Drug & supplement interaction

Tyrosine + Dicloxacillin Injection

Dicloxacillin Injection brand name: Dynapen Injection.

No Known Interaction
Medically reviewed by · Updated July 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 13, 2026
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Tyrosine and Dicloxacillin Injection 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 label for Dicloxacillin Injection states a food rule worth keeping to, and 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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Tyrosine and Dicloxacillin Injection

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 Dicloxacillin Injection and Tyrosine 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.

Tyrosine safety at a glance

Tyrosine overall Use caution Generally well tolerated in healthy adults, but talk to a healthcare provider before regular use.
Pregnancy Use caution Not enough safety data; avoid supplemental doses unless a doctor advises otherwise.
Breastfeeding Use caution Not enough safety data, so caution is advised while breastfeeding.

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

Still wondering about combining Dicloxacillin Injection and Tyrosine? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Dicloxacillin Injection

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Dicloxacillin Injection is filed under 3 classifications — antibiotic drugs, nephrotoxic drugs, seizure threshold lowering drugs. Tyrosine has documented interactions with 2 drug classes — the most serious being levodopa (moderate) and thyroid hormone (moderate) — and none of Dicloxacillin Injection’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

Tyrosine Does Interact With Other Medications

Tyrosine has 21 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Dicloxacillin Injection isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Moderate 21 No known interaction 2,809 (incl. Dicloxacillin Injection)
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What to actually watch for

No Interaction Found — But Data Suggests Tyrosine and Dicloxacillin Injection 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.

  • Joint pain Additional detail

    Tyrosine

    “Orally, larger doses of tyrosine (150 mg/kg) can cause arthralgia, but this is uncommon.”

    Tyrosine · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in myasthenia gravis.

    1 source cited
    1. 7211. Wood DR, Reimherr FW, Wender PH. Amino acid precursors for the treatment of attention deficit disorder, residual type. Psychopharmacol Bull 1985;21:146-9.

    Dicloxacillin Injection

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

  • Tiredness Additional detail

    Tyrosine

    “Orally, larger doses of tyrosine (150 mg/kg) can cause headache and fatigue. Taking a combination of tyrosine 4 grams, 5-hydroxytryptophan 800 mg, and carbidopa 100 mg can cause drowsiness and agitation. These effects can be mitigated by lowering the dosage.”

    Tyrosine · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in cluster headache.

    2 sources cited
    1. 7211. Wood DR, Reimherr FW, Wender PH. Amino acid precursors for the treatment of attention deficit disorder, residual type. Psychopharmacol Bull 1985;21:146-9.
    2. 918. Meyer JS, Welch KM, Deshmukh VD, et al. Neurotransmitter precursor amino acids in the treatment of multi-infarct dementia and Alzheimer's disease. J Amer Geriat Soc 1977;25:289-98.

    Dicloxacillin Injection

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

  • Diarrhea / Vomiting Additional detail

    Tyrosine

    “Orally, tyrosine can cause nausea and heartburn when taken at a dose of 150 mg/kg. Taking tyrosine 4 grams daily in combination with 5-hydroxytryptophan 800 mg and carbidopa 100 mg can cause diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. These effects can be mitigated by lowering the dosage.”

    Tyrosine · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in diarrhea.

    2 sources cited
    1. 7211. Wood DR, Reimherr FW, Wender PH. Amino acid precursors for the treatment of attention deficit disorder, residual type. Psychopharmacol Bull 1985;21:146-9.
    2. 918. Meyer JS, Welch KM, Deshmukh VD, et al. Neurotransmitter precursor amino acids in the treatment of multi-infarct dementia and Alzheimer's disease. J Amer Geriat Soc 1977;25:289-98.

    Dicloxacillin Injection

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

  • Nausea Additional detail

    Tyrosine

    Recorded for Tyrosine in the same Natural Medicines adverse-effect record shown under Tiredness above.

    Dicloxacillin Injection

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

Reported for Tyrosine but not commonly for Dicloxacillin Injection: drowsiness, heartburn, anxiety or restlessness and headache.

Effects for Dicloxacillin Injection come from the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of its FDA label; effects for Tyrosine 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.

How to take them

Some Dicloxacillin Injection Products Have a Food Rule — Tyrosine Should Not Break It

At least one FDA label for a product containing Dicloxacillin Injection says to take it on an empty stomach. Most supplements — Tyrosine included — are taken with a meal, so the easy mistake is swallowing both together at breakfast. Where that rule applies, keep Dicloxacillin Injection on its own and move Tyrosine to a meal later in the day.

This may not be true of your version. Food instructions belong to the product, not the ingredient: two Dicloxacillin Injection products can carry different directions, and extended-release forms often differ from immediate-release ones. The label we read is quoted below — check the directions on your own box or bottle, or ask your pharmacist, for how to take the exact product you were given.

