Drug & supplement interaction

Zeaxanthin + Crizanlizumab-Tmca

Crizanlizumab-Tmca brand name: Adakveo.

No Known Interaction

Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated June 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 13, 2026

The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Zeaxanthin and Crizanlizumab-Tmca 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

Zeaxanthin and Crizanlizumab-Tmca

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 Crizanlizumab-Tmca and Zeaxanthin 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.

Zeaxanthin safety at a glance

Zeaxanthin overall Generally safe Generally well tolerated when used at typical supplement amounts.

Pregnancy Likely Safe When used orally and appropriately in amounts found in foods. Zeaxanthin is found in breast milk and levels correlate with infant status. There is insufficient... Read the full pregnancy detail

Breastfeeding Likely Safe When used orally and appropriately in amounts found in foods. Zeaxanthin is found in breast milk and levels correlate with infant status. There is insufficient... Read the full breastfeeding detail

Pregnancy & breastfeeding ratings are from Natural Medicines (Therapeutic Research Center) — the full detail is in the Special populations card below. Safety guidance is general; always confirm with your pharmacist or doctor for your situation.

Still wondering about combining Crizanlizumab-Tmca and Zeaxanthin? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›

Keep it in perspective

Zeaxanthin Does Interact With Other Medications

Zeaxanthin has 86 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Crizanlizumab-Tmca isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Moderate 86 No known interaction 2,744 (incl. Crizanlizumab-Tmca)

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Special populations

Zeaxanthin in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Pregnancy And Lactation Likely Safe

When used orally and appropriately in amounts found in foods. Zeaxanthin is found in breast milk and levels correlate with infant status. There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of supplemental zeaxanthin.

DISCLAIMER: This tool is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be interpreted as specific medical advice. Patients should consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making decisions about therapies and/or health conditions.© 2026 Therapeutic Research Center

From our Q&A

Questions About Zeaxanthin or Crizanlizumab-Tmca

These are real questions from readers, answered by the pharmacists at HelloPharmacist — written by a person, not generated from a database. Each one covers Zeaxanthin or Crizanlizumab-Tmca, 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:

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One more smart check

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

We hold 3,239 real supplement products containing Zeaxanthin, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Zeaxanthin. Even though Zeaxanthin itself has no known interaction with Crizanlizumab-Tmca, 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 Zeaxanthin and Crizanlizumab-Tmca 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 Zeaxanthin

Top 10%

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

29 days ago today

Medication Crizanlizumab-Tmca

Steady interest

#1,576 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 Zeaxanthin reference on this page ↓
Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 13, 2026. The Zeaxanthin and Crizanlizumab-Tmca 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 Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS.

Supplement

About Zeaxanthin

What is Zeaxanthin?

Eye and macular health
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
Protection from blue light
General antioxidant support
Cataract risk reduction

Zeaxanthin is a carotenoid pigment that, along with lutein, concentrates in the macula of the eye and may help support long-term eye health. The strongest evidence relates to slowing progression of advanced age-related macular degeneration when combined with other nutrients, while many other uses remain unproven. It is generally well tolerated, but talk to your pharmacist or doctor before starting any supplement.

Pigment found in leafy greens, corn, eggs, and other colorful plants and foods · Capsules, softgels, tablets (often combined with lutein), and as part of multivitamin or eye-health formulas

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

Zeaxanthin: dosing

There is no official, universally established dose of zeaxanthin. In eye-health research, it has typically been studied as part of a nutrient combination that includes lutein, often at much smaller amounts than lutein.Because products vary widely, the best approach is to follow the directions on the product label. Zeaxanthin is frequently combined with lutein, so check the full ingredient list.

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

Read the full Zeaxanthin monograph & all interactions

Medication

About Crizanlizumab-tmca Injection

What Is Crizanlizumab-tmca Injection Used For?

Brand name: Adakveo

Crizanlizumab-tmca injection is used to reduce the number of pain crises (sudden, severe pain that may last several hours to several days) in adults and children 16 years of age and older with sickle cell disease (an inherited blood disease). Crizanlizumab-tmca is in a class of medications called monoclonal antibodies. It works by blocking certain blood cells from interacting.

See full Crizanlizumab-tmca Injection drug information

Keep checking

Other Drugs & Zeaxanthin

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

0Major

86Moderate

0Minor

2,743No known interaction

86 Moderate 2,743 No interaction

Moderate

86 interactions

Showing 60 of 86 moderate interactions — see all 86 on the Zeaxanthin page.

No interaction 2,743 drugs checked — show the list

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

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,743 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Zeaxanthin list.

See the full Zeaxanthin interactions page

See every supplement checked against Crizanlizumab-Tmca, ranked by severity

Evidence & sources

Zeaxanthin References

The 4 references that drive our Zeaxanthin 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.

Montonen J, Knekt P, Jarvinen R, Reunanen A. Dietary antioxidant intake and risk of type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care 2004;27:362-6. PubMed
Leermakers ET, Darweesh SK, Baena CP, et al. The effects of lutein on cardiometabolic health across the life course: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Clin Nutr 2016;103(2):481-94. PubMed
Kou L, Du M, Zhang C, Dai Z, Li X, Zhang B. The Hypoglycemic, Hypolipidemic, and Anti-Diabetic Nephritic Activities of Zeaxanthin in Diet-Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Sprague Dawley Rats. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2017;182(3):944-955. PubMed
Xu X, Zhao X, Berde Y, Low YL, Kuchan MJ. Milk and Plasma Lutein and Zeaxanthin Concentrations in Chinese Breast-Feeding Mother-Infant Dyads With Healthy Maternal Fruit and Vegetable Intake. J Am Coll Nutr 2019;38(2):179-184. 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 Zeaxanthin and Crizanlizumab-Tmca Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Zeaxanthin with Crizanlizumab-Tmca?

We do not list a known interaction between Zeaxanthin and Crizanlizumab-Tmca. 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.

Does Zeaxanthin interact with any other medications?

Yes. Zeaxanthin has 86 documented drug interactions in our database — Crizanlizumab-Tmca is simply not one of them. If you take anything else, it is worth checking each one; they are all listed on this page.

Written and reviewed by the HelloPharmacist editorial staff. Our editorial policy

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