Drug & supplement interaction

Squalamine + Anagrelide

Anagrelide brand name: Agrylin.

No Known Interaction
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Squalamine and Anagrelide 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.

Know someone taking this? Share
Interaction report

Squalamine and Anagrelide

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 Anagrelide and Squalamine 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 Squalamine at all — not against Anagrelide, 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.

Squalamine safety at a glance

Squalamine overall Not established Squalamine has mainly been studied in research settings, and its safety as a self-care supplement is not established.
Pregnancy Avoid There is not enough safety information, so it is best avoided during pregnancy.
Breastfeeding Avoid Safety while breastfeeding is unknown, so avoid using it.

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

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

No Interaction Found — But Data Suggests Squalamine and Anagrelide 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. One of them is worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • Liver problems Worth acting on Additional detail

    Squalamine

    “Topically and intravenously, squalamine seems to be well tolerated; however, a thorough safety evaluation has not been conducted.

    Most Common Adverse Effects:

    Intravenously: Fatigue, loss of appetite, myalgia, nausea, transaminitis, vomiting.”

    Squalamine · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in fatigue.

    Anagrelide

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

  • Reduced appetite / Vomiting / Nausea Additional detail

    Squalamine

    “Intravenously, squalamine has been associated with reports of mild to moderate nausea and vomiting, as well as mild loss of appetite, in clinical research.”

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

    1 source cited
    1. 96040. Bhargava P, Marshall JL, Dahut W, et al. A phase I and pharmacokinetic study of squalamine, a novel antiangiogenic agent, in patients with advanced cancers. Clin Cancer Res. 2001;7(12):3912-9.

    Anagrelide

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

  • Muscle pain Additional detail

    Squalamine

    “Intravenously, squalamine has been associated with reports of mild to moderate myalgias and muscle cramps in clinical research.”

    Squalamine · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in muscle cramps.

    1 source cited
    1. 96040. Bhargava P, Marshall JL, Dahut W, et al. A phase I and pharmacokinetic study of squalamine, a novel antiangiogenic agent, in patients with advanced cancers. Clin Cancer Res. 2001;7(12):3912-9.

    Anagrelide

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

  • Tiredness reported in 6.5% of FDA reports for Anagrelide Additional detail

    Squalamine

    “Intravenously, squalamine has been associated with reports of mild to moderate fatigue in clinical research.”

    Squalamine · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in fatigue.

    1 source cited
    1. 96040. Bhargava P, Marshall JL, Dahut W, et al. A phase I and pharmacokinetic study of squalamine, a novel antiangiogenic agent, in patients with advanced cancers. Clin Cancer Res. 2001;7(12):3912-9.

    Anagrelide

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

Reported for Squalamine but not commonly for Anagrelide: yellowing of the skin or eyes.

Effects for Anagrelide come from the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of its FDA label; effects for Squalamine come from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, quoted above. Where a percentage is shown, it is the share of 2,283 voluntary FDA FAERS reports for Anagrelide 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 Anagrelide

This page covers Squalamine only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Anagrelide page lists 265 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Danshen (major), Piracetam (major), Aconite (moderate) and Adrafinil (moderate).

By severity: 3 major · 223 moderate · 39 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Anagrelide page

“Anagrelide (Agrylin) lowers platelet counts in people whose bone marrow makes too many, so bleeding risk is already the thing being managed, and most of this list pushes on exactly that. The bulk of these ingredients have some blood-thinning or antiplatelet activity of their own, from danshen and piracetam at the serious end down to fa…”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

Open the Anagrelide interaction page

How much people look this up

Where Squalamine and Anagrelide 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 Squalamine
Steady interest

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

29 days ago today
Medication Anagrelide
Top half

#1,319 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 Squalamine reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Squalamine and Anagrelide 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 Squalamine

What is Squalamine?

  • Cancer (investigational)
  • Age-related macular degeneration (eye disease)
  • Antimicrobial / antiviral interest
  • Anti-angiogenesis (blocking new blood vessel growth)

Squalamine is a compound first found in the dogfish shark that has mainly been studied as an experimental drug, not as a common dietary supplement. Research has looked at it for cancer and certain eye diseases, but evidence in people is limited and it is not an approved or widely available treatment. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using any product claiming to contain it.

Originally isolated from the liver and tissues of the dogfish shark (Squalus acanthias); also made synthetically · Investigational drug forms (intravenous infusion, eye drops); not a typical over-the-counter dietary supplement

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

Squalamine: dosing

There is no established or standardized dose of squalamine for use as a dietary supplement. Keep in mind that supplement quality and labeling are not always reliable, and a pharmacist can help you decide whether using such a product makes sense for you.

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

Read the full Squalamine monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Anagrelide

What Is Anagrelide Used For?

Brand name: Agrylin

Both Agrylin and generic anagrelide capsules are used to treat thrombocythemia secondary to myeloproliferative neoplasms — a condition where bone marrow disorders cause dangerously high platelet counts. The goal is to bring platelet counts down, lower the risk of dangerous blood clots (thrombosis), and ease related symptoms including bleeding and clotting events.

Most-Reported Side Effects for Anagrelide

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (2,283 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Platelet count increased 155 reports
Fatigue 148 reports
Headache 133 reports
Anemia 127 reports
Haemoglobin decreased 107 reports
See full Anagrelide drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Squalamine

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

0Major
0Moderate
0Minor
2,829No known interaction
No interaction 2,829 drugs checked — show the list
Evidence & sources

Squalamine References

The 1 references that drive our Squalamine 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. Bhargava P, Marshall JL, Dahut W, et al. A phase I and pharmacokinetic study of squalamine, a novel antiangiogenic agent, in patients with advanced cancers. Clin Cancer Res. 2001;7(12):3912-9.

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 Squalamine and Anagrelide Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Squalamine with Anagrelide?
We do not list a known interaction between Squalamine and Anagrelide. 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 Squalamine and Anagrelide have any of the same side effects?
Yes — our sources link each of them separately to 6 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.
Does Anagrelide interact with any supplements?
Yes. Anagrelide has documented interactions with 265 supplements in our database — Squalamine is not one of them. The Anagrelide interaction page linked on this page lists every one, ranked by severity.

Written and reviewed by the HelloPharmacist editorial staff. Our editorial policy

Still Have a Question About Anagrelide and Squalamine?

Our pharmacists answer your medication & supplement questions — free.

Ask a pharmacist

This information is for education only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always check with your pharmacist or doctor before starting, stopping, or combining supplements and medications.