Drug & supplement interaction

Tamarind + Pemigatinib

Pemigatinib brand name: Pemazyre.

No Known Interaction
Medically reviewed by · Updated June 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 20, 2026
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Tamarind and Pemigatinib 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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Tamarind and Pemigatinib

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 Pemigatinib and Tamarind 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.

Tamarind safety at a glance

Tamarind overall Generally safe Tamarind is generally safe when eaten as a food in normal amounts.
Pregnancy Use caution Food amounts are likely fine, but avoid large medicinal or supplement doses without medical advice.
Breastfeeding Use caution Food amounts are likely fine, but medicinal doses have not been well studied.

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

Still wondering about combining Pemigatinib and Tamarind? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Pemigatinib

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Pemigatinib is filed under 2 classifications — cytochrome p450 3a4 (cyp3a4) substrates, oral drugs. Tamarind has documented interactions with 3 drug classes — the most serious being antidiabetes drugs (moderate), aspirin (moderate) and ibuprofen (advil, others) (moderate) — and none of Pemigatinib’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

Tamarind Does Interact With Other Medications

Tamarind has 130 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Pemigatinib isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Moderate 130 No known interaction 2,700 (incl. Pemigatinib)
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What to actually watch for

What Pemigatinib’s Own FDA Label Lists

This is not an interaction — none of it involves Tamarind. These are the most notable effects listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of Pemigatinib’s own FDA label, for the medication by itself. Knowing the drug’s own list makes it easier to work out the likely cause if something new turns up while you take both. 10 of them are worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • A bowel blockage Worth acting on
  • Dehydration Worth acting on
  • Low sodium Worth acting on
  • Yellowing of the skin or eyes Worth acting on
  • Heart failure Worth acting on
  • Fainting Worth acting on
  • An irregular heartbeat Worth acting on
  • A low platelet count Worth acting on
  • Kidney problems Worth acting on
  • Anemia Worth acting on

Showing the 10 most notable of 40 label-listed effects — ranked by how unusual each one is across medicines generally, with serious effects weighted up.

From the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Pemigatinib. Read the label on DailyMed › Where a percentage is shown, it is the share of 788 voluntary FDA FAERS reports for Pemigatinib that mention that effect — a reporting proportion, not an incidence rate and not evidence the drug caused it. Tamarind’s licensed record lists no adverse effects our clinical vocabulary could match, so there is no Tamarind side to compare — that is a limit of the record, not a statement that Tamarind has no side effects.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Pemigatinib

This page covers Tamarind only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Pemigatinib page lists 138 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 · 94 moderate · 41 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Pemigatinib page

“Pemigatinib (Pemazyre) is a targeted therapy for bile duct cancer, and it only works if its blood level stays where it should. Of the 138 supplements and herbs on file, 121 affect the liver enzyme (CYP3A4) that clears pemigatinib, which can push levels up toward worse side effects or pull them down until the cancer goes undertreated.”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

Open the Pemigatinib interaction page

One more smart check

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

We hold 45 real supplement products containing Tamarind, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Tamarind. Even though Tamarind itself has no known interaction with Pemigatinib, 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 Tamarind and Pemigatinib 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 Tamarind
Steady interest

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

29 days ago today
Medication Pemigatinib
Steady interest

#1,946 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 Tamarind reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Tamarind and Pemigatinib records this page draws on were last updated June 22, 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 Tamarind

What is Tamarind?

  • Constipation and digestive upset
  • Culinary flavoring
  • Fever and sore throat
  • Antioxidant support
  • Traditional wound or skin care

Tamarind is a tangy tropical fruit widely used in cooking and traditional medicine, mainly for digestion and as a mild laxative. While it is a nutritious food, strong human evidence for most of its medicinal claims is limited, so use it mainly as a food and talk to your pharmacist before using concentrated supplements.

Tamarindus indica · Fabaceae · Fruit pulp, seeds, leaves, and bark · Fruit pulp, paste, juice, candy, capsules, powder, and extracts

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

Tamarind: dosing

There is no official, standardized medicinal dose for tamarind. As a food, people eat it in the amounts found in recipes, drinks, or candies, which is generally fine.For supplements such as capsules, powders, or extracts, the best approach is to follow the directions on the product label.

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

Read the full Tamarind monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Pemigatinib

What Is Pemigatinib Used For?

Brand name: Pemazyre

Pemazyre (pemigatinib) is used to treat adults with previously treated, unresectable locally advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer) whose tumors have a specific genetic change called an FGFR2 fusion or rearrangement, confirmed by an FDA-approved test. This approval is based on tumor response rates; continued approval may depend on results from further confirmatory studies.

Pemazyre is also approved to treat adults with relapsed or refractory myeloid/lymphoid neoplasms (MLNs) — certain blood and bone marrow cancers — that carry an FGFR1 rearrangement and have come back or stopped responding to prior treatment.

Most-Reported Side Effects for Pemigatinib

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (821 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Disease progression 140 reports
Fatigue 79 reports
Alopecia 63 reports
Cholangiocarcinoma 60 reports
Hyperphosphataemia 51 reports
See full Pemigatinib drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Tamarind

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

0Major
130Moderate
0Minor
2,699No known interaction
130 Moderate 2,699 No interaction
Moderate

130 interactions

Showing 60 of 130 moderate interactions — see all 130 on the Tamarind page.

No interaction 2,699 drugs checked — show the list

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

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,699 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Tamarind list.

See the full Tamarind interactions page
See every supplement checked against Pemigatinib, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Tamarind References

The 3 references that drive our Tamarind 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. Garba M, Yakasai IA, Bakare MT, Munir HY. Effect of Tamarindus indica. L on the bioavailability of ibuprofen in healthy human volunteers. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2003;28:179-84.
  2. Mustapha A, Yakasai IA, Abdu Aguye I. Effect of Tamarindus indica L. on the bioavailability of aspirin in healthy human volunteers. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 1996;21:223-6.
  3. Maiti, R., Jana, D., Das, U. K., and Ghosh, D. Antidiabetic effect of aqueous extract of seed of Tamarindus indica in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. J Ethnopharmacol. 2004;92(1):85-91. 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 Tamarind and Pemigatinib Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Tamarind with Pemigatinib?
We do not list a known interaction between Tamarind and Pemigatinib. 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 Tamarind and Pemigatinib combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Pemigatinib is filed under 2 classifications, and Tamarind has documented interactions with 3 drug classes — none of Pemigatinib'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 Tamarind interact with any other medications?
Yes. Tamarind has 130 documented drug interactions in our database — Pemigatinib 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 Pemigatinib interact with any supplements?
Yes. Pemigatinib has documented interactions with 138 supplements in our database — Tamarind is not one of them. The Pemigatinib 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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