Drug & supplement interaction

Tangerine + Sodium Nitroprusside

Sodium Nitroprusside brand name: Nipride RTU.

No Known Interaction
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Tangerine and Sodium Nitroprusside 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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Interaction report

Tangerine and Sodium Nitroprusside

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 Sodium Nitroprusside and Tangerine 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.

Tangerine safety at a glance

Tangerine overall Generally safe Tangerine fruit is generally safe when eaten as food.
Pregnancy Use caution The fruit is fine as food, but concentrated extracts and essential oil should be used with caution and medical advice.
Breastfeeding Use caution Eating the fruit is fine, but safety of concentrated supplements or oils is not well studied.

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

Still wondering about combining Sodium Nitroprusside and Tangerine? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Sodium Nitroprusside

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Sodium Nitroprusside is filed under 2 classifications — including antihypertensive drugs. Tangerine has documented interactions with 2 drug classes — the most serious being cytochrome p450 3a4 (cyp3a4) substrates (minor) and midazolam (versed) (minor) — and none of Sodium Nitroprusside’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

Tangerine Does Interact With Other Medications

Tangerine has 643 minor known drug interactions in our database — Sodium Nitroprusside 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

What Tangerine Itself Has Been Linked To

This is not an interaction — nothing below involves Sodium Nitroprusside. It is the side-effect record for Tangerine on its own, from the licensed Natural Medicines monograph. If something new turns up after you add Tangerine, this list is the first place to look.

  • A skin rash Additional detail

    “Orally, very few adverse effects have been reported with the medicinal use of tangerine. However, a thorough evaluation of safety outcomes has not been conducted.

    Topically, contact dermatitis has been associated with tangerine essential oil.”

    Tangerine · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in dermatitis.

    1 source cited
    1. 28610. Vilaplana, J. and Romaguera, C. Contact dermatitis from the essential oil of tangerine in fragrance. Contact Dermatitis 2002;46(2):108. PubMed

    “According to one case report, the essential oil of tangerine in a fragrance has been associated with contact dermatitis.”

    Tangerine · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in dermatitis.

    1 source cited
    1. 28610. Vilaplana, J. and Romaguera, C. Contact dermatitis from the essential oil of tangerine in fragrance. Contact Dermatitis 2002;46(2):108. PubMed

Everything above comes from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record for Tangerine — expand a row for the licensed statement it rests on. We haven’t matched Sodium Nitroprusside to its FDA label in our system yet, so we can’t compare its own side-effect list here — the leaflet that comes with your prescription is the authoritative list for Sodium Nitroprusside.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Sodium Nitroprusside

This page covers Tangerine only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Sodium Nitroprusside page lists 121 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: American Hellebore (major), American Mistletoe (major), Tyramine (major), Adrafinil (moderate) and Agmatine (moderate).

By severity: 3 major · 106 moderate · 12 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Sodium Nitroprusside page

“Sodium nitroprusside (Nipride RTU) is given by IV in hospitals to bring dangerously high blood pressure down within minutes, so anything that nudges pressure in either direction earns real vigilance here. All but two of the 121 supplements and herbs on this page interact through blood pressure itself, and the three major-rated entries…”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

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One more smart check

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

We hold 705 real supplement products containing Tangerine, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Tangerine. Even though Tangerine itself has no known interaction with Sodium Nitroprusside, 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 Tangerine and Sodium Nitroprusside 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 Tangerine
Top 25%

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

29 days ago today
Medication Sodium Nitroprusside
Steady interest

#2,304 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 Tangerine reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Tangerine and Sodium Nitroprusside 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 Tangerine

What is Tangerine?

  • Source of vitamin C
  • Digestive support
  • Aromatherapy and relaxation
  • Cough and phlegm (traditional)
  • Skin and flavoring uses

Tangerine is a sweet citrus fruit that is a good source of vitamin C and other nutrients, and is widely enjoyed as food. While the peel and essential oil are used in traditional medicine and aromatherapy, strong human evidence for specific health benefits beyond basic nutrition is limited. Enjoying tangerines as part of a balanced diet is generally safe for most people.

Citrus reticulata · Rutaceae · Fruit, peel, and essential oil · Fresh fruit, juice, dried peel, essential oil, capsules, extracts

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

Tangerine: dosing

There is no official or standardized medicinal dose for tangerine. As a food, you can simply enjoy it the way you would any fruit.For peel, extracts, essential oil, or capsule products, there is no established dose proven safe and effective for any condition. Essential oils are for external or aromatherapy use only unless a professional advises otherwise.

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

Read the full Tangerine monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Sodium Nitroprusside

Most-Reported Side Effects for Sodium Nitroprusside

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (382 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Renal failure 74 reports
Injury 59 reports
Anxiety 58 reports
Unevaluable event 55 reports
Fear 53 reports
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Tangerine

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

0Major
0Moderate
643Minor
2,186No known interaction
Minor

643 interactions

Showing 60 of 643 minor interactions — see all 643 on the Tangerine page.

No interaction 2,186 drugs checked — show the list
Evidence & sources

Tangerine References

The 3 references that drive our Tangerine 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. Yuan, J. M., Wang, X. L., Xiang, Y. B., Gao, Y. T., Ross, R. K., and Yu, M. C. Preserved foods in relation to risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Shanghai, China. Int J Cancer 2000;85(3):358-363. DOI
  2. Backman, J. T., Maenpaa, J., Belle, D. J., Wrighton, S. A., Kivisto, K. T., and Neuvonen, P. J. Lack of correlation between in vitro and in vivo studies on the effects of tangeretin and tangerine juice on midazolam hydroxylation. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2000; PubMed
  3. Vilaplana, J. and Romaguera, C. Contact dermatitis from the essential oil of tangerine in fragrance. Contact Dermatitis 2002;46(2):108. 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 Tangerine and Sodium Nitroprusside Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Tangerine with Sodium Nitroprusside?
We do not list a known interaction between Tangerine and Sodium Nitroprusside. 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 Tangerine and Sodium Nitroprusside combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Sodium Nitroprusside is filed under 2 classifications, and Tangerine has documented interactions with 2 drug classes — none of Sodium Nitroprusside'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 Tangerine interact with any other medications?
Yes. Tangerine has 643 documented drug interactions in our database — Sodium Nitroprusside 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 Sodium Nitroprusside interact with any supplements?
Yes. Sodium Nitroprusside has documented interactions with 121 supplements in our database — Tangerine is not one of them. The Sodium Nitroprusside 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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