Drug & supplement interaction

Theaflavin + Medroxyprogesterone Acetate

Medroxyprogesterone Acetate brand names: Proclim, Cycrin, Curretab, Depo-Provera CI.

No Known Interaction
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Theaflavin and Medroxyprogesterone Acetate 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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Theaflavin and Medroxyprogesterone Acetate

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 Medroxyprogesterone Acetate and Theaflavin 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.

Theaflavin safety at a glance

Theaflavin overall Use caution Black tea is generally safe in normal amounts, but concentrated extracts are less studied.
Pregnancy Use caution Limit caffeine-containing tea and avoid high-dose extracts unless your doctor approves.
Breastfeeding Use caution Caffeine passes into breast milk, so limit intake and avoid concentrated extracts.

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

Still wondering about combining Medroxyprogesterone Acetate and Theaflavin? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Medroxyprogesterone Acetate

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Medroxyprogesterone Acetate is filed under 3 classifications — progestin, cytochrome p450 3a4 (cyp3a4) substrates, oral drugs. Theaflavin has documented interactions with 2 drug classes — the most serious being antidiabetes drugs (moderate) and organic anion-transporting polypeptide substrates (oatp) (moderate) — and none of Medroxyprogesterone Acetate’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

Theaflavin Does Interact With Other Medications

Theaflavin has 130 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Medroxyprogesterone Acetate 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 Medroxyprogesterone Acetate’s Own FDA Label Lists

This is not an interaction — none of it involves Theaflavin. These are the most notable effects listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of Medroxyprogesterone Acetate’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. 5 of them are worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • Bone thinning Worth acting on
  • Low mood Worth acting on
  • A severe allergic reaction Worth acting on
  • Bleeding or bruising Worth acting on
  • A higher chance of infection Worth acting on
  • Changes to your period
  • A change in sex drive
  • Breast tenderness
  • Acne
  • Weight gain

Showing the 10 most notable of 19 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 Medroxyprogesterone Acetate. Read the label on DailyMed › Where a percentage is shown, it is the share of 60,491 voluntary FDA FAERS reports for Medroxyprogesterone Acetate that mention that effect — a reporting proportion, not an incidence rate and not evidence the drug caused it. Theaflavin’s licensed record lists no adverse effects our clinical vocabulary could match, so there is no Theaflavin side to compare — that is a limit of the record, not a statement that Theaflavin has no side effects.

From our Q&A

Questions About Theaflavin or Medroxyprogesterone Acetate

These are real questions from readers, answered by the pharmacists at HelloPharmacist — written by a person, not generated from a database. Each one covers Theaflavin or Medroxyprogesterone Acetate, not necessarily both, but if one is close to what you were about to ask it will usually go further than a database entry can:

Not quite your question? Ask our pharmacists directly — it is free, there is no account required, and answers usually come back within 24 hours.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Medroxyprogesterone Acetate

This page covers Theaflavin only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Medroxyprogesterone Acetate page lists 139 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).

Open the Medroxyprogesterone Acetate interaction page

One more smart check

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

We hold 11 real supplement products containing Theaflavin, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Theaflavin. Even though Theaflavin itself has no known interaction with Medroxyprogesterone Acetate, 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 Theaflavin and Medroxyprogesterone Acetate 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 Theaflavin
Steady interest

#1,064 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today
Medication Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
Steady interest

#2,330 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 Theaflavin reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified October 4, 2026. The Theaflavin and Medroxyprogesterone Acetate 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.
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Supplement

About Theaflavin

What is Theaflavin?

  • Heart health and cholesterol support
  • Antioxidant support
  • Weight management
  • Blood sugar support
  • General wellness

Theaflavins are antioxidant compounds formed when tea leaves are oxidized to make black tea. Early research suggests they may help with cholesterol and provide antioxidant effects, but high-quality human evidence is limited and doses are not standardized. Drinking black tea is generally safe, but talk to your pharmacist or doctor before taking concentrated extracts.

Camellia sinensis · Theaceae · Leaves (fermented/oxidized, as in black tea) · Black tea, standardized black tea extract capsules, tablets, powders

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

Theaflavin: dosing

There is no established standard dose of theaflavin. Supplements vary widely in how much theaflavin they contain and how the black tea extract is standardized.If you choose to take a product, follow the directions on the label and do not exceed the recommended amount. Drinking black tea is a simpler, well-tolerated way to get theaflavins for most people.

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

Read the full Theaflavin monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Medroxyprogesterone

What Is Medroxyprogesterone Used For?

Brand names: Proclim, Cycrin, Curretab, Depo-Provera CI

Medroxyprogesterone is a progestin (a form of the hormone progesterone). The injections and tablets are used for different things.

  • Injections (Depo-Provera CI and medroxyprogesterone acetate injectable suspension): prevent pregnancy in females of reproductive potential.
  • Depo-SubQ Provera 104 (subcutaneous): prevents pregnancy and manages endometriosis-associated pain in females of reproductive age.
  • Tablets (Provera and medroxyprogesterone acetate tablets): treat secondary amenorrhea (missed periods) and abnormal uterine bleeding due to hormonal imbalance when there is no underlying problem such as fibroids or uterine cancer. They also help prevent endometrial hyperplasia (overgrowth of the uterine lining) in postmenopausal women with a uterus who take daily oral conjugated estrogens.

The injections are not recommended for more than 2 years unless other options are considered inadequate.

See full Medroxyprogesterone drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Theaflavin

Browse every other medication we’ve checked against Theaflavin — 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
Moderate

130 interactions

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

No interaction 2,699 drugs checked — show the list
Evidence & sources

Theaflavin References

The 4 references that drive our Theaflavin 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. Maron DJ, Lu GP, Cai NS, et al. Cholesterol-lowering effect of a theaflavin-enriched green tea extract: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Intern Med 2003;163:1448-53.. PubMed
  2. Takemoto M, Takemoto H, Kouno H, Soeda T, Moriya T. A simple, enzymatic biotransformation method using fresh green tea leaves efficiently generates theaflavin-containing fermentation water that has potent physiological functions in mice and humans. Biol P PubMed
  3. Kondo A, Narumi K, Okuhara K, et al. Black tea extract and theaflavin derivatives affect the pharmacokinetics of rosuvastatin by modulating organic anion transporting polypeptide (OATP) 2B1 activity. Biopharm Drug Dispos. 2019;40(8):302-306. PubMed
  4. Gothandam K, Ganesan VS, Ayyasamy T, Ramalingam S. Antioxidant potential of theaflavin ameliorates the activities of key enzymes of glucose metabolism in high fat diet and streptozotocin - induced diabetic rats. Redox Rep. 2019;24(1):41-50. 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 Theaflavin and Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Theaflavin with Medroxyprogesterone Acetate?
We do not list a known interaction between Theaflavin and Medroxyprogesterone Acetate. 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 Theaflavin and Medroxyprogesterone Acetate combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Medroxyprogesterone Acetate is filed under 3 classifications, and Theaflavin has documented interactions with 2 drug classes — none of Medroxyprogesterone Acetate'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 Theaflavin interact with any other medications?
Yes. Theaflavin has 130 documented drug interactions in our database — Medroxyprogesterone Acetate 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 Medroxyprogesterone Acetate interact with any supplements?
Yes. Medroxyprogesterone Acetate has documented interactions with 139 supplements in our database — Theaflavin is not one of them. The Medroxyprogesterone Acetate interaction page linked on this page lists every one, ranked by severity.

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