Drug & supplement interaction

Rice Protein + Lidocaine

Lidocaine brand names: Xylocaine, Dilocaine, Lidoject-1, Xylocaine MPF, Nervocaine, and others.

No Known Interaction
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Rice Protein and Lidocaine 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 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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Rice Protein and Lidocaine

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 Lidocaine and Rice Protein 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.

Rice Protein safety at a glance

Rice Protein overall Generally safe Rice protein is generally considered safe for most healthy adults when used as a food.
Pregnancy Use caution Whole food rice is fine, but concentrated supplements are not well studied in pregnancy, so check with your provider first.
Breastfeeding Use caution Likely fine as a food, but concentrated protein supplements are not well studied while breastfeeding.

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

Still wondering about combining Lidocaine and Rice Protein? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Lidocaine

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Lidocaine is filed under 5 classifications — including anesthesia, cytochrome p450 2d6 (cyp2d6) substrates, topical drugs. Rice Protein has documented interactions with 1 drug class — the most serious being ace inhibitors (aceis) (moderate) — and none of Lidocaine’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

Rice Protein Does Interact With Other Medications

Rice Protein has 23 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Lidocaine isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

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What to actually watch for

No Interaction Found — But Data Suggests Rice Protein and Lidocaine May Share Several of the Same Side Effects

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.

  • Tiredness / Vomiting reported in 5.1% of FDA reports for Lidocaine Additional detail

    Rice Protein

    “Orally, rice protein has been rarely reported to cause enterocolitis symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea, and dehydration, possibly leading to acidosis and lethargy, in infants and young children. Rarely, enterocolitis symptoms are associated with an allergy to rice protein.”

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

    2 sources cited
    1. 97806. Yasutomi M, Kosaka T, Kawakita A, et al. Rice protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome with transient specific IgE to boiled rice but not to retort-processed rice. Pediatr Int. 2014;56(1):110-2.
    2. 97811. Hojsak I, Kljaic-Turkalj M, Misak Z, Kolacek S. Rice protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome. Clin Nutr. 2006;25(3):533-6. PubMed

    Lidocaine

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Lidocaine, and in voluntary FDA adverse-event reports. Read the label on DailyMed ›

Reported for Rice Protein but not commonly for Lidocaine: dehydration and diarrhea.

Effects for Lidocaine come from the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of its FDA label; effects for Rice Protein come from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, quoted above. Where a percentage is shown, it is the share of 96,036 voluntary FDA FAERS reports for Lidocaine that mention that effect — a reporting proportion, not an incidence rate and not evidence the drug caused it. Wording is matched across sources by our own clinical vocabulary, so treat this as a prompt to pay attention, not a diagnosis.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Lidocaine

This page covers Rice Protein only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Lidocaine page lists 145 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Fever Bark (major), Grapefruit (major), St. John's Wort (major), 1,3-dmaa (moderate) and Acacia Rigidula (moderate).

By severity: 3 major · 111 moderate · 31 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Lidocaine page

“Lidocaine (Xylocaine) deserves genuine care on this page, and I would learn its three major-rated entries first. Grapefruit and St.”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

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One more smart check

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

We hold 610 real supplement products containing Rice Protein, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Rice Protein. Even though Rice Protein itself has no known interaction with Lidocaine, 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 Rice Protein and Lidocaine 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 Rice Protein
Top 25%

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

29 days ago today
Medication Lidocaine
Top 10%

#254 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 Rice Protein reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Rice Protein and Lidocaine 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 Rice Protein

What is Rice Protein?

  • Building and maintaining muscle
  • Post-workout recovery
  • Plant-based protein source
  • Meal replacement and shakes
  • Weight management support

Rice protein is a plant-based protein powder made from rice that offers an easy way to add protein to your diet, especially if you avoid dairy or animal products. It is generally considered safe and well tolerated, though on its own it is lower in the amino acid lysine and is often blended with pea protein for a more complete amino acid profile. Talk to your pharmacist or doctor before using it if you have kidney problems or other health conditions.

Oryza sativa · Poaceae · Seed (grain/endosperm and bran) · Powder, protein shakes, capsules, blended plant-protein products

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

Rice Protein: dosing

There is no official standardized dose for rice protein. Serving sizes are usually based on how much protein you want to add to your diet, commonly around 20 to 30 grams of protein per scoop, but this varies by product.Always follow the directions on the product label and consider your total daily protein needs from all foods.

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

Read the full Rice Protein monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Lidocaine Transdermal Patch

What Is Lidocaine Transdermal Patch Used For?

Brand names: Xylocaine, Dilocaine, Lidoject-1, Xylocaine MPF, Nervocaine, Lidoject-2, Duo-Trach Kit, Octocaine, Lidoderm, Ztlido

Lidocaine skin patches are applied directly to the painful area to treat post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) — the persistent burning or aching nerve pain that can remain after a shingles outbreak.

Lidoderm (lidocaine patch 5%) and ZTlido (lidocaine topical system 1.8%) are both indicated for this use in adults. Note that despite their different strengths, one ZTlido topical system provides equivalent lidocaine exposure to one Lidoderm patch.

Most-Reported Side Effects for Lidocaine

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (96,036 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Nausea 4,961 reports
Fatigue 4,867 reports
Headache 4,439 reports
Product quality issue 3,920 reports
Dyspnea 3,658 reports
See full Lidocaine Transdermal Patch drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Rice Protein

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

0Major
23Moderate
0Minor
2,806No known interaction
Moderate

23 interactions

No interaction 2,806 drugs checked — show the list
Evidence & sources

Rice Protein References

The 6 references that drive our Rice Protein 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. Joy JM, Lowery RP, Wilson JM, et al. The effects of 8 weeks of whey or rice protein supplementation on body composition and exercise performance. Nutr J 2013;12:86. PubMed
  2. Li GH, Qu MR, Wan JZ, You JM. Antihypertensive effect of rice protein hydrolysate with in vitro angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitory activity in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2007;16 Suppl 1:275-80.
  3. Reche M, Pascual C, Fiandor A, et al. The effect of a partially hydrolysed formula based on rice protein in the treatment of infants with cow's milk protein allergy. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2010;21(4 Pt 1):577-85. PubMed
  4. Amended final report on the safety assessment of Oryza sativa (rice) bran oil, Oryza sativa (rice) germ oil, rice bran acid, Oryza sativa (rice) bran wax, hydrogenated rice bran wax, Oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, Oryza sativa (rice) extract, Oryza sat
  5. Yasutomi M, Kosaka T, Kawakita A, et al. Rice protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome with transient specific IgE to boiled rice but not to retort-processed rice. Pediatr Int. 2014;56(1):110-2.
  6. Hojsak I, Kljaic-Turkalj M, Misak Z, Kolacek S. Rice protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome. Clin Nutr. 2006;25(3):533-6. 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 Rice Protein and Lidocaine Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Rice Protein with Lidocaine?
We do not list a known interaction between Rice Protein and Lidocaine. 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 Rice Protein and Lidocaine have any of the same side effects?
Yes — our sources link each of them separately to 2 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.
How was the Rice Protein and Lidocaine combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Lidocaine is filed under 5 classifications, and Rice Protein has documented interactions with 1 drug class — none of Lidocaine'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 Rice Protein interact with any other medications?
Yes. Rice Protein has 23 documented drug interactions in our database — Lidocaine 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 Lidocaine interact with any supplements?
Yes. Lidocaine has documented interactions with 145 supplements in our database — Rice Protein is not one of them. The Lidocaine 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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