Patients weighing less than 40 kg (88 lbs) DRUG ADULTS CHILDREN Mild to Moderate Severe Mild to Moderate Severe Dicloxacillin 125 mg every 6 hours 250 mg every 6 hours 12.5 mg/kg/day 1 in equally divided doses every 6 hours 25 mg/kg/day 1 in equally divided doses every 6 hours Dicloxacillin is best absorbed when taken on an empty stomach, and should be administered at least 1 hour before or 2 hour

From the Dosage and Administration section of the FDA label we read for Dicloxacillin Injection — where that label names a specific product, the instruction is that product's. Read the label on DailyMed ›

A food rule is not an interaction — it is about how much of the medicine you absorb. The directions that came with your own product, and your pharmacist, outrank anything on this page.

From our Q&A

Questions About Tyrosine or Dicloxacillin Injection

These are real questions from readers, answered by the pharmacists at HelloPharmacist — written by a person, not generated from a database. Each one covers Tyrosine or Dicloxacillin Injection, 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 Dicloxacillin Injection

This page covers Tyrosine only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Dicloxacillin Injection page lists 39 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Asarabacca (major), Siberian Cocklebur (major), Aristolochia (moderate), Bacillus Coagulans (moderate) and Bacillus Subtilis (moderate).

By severity: 2 major · 35 moderate · 2 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Dicloxacillin Injection page

“Dicloxacillin Injection (Dynapen) is a penicillin antibiotic used against serious bacterial infections, and this list earns real caution, chiefly for its two major-rated entries. Siberian cocklebur and asarabacca can each damage the kidneys, and pairing them with other kidney-stressing substances risks compounding that harm, so I would…”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

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One more smart check

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

We hold 4,448 real supplement products containing Tyrosine, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Tyrosine. Even though Tyrosine itself has no known interaction with Dicloxacillin Injection, 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 Tyrosine and Dicloxacillin Injection 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 Tyrosine
Top 5%

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

29 days ago today
Medication Dicloxacillin Injection
Steady interest

#1,522 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 Tyrosine reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 13, 2026. The Tyrosine and Dicloxacillin Injection 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 Tyrosine

What is Tyrosine?

  • Mental focus and alertness
  • Coping with stress
  • Fatigue and sleep loss
  • Mood support
  • Athletic and cognitive performance

L-tyrosine is an amino acid your body uses to make brain chemicals like dopamine and norepinephrine. Some studies suggest it may help mental performance during short-term stress, sleep loss, or cold, but the evidence is mixed and it is not proven for everyday focus or mood. It is generally well tolerated in healthy adults, but check with your pharmacist or doctor before using it, especially during pregnancy or if you have a thyroid condition.

Amino acid (made in the body or produced by fermentation/synthesis for supplements) · Capsules, tablets, powder, and as L-tyrosine or N-acetyl-L-tyrosine

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

Tyrosine: dosing

There is no official standardized dose for tyrosine, and the amounts used in studies vary widely. Because of this, the best approach is to follow the directions on the product label and not exceed them.Doses are often based on body weight in research settings and taken a short time before a stressful or demanding task.

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

Read the full Tyrosine monograph & all interactions
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Tyrosine

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

0Major
21Moderate
0Minor
2,808No known interaction
21 Moderate 2,808 No interaction
Moderate

21 interactions

No interaction 2,808 drugs checked — show the list

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

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,808 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Tyrosine list.

See the full Tyrosine interactions page
See every supplement checked against Dicloxacillin Injection, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Tyrosine References

The 4 references that drive our Tyrosine 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. Meyer JS, Welch KM, Deshmukh VD, et al. Neurotransmitter precursor amino acids in the treatment of multi-infarct dementia and Alzheimer's disease. J Amer Geriat Soc 1977;25:289-98.
  2. DiPiro JT, Talbert RL, Yee GC, et al; eds. Pharmacotherapy: A pathophysiologic approach. 4th ed. Stamford, CT: Appleton & Lange, 1999.
  3. Wood DR, Reimherr FW, Wender PH. Amino acid precursors for the treatment of attention deficit disorder, residual type. Psychopharmacol Bull 1985;21:146-9.
  4. van Spronsen FJ, van Rijn M, Bekhof J. Phenylketonuria: tyrosine supplementation in phenylalanine-restricted diets. Am J Clin Nutr 2001;73:153-7. 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 Tyrosine and Dicloxacillin Injection Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Tyrosine with Dicloxacillin Injection?
We do not list a known interaction between Tyrosine and Dicloxacillin Injection. 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 Tyrosine and Dicloxacillin Injection 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.
Should I take Tyrosine and Dicloxacillin Injection at the same time of day?
At least one FDA label for a product containing Dicloxacillin Injection says to take it on an empty stomach, and supplements are usually taken with a meal — so taking them together at breakfast is the easy mistake. Where that applies, keep Dicloxacillin Injection on its own and move Tyrosine to a meal later in the day. Food instructions belong to the product rather than the ingredient, so check the directions on your own box. This is about absorption, not an interaction.
How was the Tyrosine and Dicloxacillin Injection combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Dicloxacillin Injection is filed under 3 classifications, and Tyrosine has documented interactions with 2 drug classes — none of Dicloxacillin Injection'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 Tyrosine interact with any other medications?
Yes. Tyrosine has 21 documented drug interactions in our database — Dicloxacillin Injection 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 Dicloxacillin Injection interact with any supplements?
Yes. Dicloxacillin Injection has documented interactions with 39 supplements in our database — Tyrosine is not one of them. The Dicloxacillin Injection 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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