Drug & supplement interaction

Shiitake Mushroom + Mitapivat

Mitapivat brand name: Pyrukynd.

No Known Interaction
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Shiitake Mushroom and Mitapivat 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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Interaction report

Shiitake Mushroom and Mitapivat

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 Mitapivat and Shiitake Mushroom 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.

Shiitake Mushroom safety at a glance

Shiitake Mushroom overall Use caution Generally safe as a food, but concentrated supplements and raw mushrooms can cause reactions in some people.
Pregnancy Use caution Eating shiitake as food is likely fine, but concentrated supplements should be avoided due to lack of safety data.
Breastfeeding Use caution Food amounts are likely fine, but there is not enough data on supplement doses, so caution is advised.

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

Still wondering about combining Mitapivat and Shiitake Mushroom? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Mitapivat

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Mitapivat is filed under 5 classifications — including cytochrome p450 2c9 (cyp2c9) inducers, cytochrome p450 2c19 (cyp2c19) inducers, cytochrome p450 3a4 (cyp3a4) inducers. Shiitake Mushroom has documented interactions with 2 drug classes — the most serious being cytochrome p450 2d6 (cyp2d6) substrates (moderate) and immunosuppressants (moderate) — and none of Mitapivat’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

Shiitake Mushroom Does Interact With Other Medications

Shiitake Mushroom has 312 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Mitapivat 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 Shiitake Mushroom and Mitapivat 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.

  • Headache Additional detail

    Shiitake Mushroom

    “In patients experiencing shiitake dermatitis, other symptoms may include prickling in the hands. Malaise has also been reported following oral intake or contact.

    Orally, the shiitake mushroom extract AHCC has been reported to cause mild and transient headache.”

    Shiitake Mushroom · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in cluster headache.

    4 sources cited
    1. 94256. Nguyen AH, Gonzaga MI, Lim VM, Adler MJ, Mitkov MV, Cappel MA. Clinical features of shiitake dermatitis: a systematic review. Int J Dermatol. 2017 Jun;56(6):610-616. PubMed
    2. 1151. Matsui S, Nakazawa T, Umegae Y, Mori M. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis induced by Shiitake mushroom spores. Intern Med 1992;31:1204-6.
    3. 94240. Baran W, Batycka-Baran A, Maj J, Szepietowski JC. Shiitake dermatitis - now also in Poland. Acta Derm Venereol. 2015 Jan;95(1):102-3. PubMed
    4. 30365. Spierings, E. L., Fujii, H., Sun, B., and Walshe, T. A Phase I study of the safety of the nutritional supplement, active hexose correlated compound, AHCC, in healthy volunteers. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol.(Tokyo) 2007;53(6):536-539. PubMed

    Mitapivat

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

Reported for Shiitake Mushroom but not commonly for Mitapivat: sun sensitivity, stomach upset, mouth irritation or sores and shortness of breath.

Effects for Mitapivat come from the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of its FDA label; effects for Shiitake Mushroom 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.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Mitapivat

This page covers Shiitake Mushroom only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Mitapivat page lists 154 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: 3 major · 111 moderate · 40 minor.

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One more smart check

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

We hold 1,613 real supplement products containing Shiitake Mushroom, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Shiitake Mushroom. Even though Shiitake Mushroom itself has no known interaction with Mitapivat, 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 Shiitake Mushroom and Mitapivat 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 Shiitake Mushroom
Top 25%

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

29 days ago today
Medication Mitapivat
Steady interest

#2,032 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 Shiitake Mushroom reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 13, 2026. The Shiitake Mushroom and Mitapivat 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.
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Supplement

About Shiitake Mushroom

What is Shiitake Mushroom?

  • Immune support
  • General wellness and nutrition
  • Cholesterol and heart health
  • Adjunct in cancer care (lentinan, AHCC)
  • Antioxidant support

Shiitake is a popular edible mushroom that is nutritious and safe to eat as food for most people. Some of its extracts (like lentinan and AHCC) have been studied as immune support, mainly alongside cancer treatment, but evidence for most supplement uses is limited. Talk with your pharmacist or doctor before using concentrated shiitake supplements.

Lentinula edodes · Omphalotaceae · Fruiting body (mushroom cap and stem); mycelium extracts · Whole food (fresh or dried mushrooms), capsules, tablets, powders, liquid extracts, and standardized extracts such as lentinan and AHCC

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

Shiitake Mushroom: dosing

There is no official standardized dose for shiitake supplements, and products vary widely in strength and form. Some research used specialized extracts (like lentinan given by injection in a medical setting), which is very different from over-the-counter capsules.If you choose a shiitake supplement, follow the directions on the product label and do not exceed the recommended amount.

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

Read the full Shiitake Mushroom monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Mitapivat

What Is Mitapivat Used For?

