Drug & supplement interaction

Parsnip + Avatrombopag Maleate

Avatrombopag Maleate brand name: Doptelet.

No Known Interaction
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Parsnip and Avatrombopag Maleate 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 Avatrombopag Maleate states a food rule worth keeping to, and 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.

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Parsnip and Avatrombopag Maleate

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 Avatrombopag Maleate and Parsnip 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 Parsnip at all — not against Avatrombopag Maleate, 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.

Parsnip safety at a glance

Parsnip overall Use caution Safe as a food, but its leaves, sap, and seeds contain compounds that can cause skin reactions with sun exposure.
Pregnancy Use caution Fine as a normal food, but avoid concentrated supplement or medicinal amounts due to lack of safety data.
Breastfeeding Use caution Safe as a food, but the safety of medicinal or concentrated amounts is not known.

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

Still wondering about combining Avatrombopag Maleate and Parsnip? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
What to actually watch for

No Interaction Found — But Data Suggests Parsnip and Avatrombopag Maleate May Share a Side Effect

This is not an interaction. Neither one changes how your body handles the other, and nothing here says they react together. What our sources do show is that each has separately been linked to the effects below — so taking both can make those effects more likely to turn up, and harder to pin on one or the other if they do.

  • Swelling Additional detail

    Parsnip

    “Topically, contact dermatitis and phototoxic reactions, including skin blisters and later hyperpigmentation, have occurred following exposure to parsnip sap or fresh parsnip root and exposure to sunlight or UV-A light from a sunbed. Light-skinned people may be particularly susceptible to these reactions.

    A case report describes a 51-year-old male who developed rashes on his hands after preparing parsnip.”

    Parsnip · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in dermatitis.

    6 sources cited
    1. 10071. Ivie GW, Holt DL, Ivey MC. Natural toxicants in human foods: psoralens in raw and cooked parsnip root. Science 1981;213:909-10.. PubMed
    2. 68289. Lutchman, L., Inyang, V., and Hodgkinson, D. Phytophotodermatitis associated with parsnip picking. J.Accid.Emerg.Med. 1999;16(6):453-454. PubMed
    3. 68291. Aberer, W. Occupational dermatitis from organically grown parsnip (Pastinaca sativa L.). Contact Dermatitis 1992;26(1):62.
    4. 68295. Bang, Pedersen N. and Pla Arles, U. B. Phototoxic reaction to parsnip and UV-A sunbed. Contact Dermatitis 1998;39(2):97. PubMed
    5. 111192. White JML, Pink AE. English Sunday lunch dermatitis: Allergic contact dermatitis to parsnip, carrot, fennel (and ivy). Contact Dermatitis. 2020 Oct;83(4):317-8. PubMed
    6. 111193. Lafon A, Boulard C. Perioral phytophotodermatitis induced by parsnip mash. Contact Dermatitis. 2020 Oct;83(4):318-9. PubMed

    Avatrombopag Maleate

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Avatrombopag Maleate. Read the label on DailyMed ›

Reported for Parsnip but not commonly for Avatrombopag Maleate: a skin rash.

Effects for Avatrombopag Maleate come from the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of its FDA label; effects for Parsnip come from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, quoted above. Wording is matched across sources by our own clinical vocabulary, so treat this as a prompt to pay attention, not a diagnosis.

How to take them

Some Avatrombopag Maleate Products Have a Food Rule — Parsnip Should Not Break It

At least one FDA label for a product containing Avatrombopag Maleate says to take it with food. If you take Parsnip on an empty stomach out of habit, keep them separate — and take Avatrombopag Maleate 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 Avatrombopag Maleate 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.

Administer DOPTELET tablets and DOPTELET SPRINKLE with food.

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

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Avatrombopag Maleate

This page covers Parsnip only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Avatrombopag Maleate page lists 156 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

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

By severity: 2 major · 35 moderate · 17 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Avatrombopag Maleate page

“Avatrombopag maleate (Doptelet) exists to raise a low platelet count, so anything that drags its blood level down invites the bleeding risk it was prescribed to prevent. I would handle this list of 54 supplements with real care, and the two rated major come first.”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

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One more smart check

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

We hold 38 real supplement products containing Parsnip, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Parsnip. Even though Parsnip itself has no known interaction with Avatrombopag Maleate, 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 Parsnip and Avatrombopag Maleate 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 Parsnip
Steady interest

#1,159 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today
Medication Avatrombopag Maleate
Top 5%

#81 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 Parsnip reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified October 4, 2026. The Parsnip and Avatrombopag Maleate 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 Parsnip

What is Parsnip?

