of Natural Products by Facts and Comparisons. St. Louis, MO: Wolters Kluwer Co., 1999.
  2. Leung AY, Foster S. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs and Cosmetics. 2nd ed. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1996.
  3. Shaw D, Leon C, Kolev S, Murray V. Traditional remedies and food supplements: a 5-year toxicological study (1991-1995). Drug Saf 1997;17:342-56.
  4. Mansfield LE, Ting S, Haverly RW, Yoo TJ. The incidence and clinical implications of hypersensitivity to papain in an allergic population, confirmed by blinded oral challenge. Ann Allergy 1985;55:541-3.
  5. Blanco C, Diaz-Perales A, Collada C, et al. Class I chitinases as potential panallergens involved in the latex-fruit syndrome. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1999;103(3 Pt 1):507-13. PubMed
  6. Diaz-Perales A, Collada C, Blanco C, et al. Cross-reactions in the latex-fruit syndrome: A relevant role of chitinases but not of complex asparagine-linked glycans. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1999;104:681-7. PubMed
  7. Castillo, R., Delgado, J., Quiralte, J., Blanco, C., and Carrillo, T. Food hypersensitivity among adult patients: epidemiological and clinical aspects. Allergol.Immunopathol.(Madr.) 1996;24(3):93-97.
  8. Oderinde, O., Noronha, C., Oremosu, A., Kusemiju, T., and Okanlawon, O. A. Abortifacient properties of aqueous extract of Carica papaya (Linn) seeds on female Sprague-Dawley rats. Niger.Postgrad.Med J 2002;9(2):95-98. DOI
  9. Danese, C., Esposito, D., D'Alfonso, V., Cirene, M., Ambrosino, M., and Colotto, M. Plasma glucose level decreases as collateral effect of fermented papaya preparation use. Clin Ter. 2006;157(3):195-198.
  10. Iliev, D. and Elsner, P. Generalized drug reaction due to papaya juice in throat lozenges. Dermatology 1997;194(4):364-366. PubMed
  11. Andersen HA, Bernatz PE, Grindlay JH. Perforation of the esophagus after use of a digestant agent: report of case and experimental study. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 1959;68:890-6. PubMed
  12. Deiana L, Marini S, Mariotti S. Ingestion of large amounts of papaya fruit and impaired effectiveness of levothyroxine therapy. Endocr Pract 2012;18(1):98-100. PubMed
  13. Rodrigues M, Alves G, Francisco J, Fortuna A, Falcão A. Herb-drug pharmacokinetic interaction between Carica papaya extract and amiodarone in rats. J Pharm Pharm Sci 2014;17(3):302-15. PubMed
  14. Rajapakse S, de Silva NL, Weeratunga P, Rodrigo C, Sigera C, Fernando SD. Carica papaya extract in dengue: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2019;19(1):265. 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 Papaya and Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Papaya with Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv?
We do not list a known interaction between Papaya and Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv. 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.
How was the Papaya and Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv is filed under 1 classification, and Papaya has documented interactions with 4 drug classes — none of Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv'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 Papaya interact with any other medications?
Yes. Papaya has 92 documented drug interactions in our database — Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv 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 Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv interact with any supplements?
Yes. Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv has documented interactions with 121 supplements in our database — Papaya is not one of them. The Enfortumab Vedotin-Ejfv 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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