Drug & supplement interaction

Wasabi + Hyaluronidase, Rituximab

Hyaluronidase, Rituximab brand name: Rituxan Hycela.

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 Wasabi and Hyaluronidase, Rituximab 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

Wasabi and Hyaluronidase, Rituximab

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 Hyaluronidase, Rituximab and Wasabi 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.

Wasabi safety at a glance

Wasabi overall Use caution Generally safe as a food, but supplement-strength doses are not well studied in people.
Pregnancy Use caution Food amounts are likely fine, but avoid concentrated supplements due to a lack of safety data.
Breastfeeding Use caution Food amounts are likely fine, but supplement doses have not been studied, so caution is best.

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

Still wondering about combining Hyaluronidase, Rituximab and Wasabi? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Hyaluronidase, Rituximab

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Hyaluronidase, Rituximab is filed under a single classification — immunosuppressants. Wasabi has documented interactions with 1 drug class — the most serious being anticoagulant/antiplatelet drugs (moderate) — and none of Hyaluronidase, Rituximab’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

Wasabi Does Interact With Other Medications

Wasabi has 122 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Hyaluronidase, Rituximab isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Moderate 122 No known interaction 2,708 (incl. Hyaluronidase, Rituximab)
Taking anything else?

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Covers the 2,830 medications we’ve checked against Wasabi. Pick one to open its full report.

What to actually watch for

No Interaction Found — But Data Suggests Wasabi and Hyaluronidase, Rituximab May Share a Side Effect

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. One of them is worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • Kidney problems Worth acting on Additional detail

    Wasabi

    “A small clinical study in adults taking oral wasabi extract 1000 mg once daily for 4 weeks has found 2 cases of proteinuria.”

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

    1 source cited
    1. 112846. Nakajima R, Kanou M, Tokushima M, Iwama Y, Yamana K. Oral administration of 6-methylsulfinylhexyl isothiocyanate extracted from wasabi is safe and improves the fatigue and sleep of healthy volunteers. Biopsychosoc Med 2023;17(1):30. PubMed

    Hyaluronidase, Rituximab

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

Effects for Hyaluronidase, Rituximab come from the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of its FDA label; effects for Wasabi 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.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Hyaluronidase, Rituximab

This page covers Wasabi only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Hyaluronidase, Rituximab page lists 53 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Active Hexose Correlated Compound (ahcc) (moderate), Alfalfa (moderate), American Ginseng (moderate), Andrographis (moderate) and Ashwagandha (moderate).

By severity: 52 moderate · 1 minor.

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How much people look this up

Where Wasabi and Hyaluronidase, Rituximab 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 Wasabi
Top half

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

29 days ago today
Medication Hyaluronidase, Rituximab
Steady interest

#2,228 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 Wasabi reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 13, 2026. The Wasabi and Hyaluronidase, Rituximab 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 Wasabi

What is Wasabi?

Wasabi
  • Flavoring for sushi and other foods
  • Antimicrobial support
  • Anti-inflammatory support
  • Antioxidant support
  • General immune support

Wasabi is best known as the pungent green condiment served with sushi, made from a Japanese plant in the cabbage family. Its natural compounds (isothiocyanates) show antimicrobial and antioxidant activity in lab studies, but there is very little human research to support taking it as a supplement. As a food it is generally safe; as a concentrated supplement, talk with your pharmacist or doctor first.

Eutrema japonicum · Brassicaceae · Rhizome (root stem), and sometimes the leaves and stalks · Fresh paste, dried powder, capsules, extracts, and as a culinary condiment

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

Wasabi: dosing

There is no established standard dose for wasabi as a supplement. Research has not identified a safe and effective amount for any specific health purpose.If you choose to use a wasabi product, follow the directions on the label and do not exceed the recommended amount.

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

Read the full Wasabi monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Rituximab and Hyaluronidase Human Injection

What Is Rituximab and Hyaluronidase Human Injection Used For?

Brand name: Rituxan Hycela

Rituxan Hycela is used to treat three types of blood cancer in adults: follicular lymphoma (FL), diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Depending on the cancer type and stage, it may be given alone or alongside chemotherapy.

It is not approved for any non-cancer condition. Importantly, patients must first receive at least one full dose of rituximab by IV infusion before switching to this under-the-skin injection form.

See full Rituximab and Hyaluronidase Human Injection drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Wasabi

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

0Major
122Moderate
0Minor
2,707No known interaction
122 Moderate 2,707 No interaction
Moderate

122 interactions

Showing 60 of 122 moderate interactions — see all 122 on the Wasabi page.

No interaction 2,707 drugs checked — show the list

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

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,707 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Wasabi list.

See the full Wasabi interactions page
See every supplement checked against Hyaluronidase, Rituximab, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Wasabi References

The 2 references that drive our Wasabi 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. Morimitsu, Y., Hayashi, K., Nakagawa, Y., Fujii, H., Horio, F., Uchida, K., and Osawa, T. Antiplatelet and anticancer isothiocyanates in Japanese domestic horseradish, Wasabi. Mech Ageing Dev 2000;116(2-3):125-134. PubMed
  2. Nakajima R, Kanou M, Tokushima M, Iwama Y, Yamana K. Oral administration of 6-methylsulfinylhexyl isothiocyanate extracted from wasabi is safe and improves the fatigue and sleep of healthy volunteers. Biopsychosoc Med 2023;17(1):30. 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 Wasabi and Hyaluronidase, Rituximab Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Wasabi with Hyaluronidase, Rituximab?
We do not list a known interaction between Wasabi and Hyaluronidase, Rituximab. 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 Wasabi and Hyaluronidase, Rituximab have any of the same side effects?
Yes — our sources link each of them separately to one 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.
How was the Wasabi and Hyaluronidase, Rituximab combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Hyaluronidase, Rituximab is filed under 1 classification, and Wasabi has documented interactions with 1 drug class — none of Hyaluronidase, Rituximab'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 Wasabi interact with any other medications?
Yes. Wasabi has 122 documented drug interactions in our database — Hyaluronidase, Rituximab 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 Hyaluronidase, Rituximab interact with any supplements?
Yes. Hyaluronidase, Rituximab has documented interactions with 53 supplements in our database — Wasabi is not one of them. The Hyaluronidase, Rituximab 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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