  • Digestive support
  • Mild diuretic ('water pill') effect
  • Nutritional/dietary fiber source
  • Traditional kidney and urinary support
  • General wellness

Parsnip is mainly a nutritious root vegetable that is safe and healthy as part of a normal diet. Its use as a concentrated supplement or herbal remedy is not well studied, and certain parts of the plant can make skin very sensitive to sunlight. Talk to your pharmacist or doctor before using parsnip in any medicinal or high-dose form.

Pastinaca sativa · Apiaceae · Root, leaves, seeds, and essential oil · Whole root (food), cooked vegetable, juice, dried seeds, and rarely supplements or essential oil

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

Parsnip: dosing

There is no established medicinal dose for parsnip. As a food, it is simply eaten as a vegetable in normal serving amounts.If you choose to use a parsnip supplement, juice, or extract, there is no standardized dose backed by research.

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

Read the full Parsnip monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Avatrombopag

What Is Avatrombopag Used For?

Brand name: Doptelet

Avatrombopag treats thrombocytopenia, which means a low platelet count. Platelets are the blood cells that help your blood clot.

Doptelet tablets are used in adults with chronic liver disease who are scheduled for a procedure. They are also used in adults with chronic ITP who didn't respond well enough to a previous treatment, and in children 6 and older with persistent or chronic ITP. Doptelet Sprinkle is used in children 1 to under 6 years old with persistent or chronic ITP.

See full Avatrombopag drug information
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Other Drugs & Parsnip

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

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Evidence & sources

Parsnip References

The 6 references that drive our Parsnip 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. Ivie GW, Holt DL, Ivey MC. Natural toxicants in human foods: psoralens in raw and cooked parsnip root. Science 1981;213:909-10.. PubMed
  2. Lutchman, L., Inyang, V., and Hodgkinson, D. Phytophotodermatitis associated with parsnip picking. J.Accid.Emerg.Med. 1999;16(6):453-454. PubMed
  3. Aberer, W. Occupational dermatitis from organically grown parsnip (Pastinaca sativa L.). Contact Dermatitis 1992;26(1):62.
  4. Bang, Pedersen N. and Pla Arles, U. B. Phototoxic reaction to parsnip and UV-A sunbed. Contact Dermatitis 1998;39(2):97. PubMed
  5. White JML, Pink AE. English Sunday lunch dermatitis: Allergic contact dermatitis to parsnip, carrot, fennel (and ivy). Contact Dermatitis. 2020 Oct;83(4):317-8. PubMed
  6. Lafon A, Boulard C. Perioral phytophotodermatitis induced by parsnip mash. Contact Dermatitis. 2020 Oct;83(4):318-9. 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 Parsnip and Avatrombopag Maleate Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Parsnip with Avatrombopag Maleate?
We do not list a known interaction between Parsnip and Avatrombopag Maleate. 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.
Do Parsnip and Avatrombopag Maleate have any of the same side effects?
Yes — our sources link each of them separately to one of the same effects. That is not an interaction: neither changes how your body handles the other. It does mean that if one of those effects turns up, it can be harder to tell which one is behind it. They are listed on this page with the source behind each.
Should I take Parsnip and Avatrombopag Maleate at the same time of day?
At least one FDA label for a product containing Avatrombopag Maleate says to take it with food. If you take Parsnip on an empty stomach out of habit, keep them separate and take Avatrombopag Maleate with a meal where the label says to. Food instructions belong to the product rather than the ingredient — two Avatrombopag Maleate products can differ — so check the directions on your own box. This is about absorption, not an interaction.
Does Avatrombopag Maleate interact with any supplements?
Yes. Avatrombopag Maleate has documented interactions with 156 supplements in our database — Parsnip is not one of them. The Avatrombopag Maleate interaction page linked on this page lists every one, ranked by severity.

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