Drug & supplement interaction

Strawberry + Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril

Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril brand names: Zestoretic, Prinzide.

No Known Interaction
Medically reviewed by · Updated October 2026 · Pair last verified Oct 4, 2026
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Strawberry and Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril 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

Strawberry and Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril

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 Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril and Strawberry 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.

Strawberry safety at a glance

Strawberry overall Generally safe Strawberry fruit is widely eaten and considered safe for most people in normal food amounts.
Pregnancy Likely Safe When used orally in food amounts. There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of strawberry for medicinal use in pregnancy and lactati... Read the full pregnancy detail
Breastfeeding Likely Safe When used orally in food amounts. There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of strawberry for medicinal use in pregnancy and lactati... Read the full breastfeeding detail

Pregnancy & breastfeeding ratings are from Natural Medicines (Therapeutic Research Center) — the full detail is in the Special populations card below. Safety guidance is general; always confirm with your pharmacist or doctor for your situation.

Still wondering about combining Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril and Strawberry? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril is filed under 10 classifications — including lisinopril, ace inhibitors (aceis), thiazide diuretics. Strawberry has documented interactions with 2 drug classes — the most serious being anticoagulant/antiplatelet drugs (moderate) and p-glycoprotein substrates (moderate) — and none of Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril’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

Strawberry Does Interact With Other Medications

Strawberry has 317 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Moderate 317 No known interaction 2,513 (incl. Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril)
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What to actually watch for

No Interaction Found — But Data Suggests Strawberry and Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril 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. 2 of them are worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • Hives Worth acting on Additional detail

    Strawberry

    “Orally, consuming strawberry has been reported to cause allergic reactions, including oral allergy syndrome and skin reactions, in some patients.. Topically, strawberry has caused contact urticaria in one case report. Overall, allergy to strawberry appears to be rare.”

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

    2 sources cited
    1. 103880. Cabrera-Freitag P, Bermejo Becerro A, Abreu Ramírez MG, et al. Allergy to strawberry in children from the Mediterranean area: is it really allergy? J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2020;30(4):283-5. PubMed
    2. 13637. Grattan CE, Harman RR. Contact urticaria to strawberry. Contact Dermatitis 1985;13:191-2. . PubMed

    Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril. Read the label on DailyMed ›

  • An allergic reaction Worth acting on Additional detail

    Strawberry

    “Orally, strawberry is well tolerated when taken in the amounts commonly found in food. When taken in medicinal amounts, strawberry seems to be generally well tolerated. Rarely, strawberry has been reported to cause nausea and allergic reactions, including oral allergy syndrome and skin reactions.

    Topically, strawberry can cause contact dermatitis.”

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

    6 sources cited
    1. 100109. Basu A, Betts NM, Nguyen A, Newman ED, Fu D, Lyons TJ. Freeze-dried strawberries lower serum cholesterol and lipid peroxidation in adults with abdominal adiposity and elevated serum lipids. J Nutr. 2014;144(6):830-7. PubMed
    2. 100113. Moazen S, Amani R, Homayouni Rad A, Shahbazian H, Ahmadi K, Taha Jalali M. Effects of freeze-dried strawberry supplementation on metabolic biomarkers of atherosclerosis in subjects with type 2 diabetes: a randomized double-blind controlled trial. Ann Nutr PubMed
    3. 100116. Schell J, Scofield RH, Barrett JR, et al. Strawberries improve pain and inflammation in obese adults with radiographic evidence of knee osteoarthritis. Nutrients. 2017;9(9):949. PubMed
    4. 100119. Amani R, Moazen S, Shahbazian H, Ahmadi K, Jalali MT. Flavonoid-rich beverage effects on lipid profile and blood pressure in diabetic patients. World J Diabetes. 2014;5(6):962-8. PubMed
    5. 103880. Cabrera-Freitag P, Bermejo Becerro A, Abreu Ramírez MG, et al. Allergy to strawberry in children from the Mediterranean area: is it really allergy? J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2020;30(4):283-5. PubMed
    6. 13637. Grattan CE, Harman RR. Contact urticaria to strawberry. Contact Dermatitis 1985;13:191-2. . PubMed

    Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril. Read the label on DailyMed ›

  • A skin rash Additional detail

    Strawberry

    Recorded for Strawberry in the same Natural Medicines adverse-effect record shown under An allergic reaction above.

    Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril. Read the label on DailyMed ›

  • Headache Additional detail

    Strawberry

    “Orally, taking freeze-dried strawberry powder 32 grams daily has been reported to cause a single case of headache in a clinical trial.”

    Strawberry · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in tension headache.

    Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril. Read the label on DailyMed ›

  • Nausea Additional detail

    Strawberry

    “Orally, taking freeze-dried strawberry powder 50 grams daily has been reported to cause nausea in clinical trials.”

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

    2 sources cited
    1. 100113. Moazen S, Amani R, Homayouni Rad A, Shahbazian H, Ahmadi K, Taha Jalali M. Effects of freeze-dried strawberry supplementation on metabolic biomarkers of atherosclerosis in subjects with type 2 diabetes: a randomized double-blind controlled trial. Ann Nutr PubMed
    2. 100119. Amani R, Moazen S, Shahbazian H, Ahmadi K, Jalali MT. Flavonoid-rich beverage effects on lipid profile and blood pressure in diabetic patients. World J Diabetes. 2014;5(6):962-8. PubMed

    Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril. Read the label on DailyMed ›

Effects for Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril come from the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of its FDA label; effects for Strawberry 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.

Special populations

Strawberry in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Pregnancy And Lactation Likely Safe

When used orally in food amounts. There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of strawberry for medicinal use in pregnancy and lactation; avoid using.

DISCLAIMER: This tool is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be interpreted as specific medical advice. Patients should consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making decisions about therapies and/or health conditions.© 2026 Therapeutic Research Center

Overlapping uses

What Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril Is Prescribed For, and What Strawberry Has Been Studied For

These two come up together because they touch the same health topic — not because they do the same job. Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril is a prescription medicine with approved uses on its FDA label. Strawberry is a supplement: what follows is what researchers have looked at it for, and how strong that evidence is.

Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril is prescribed for: Lisinopril and hydrochlorothiazide tablets — sold under the brand name Zestoretic and as the generic combination — are used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of serious cardiovascular events, including strokes and heart attacks. This combination is not intended as a first-line starting treatment. It is typically used when a single blood pressure medication alone has not been enough to reach target blood pressure goals.

Strawberry has been studied for:

  • Hypertension studied, not established Strawberry has been studied for this. Natural Medicines rates the evidence: Insufficient Reliable Evidence To Rate Read what the research shows

    Strawberry for hypertension

    It is unclear if oral strawberry is beneficial in patients with hypertension.

Effectiveness ratings and the research summaries above are the verbatim record from the Natural Medicines database, which grades evidence from “Effective” down to “Insufficient Reliable Evidence To Rate”. A rating below the top of that scale means researchers have looked at it — not that it works, and never that it can stand in for a prescribed medicine. Do not stop or replace Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril on your own; if you are taking Strawberry for the same health topic, tell your prescriber, especially if the medicine is being adjusted to a target.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril

This page covers Strawberry only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril page lists 236 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), American Hellebore (major), American Mistletoe (major), Asarabacca (major) and Dolomite (major).

By severity: 10 major · 199 moderate · 27 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril page

“I would not add a supplement casually alongside hydrochlorothiazide and lisinopril (Zestoretic, Prinzide). This combination lowers blood pressure with a water pill plus an ACE inhibitor, and most interacting ingredients either drag pressure down too far or push back against the drug, while smaller groups strain the kidneys, drain potas…”

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One more smart check

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

We hold 2,806 real supplement products containing Strawberry, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Strawberry. Even though Strawberry itself has no known interaction with Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril, 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 Strawberry and Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril 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 Strawberry
Top 10%

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

29 days ago today
Medication Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril
Top half

#840 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 Strawberry reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified October 4, 2026. The Strawberry and Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril records this page draws on were last updated October 6, 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 Strawberry

What is Strawberry?

  • General antioxidant support
  • Heart and blood vessel health
  • Blood sugar support
  • Skin and oral health
  • Source of vitamin C and fiber

Strawberry is a popular, nutrient-rich fruit that supplies vitamin C, fiber, and antioxidant plant compounds. Eating strawberries as part of a balanced diet is healthy for most people, but concentrated supplement forms have only limited research behind specific health claims. If you have allergies or take it as a supplement, check with your pharmacist or doctor.

Fragaria × ananassa · Rosaceae · Fruit (berries); leaves are also used in some traditional preparations · Fresh or frozen fruit, juice, powder, extracts, capsules, and leaf tea

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

Strawberry: dosing

There is no official or standardized dose of strawberry for any health condition. As a food, a typical serving is about a cup of fresh strawberries, which fits easily into a healthy diet.For supplements such as powders, extracts, or capsules, follow the directions on the product label, since concentrations vary widely between brands.