Brand name: Pyrukynd

Mitapivat treats two distinct types of anemia in adults. Pyrukynd is used to treat hemolytic anemia (anemia caused by red blood cells breaking down too quickly) in adults with pyruvate kinase (PK) deficiency, a rare inherited red blood cell disorder. Aqvesme is used to treat anemia in adults with alpha- or beta-thalassemia, inherited blood conditions that reduce normal hemoglobin production.

These are separate approvals for separate products — Pyrukynd and Aqvesme are not interchangeable, and each is intended for its specific condition.

See full Mitapivat drug information
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Other Drugs & Shiitake Mushroom

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

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312Moderate
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2,517No known interaction
Moderate

312 interactions

Showing 60 of 312 moderate interactions — see all 312 on the Shiitake Mushroom page.

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Evidence & sources

Shiitake Mushroom References

The 67 references that drive our Shiitake Mushroom 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. Hitosugi M, Kitamura O, Takatsu A, Yoshino Y. Autopsy case of duodenal obstruction from impacted mushroom. J Gastroenterol 1998;33:562-5. PubMed
  2. Hanada K, Hashimoto I. Flagellate mushroom (Shiitake) dermatitis and photosensitivity. Dermatol 1998;197:255-7. PubMed
  3. Levy AM, Kita H, Phillips SF, et al. Eosinophilia and gastrointestinal symptoms after ingestion of shiitake mushrooms. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1998;101:613-20. PubMed
  4. Murakami M, Kawabe K, Hosoi Y, et al. Decreased pulmonary perfusion in hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by Shiitake mushroom spores. J Intern Med 1997;241:85-8. PubMed
  5. Matsui S, Nakazawa T, Umegae Y, Mori M. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis induced by Shiitake mushroom spores. Intern Med 1992;31:1204-6.
  6. Nakamura T. Shiitake (Lentinus edodes) dermatitis. Contact Dermatitis 1992;27:65-70.
  7. Ueda A, Obama K, Aoyama K, et al. Allergic contact dermatitis in shiitake (Lentinus edodes (Berk) Sing) growers. Contact Dermatitis 1992;26:228-33.
  8. Burikhanov, R. B., Wakame, K., Igarashi, Y., Wang, S., and Matsuzaki, S. Suppressive effect of active hexose correlated compound (AHCC) on thymic apoptosis induced by dexamethasone in the rat. Endocr.Regul. 2000;34(4):181-188.
  9. Gao, Y., Zhang, D., Sun, B., Fujii, H., Kosuna, K., and Yin, Z. Active hexose correlated compound enhances tumor surveillance through regulating both innate and adaptive immune responses. Cancer Immunol.Immunother. 2006;55(10):1258-1266. PubMed
  10. Ritz, B. W., Nogusa, S., Ackerman, E. A., and Gardner, E. M. Supplementation with active hexose correlated compound increases the innate immune response of young mice to primary influenza infection. J Nutr. 2006;136(11):2868-2873. PubMed
  11. Aviles, H., O'Donnell, P., Sun, B., and Sonnenfeld, G. Active hexose correlated compound (AHCC) enhances resistance to infection in a mouse model of surgical wound infection. Surg.Infect.(Larchmt.) 2006;7(6):527-535. PubMed
  12. Spierings, E. L., Fujii, H., Sun, B., and Walshe, T. A Phase I study of the safety of the nutritional supplement, active hexose correlated compound, AHCC, in healthy volunteers. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol.(Tokyo) 2007;53(6):536-539. PubMed
  13. Aviles, H., O'Donnell, P., Orshal, J., Fujii, H., Sun, B., and Sonnenfeld, G. Active hexose correlated compound activates immune function to decrease bacterial load in a murine model of intramuscular infection. Am J Surg. 2008;195(4):537-545. PubMed
  14. Ritz, B. W. Supplementation with active hexose correlated compound increases survival following infectious challenge in mice. Nutr.Rev. 2008;66(9):526-531. PubMed
  15. Terakawa, N., Matsui, Y., Satoi, S., Yanagimoto, H., Takahashi, K., Yamamoto, T., Yamao, J., Takai, S., Kwon, A. H., and Kamiyama, Y. Immunological effect of active hexose correlated compound (AHCC) in healthy volunteers: a double-blind, placebo-controll

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 Shiitake Mushroom and Mitapivat Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Shiitake Mushroom with Mitapivat?
We do not list a known interaction between Shiitake Mushroom and Mitapivat. 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 Shiitake Mushroom and Mitapivat 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.
How was the Shiitake Mushroom and Mitapivat combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Mitapivat is filed under 5 classifications, and Shiitake Mushroom has documented interactions with 2 drug classes — none of Mitapivat'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 Shiitake Mushroom interact with any other medications?
Yes. Shiitake Mushroom has 312 documented drug interactions in our database — Mitapivat 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 Mitapivat interact with any supplements?
Yes. Mitapivat has documented interactions with 154 supplements in our database — Shiitake Mushroom is not one of them. The Mitapivat 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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