Drug & supplement interaction

Plum + Diethylcarbamazine Citrate

Diethylcarbamazine Citrate brand name: Hetrazan.

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 Plum and Diethylcarbamazine Citrate 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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Plum and Diethylcarbamazine Citrate

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 Diethylcarbamazine Citrate and Plum 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.

Plum safety at a glance

Plum overall Generally safe Plums and prunes are widely eaten as food and are generally safe in normal amounts.
Pregnancy Use caution Plum as a food is generally fine, but concentrated supplements are not well studied in pregnancy.
Breastfeeding Use caution Eating plums is generally considered fine, but concentrated supplement forms lack safety data.

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

Still wondering about combining Diethylcarbamazine Citrate and Plum? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Diethylcarbamazine Citrate

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Diethylcarbamazine Citrate is filed under a single classification — oral drugs. Plum has documented interactions with 1 drug class — the most serious being anticoagulant/antiplatelet drugs (moderate) — and none of Diethylcarbamazine Citrate’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

Plum Does Interact With Other Medications

Plum has 122 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Diethylcarbamazine Citrate isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Moderate 122 No known interaction 2,708 (incl. Diethylcarbamazine Citrate)
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What to actually watch for

What Plum Itself Has Been Linked To

This is not an interaction — nothing below involves Diethylcarbamazine Citrate. It is the side-effect record for Plum on its own, from the licensed Natural Medicines monograph. If something new turns up after you add Plum, this list is the first place to look. 2 entries are worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • A bowel blockage Worth acting on Additional detail

    “Orally, plum has been reported to cause gastrointestinal issues, including flatulence and diarrhea.

    In one case report, small bowel obstruction with impaction in the terminal ileum occurred in a 10-month old infant who consumed a dried plum. This was likely due to the infant being unable to properly chew the plum.

    Consumption of plum pits has also caused serious gastrointestinal adverse effects.”

    Plum · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in diarrhea.

    6 sources cited
    1. 95272. Lever E, Cole J, Scott SM, Emery PW, Whelan K. Systematic review: the effect of prunes on gastrointestinal function. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2014;40(7):750-8. PubMed
    2. 95276. Hooshmand S, Chai SC, Saadat RL, et al. Comparative effects of dried plum and dried apple on bone in postmenopausal women. Br J Nutr. 2011;106(6):923-30. PubMed
    3. 95285. Ibrahim N, Chauhan I, Nikkar-Esfahani A. 'A problematic plum pit in the piping': a case of traumatic oesophageal perforation. BMJ Case Rep. 2016;2016. pii: bcr2015213807. PubMed
    4. 95293. Piirainen L, Peuhkuri K, Bäckström K, Korpela R, Salminen S. Prune juice has a mild laxative effect in adults with certain gastrointestinal symptoms. Nutr. Res. 2007;27(8):511-3. DOI
    5. 95300. Arjmandi BH, Khalil DA, Lucas EA, et al. Dried plums improve indices of bone formation in postmenopausal women. J Womens Health Gend Based Med. 2002;11(1):61-8. PubMed
    6. 95296. Kong MS, Wang KL. A prune-induced small intestinal obstruction: sonographic appearance. J Clin Ultrasound. 1995;23(9):558-60. PubMed
  • An allergic reaction Worth acting on Additional detail

    Recorded for Plum in the same Natural Medicines adverse-effect record shown under A bowel blockage above.

  • Bloating or gas / Diarrhea Additional detail

    Recorded for Plum in the same Natural Medicines adverse-effect record shown under A bowel blockage above.

Everything above comes from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record for Plum — expand a row for the licensed statement it rests on. We haven’t matched Diethylcarbamazine Citrate 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 Diethylcarbamazine Citrate.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Diethylcarbamazine Citrate

This page covers Plum only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Diethylcarbamazine Citrate page lists 17 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Coffee Charcoal (moderate), European Mandrake (moderate), Glucomannan (moderate) and Guar Gum (moderate).

By severity: 1 major · 7 moderate · 9 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Diethylcarbamazine Citrate page

“If you take diethylcarbamazine citrate (Hetrazan) to clear parasitic worm infections like lymphatic filariasis, this list deserves genuine attention, and activated charcoal deserves it first. Charcoal can soak up the drug in your gut before your body ever absorbs it, which is why it carries the only major rating among the 17 ingredient…”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

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One more smart check

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

We hold 1,682 real supplement products containing Plum, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Plum. Even though Plum itself has no known interaction with Diethylcarbamazine Citrate, 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 Plum and Diethylcarbamazine Citrate 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 Plum
Top 25%

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

29 days ago today
Medication Diethylcarbamazine Citrate
Steady interest

#1,567 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 Plum reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 13, 2026. The Plum and Diethylcarbamazine Citrate 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 Plum

What is Plum?