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

Read the full Strawberry monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Lisinopril and Hydrochlorothiazide

What Is Lisinopril and Hydrochlorothiazide Used For?

Brand names: Zestoretic, Prinzide

Lisinopril and hydrochlorothiazide tablets — sold under the brand name Zestoretic and as the generic combination — are used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of serious cardiovascular events, including strokes and heart attacks.

This combination is not intended as a first-line starting treatment. It is typically used when a single blood pressure medication alone has not been enough to reach target blood pressure goals.

See full Lisinopril and Hydrochlorothiazide drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Strawberry

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

0Major
317Moderate
0Minor
2,512No known interaction
317 Moderate 2,512 No interaction
Moderate

317 interactions

Showing 60 of 317 moderate interactions — see all 317 on the Strawberry page.

No interaction 2,512 drugs checked — show the list

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

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,512 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Strawberry list.

See the full Strawberry interactions page
See every supplement checked against Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Strawberry References

The 10 references that drive our Strawberry 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. Grattan CE, Harman RR. Contact urticaria to strawberry. Contact Dermatitis 1985;13:191-2. . PubMed
  2. Dutta-Roy, A. K., Crosbie, L., and Gordon, M. J. Effects of tomato extract on human platelet aggregation in vitro. Platelets. 2001;12(4):218-227. PubMed
  3. Van Gelder, J., Deferme, S., Naesens, L., De Clercq, E., van den, Mooter G., Kinget, R., and Augustijns, P. Intestinal absorption enhancement of the ester prodrug tenofovir disoproxil fumarate through modulation of the biochemical barrier by defined este
  4. Deferme, S., Van Gelder, J., and Augustijns, P. Inhibitory effect of fruit extracts on P-glycoprotein-related efflux carriers: an in-vitro screening. J Pharm Pharmacol 2002;54(9):1213-1219.
  5. Naemura, A., Mitani, T., Ijiri, Y., Tamura, Y., Yamashita, T., Okimura, M., and Yamamoto, J. Anti-thrombotic effect of strawberries. Blood Coagul.Fibrinolysis 2005;16(7):501-509. PubMed
  6. Basu A, Betts NM, Nguyen A, Newman ED, Fu D, Lyons TJ. Freeze-dried strawberries lower serum cholesterol and lipid peroxidation in adults with abdominal adiposity and elevated serum lipids. J Nutr. 2014;144(6):830-7. PubMed
  7. Moazen S, Amani R, Homayouni Rad A, Shahbazian H, Ahmadi K, Taha Jalali M. Effects of freeze-dried strawberry supplementation on metabolic biomarkers of atherosclerosis in subjects with type 2 diabetes: a randomized double-blind controlled trial. Ann Nutr PubMed
  8. Schell J, Scofield RH, Barrett JR, et al. Strawberries improve pain and inflammation in obese adults with radiographic evidence of knee osteoarthritis. Nutrients. 2017;9(9):949. PubMed
  9. Amani R, Moazen S, Shahbazian H, Ahmadi K, Jalali MT. Flavonoid-rich beverage effects on lipid profile and blood pressure in diabetic patients. World J Diabetes. 2014;5(6):962-8. PubMed
  10. Cabrera-Freitag P, Bermejo Becerro A, Abreu Ramírez MG, et al. Allergy to strawberry in children from the Mediterranean area: is it really allergy? J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2020;30(4):283-5. 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 Strawberry and Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Strawberry with Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril?
We do not list a known interaction between Strawberry and Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril. 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 Strawberry and Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril have any of the same side effects?
Yes — our sources link each of them separately to 5 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.
Are Strawberry and Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril used for the same thing?
They overlap in purpose, which usually means the real question is whether you need both rather than whether they are safe together. This page lists the shared uses and how strong the evidence is for Strawberry in each. That is a conversation for your prescriber, especially if Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril is being adjusted to a target.
How was the Strawberry and Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril is filed under 10 classifications, and Strawberry has documented interactions with 2 drug classes — none of Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril'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 Strawberry interact with any other medications?
Yes. Strawberry has 317 documented drug interactions in our database — Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril 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 Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril interact with any supplements?
Yes. Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril has documented interactions with 236 supplements in our database — Strawberry is not one of them. The Hydrochlorothiazide, Lisinopril 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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