  • Constipation
  • Digestive health
  • Bone health support
  • Antioxidant source
  • General nutrition

Plums and their dried form (prunes) are common, nutritious foods that are best known for helping relieve constipation thanks to their fiber and sorbitol content. They are generally safe as food, but eating large amounts can cause gas, bloating, or loose stools. Talk to your pharmacist or doctor before using concentrated supplements, especially if you have a medical condition.

Prunus domestica · Rosaceae · Fruit (fresh and dried, also called prunes); juice · Fresh fruit, dried plums (prunes), juice, powder, capsules

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

Plum: dosing

There is no official standardized dose for plum. As a food, people often eat a small serving of dried plums or drink a small glass of plum juice to help with constipation, then adjust based on how their body responds.For supplements, powders, or capsules, follow the directions on the product label, since strength varies between products.

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

Read the full Plum monograph & all interactions
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Other Drugs & Plum

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

0Major
122Moderate
0Minor
2,707No known interaction
122 Moderate 2,707 No interaction
Moderate

122 interactions

Showing 60 of 122 moderate interactions — see all 122 on the Plum page.

No interaction 2,707 drugs checked — show the list

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

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,707 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Plum list.

See the full Plum interactions page
See every supplement checked against Diethylcarbamazine Citrate, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Plum References

The 10 references that drive our Plum 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. Lever E, Cole J, Scott SM, Emery PW, Whelan K. Systematic review: the effect of prunes on gastrointestinal function. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2014;40(7):750-8. PubMed
  2. Hooshmand S, Chai SC, Saadat RL, et al. Comparative effects of dried plum and dried apple on bone in postmenopausal women. Br J Nutr. 2011;106(6):923-30. PubMed
  3. Ibrahim N, Chauhan I, Nikkar-Esfahani A. 'A problematic plum pit in the piping': a case of traumatic oesophageal perforation. BMJ Case Rep. 2016;2016. pii: bcr2015213807. PubMed
  4. Piirainen L, Peuhkuri K, Bäckström K, Korpela R, Salminen S. Prune juice has a mild laxative effect in adults with certain gastrointestinal symptoms. Nutr. Res. 2007;27(8):511-3. DOI
  5. Kong MS, Wang KL. A prune-induced small intestinal obstruction: sonographic appearance. J Clin Ultrasound. 1995;23(9):558-60. PubMed
  6. Jain M, Pielage P, De-Ryke R. Plum stones: an unusual cause of ileostomy obstruction demonstrated by sonography. J Clin Ultrasound. 1998;26(8):416-7. DOI
  7. Arjmandi BH, Khalil DA, Lucas EA, et al. Dried plums improve indices of bone formation in postmenopausal women. J Womens Health Gend Based Med. 2002;11(1):61-8. PubMed
  8. Santhakumar AB, Kundur AR, Fanning K, Netzel M, Stanley R, Singh I. Consumption of anthocyanin-rich Queen Garnet plum juice reduces platelet activation related thrombogenesis in healthy volunteers. J. Functional Foods. 2015;12:11-22. DOI
  9. Santhakumar AB, Kundur AR, Sabapathy S, Stanley R, Singh I. The potential of anthocyanin-rich Queen Garnet plum juice supplementation in alleviating thrombotic risk under induced oxidative stress conditions. J. Functional Foods. 2015;14:747-57. DOI
  10. Johnson MC, Fisher JK. Plum pit ileus: a case report. Mo Med. 1991;88(10):696-8.

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 Plum and Diethylcarbamazine Citrate Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Plum with Diethylcarbamazine Citrate?
We do not list a known interaction between Plum and Diethylcarbamazine Citrate. 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 Plum and Diethylcarbamazine Citrate combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Diethylcarbamazine Citrate is filed under 1 classification, and Plum has documented interactions with 1 drug class — none of Diethylcarbamazine Citrate'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 Plum interact with any other medications?
Yes. Plum has 122 documented drug interactions in our database — Diethylcarbamazine Citrate 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 Diethylcarbamazine Citrate interact with any supplements?
Yes. Diethylcarbamazine Citrate has documented interactions with 17 supplements in our database — Plum is not one of them. The Diethylcarbamazine Citrate 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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