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What Supplements Interact with Brivaracetam?

Brivaracetam brand name: Briviact. Every interaction below applies to the brands too.

50 Interactions 1 Major 36 Moderate 13 Minor
Curated & coded by · Clinical Pharmacist · Updated September 22, 2026

Drug–supplement interaction data sourced from Natural Medicines Pro, the licensed clinical database from TRC Healthcare / Therapeutic Research, with additional analysis by the HelloPharmacist Pharmacist Team. Our sources · Editorial policy

What is this page for?

One answer, for one medication: what supplements and herbal products interact with Brivaracetam? Every vitamin, herb, and supplement ingredient we’ve checked against it is on this page, ranked by severity, each linking to the full report for that exact pair.

This page covers supplement interactions only — to check Brivaracetam against your other medications, use the drug–drug interaction checker. Educational information from our licensed clinical databases, not medical advice. Our editorial policy

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What is this? The interaction data in the HelloPharmacist supplement database is licensed from Natural Medicines Pro by TRC Healthcare (Therapeutic Research). HelloPharmacist pharmacists often add our own analysis and context on top of that licensed data — such as this Bottom Line summary and the notes on individual interaction pages — and any such commentary is noted as ours.

Brivaracetam (Briviact) controls seizures, and anything that shifts its blood level risks that control, so I read this list with genuine vigilance. Only one of the 50 ingredients is rated major: activated charcoal, which can bind the drug in the gut and cut how much reaches the bloodstream, the wrong direction for seizure protection. Most of the rest, 36 moderate and 13 minor, work through CYP2C19, a liver enzyme that helps clear brivaracetam, so certain herbs can nudge its level up or down.

CBD deserves extra attention because people with epilepsy often try it, and human studies show it inhibits that same enzyme, having raised levels of other seizure medicines. Fiber supplements such as glucomannan sit in the absorption group with charcoal, so space them well apart from your dose. A level that drifts down can announce itself as a breakthrough seizure, reason enough to run each product past your pharmacist first.

— , Clinical Pharmacist · July 18, 2026

Major 1 Moderate 36 Minor 13 No known interaction 1,402

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Top Ingredient Interactions

Brivaracetam: Top Interactions at a Glance

The most significant Brivaracetam supplement & herbal interactions, colored by severity. Tap any ingredient to open the full report for that pair.

Showing the 12 highest-ranked of 50 interacting ingredients — plus 1,402 more checked with no known interaction. See the complete ranked list.

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The Major Interactions to Know About

The most clinically significant Brivaracetam + supplement combinations in our database, best-documented first. Open any card for the full report.

Major Likelihood Probable Activated Charcoal + Brivaracetami

Activated charcoal reduces systemic exposure to many drugs, including those that undergo enterohepatic recirculation, regardless of the route of administration.

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Every Supplement Checked Against Brivaracetam

All 1,452 ingredients in our database, ranked by severity — 50 with a Brivaracetam interaction on file and 1,402 with none found. Filter by severity or search any ingredient; hover the for what each ingredient is.

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Straight answers

Can You Take It With Brivaracetam?

One-line answers, one card per combination — scroll through today’s 20 and tap any card for the full report. A different set rotates in daily until every combination has had its turn.

Can you take Eurycoma Longifolia with Brivaracetam?

Minor Usually — this is a minor-rated interaction, generally not clinically significant but worth mentioning to your pharmacist. Theoretically, Eurycoma longifolia might increase levels of CYP2C19 substrates.

Full Eurycoma Longifolia + Brivaracetam answer

Can you take Fo-ti with Brivaracetam?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, fo-ti may increase the levels and clinical effects of drugs metabolized by CYP2C19.

Full Fo-ti + Brivaracetam answer

Can you take Goji with Brivaracetam?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, goji berry might inhibit CYP2C19 and reduce metabolism of CYP2C19 substrates.

Full Goji + Brivaracetam answer

Can you take Grapefruit with Brivaracetam?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, grapefruit juice might increase levels of drugs metabolized by CYP2C19.

Full Grapefruit + Brivaracetam answer

Can you take Guar Gum with Brivaracetam?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Guar gum might reduce the absorption of some oral drugs, potentially decreasing their effectiveness.

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Can you take Gum Arabic with Brivaracetam?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, gum arabic can alter the absorption of oral drugs due to its fiber content.

Full Gum Arabic + Brivaracetam answer

Can you take Hu Zhang with Brivaracetam?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, hu zhang might increase levels of drugs metabolized by CYP2C19.

Full Hu Zhang + Brivaracetam answer

Can you take Kava with Brivaracetam?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, kava might increase levels of CYP2C19 substrates.

Full Kava + Brivaracetam answer

Can you take Lentinan with Brivaracetam?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Laboratory research suggests that lentinan might increase the activity of cytochrome P450 2C19 (CYP2C19).

Full Lentinan + Brivaracetam answer

Can you take Licorice with Brivaracetam?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, licorice might increase levels of drugs metabolized by CYP2C19.

Full Licorice + Brivaracetam answer

Can you take Peppermint with Brivaracetam?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, peppermint might increase the levels of CYP2C19 substrates.

Full Peppermint + Brivaracetam answer

Can you take Propolis with Brivaracetam?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, high doses of propolis might increase blood levels of drugs metabolized by CYP2C19.

Full Propolis + Brivaracetam answer

Can you take Resveratrol with Brivaracetam?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, resveratrol might increase levels of drugs metabolized by CYP2C19.

Full Resveratrol + Brivaracetam answer

Can you take Rooibos with Brivaracetam?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, taking rooibos with CYP2C19 substrates may increase the effects of CYP2C19 substrates.

Full Rooibos + Brivaracetam answer

Can you take Sage with Brivaracetam?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, sage might increase the levels and clinical effects of drugs metabolized by CYP2C19.

Full Sage + Brivaracetam answer

Can you take Slippery Elm with Brivaracetam?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, slippery elm may slow the absorption and reduce serum levels of oral drugs.

Full Slippery Elm + Brivaracetam answer

Can you take St. John's Wort with Brivaracetam?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. St.

Full St. John's Wort + Brivaracetam answer

Can you take Tinospora Cordifolia with Brivaracetam?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, Tinospora cordifolia might increase levels of drugs metabolized by CYP2C19.

Full Tinospora Cordifolia + Brivaracetam answer

Can you take Tragacanth with Brivaracetam?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, tragacanth might alter absorption of oral drugs.

Full Tragacanth + Brivaracetam answer

Can you take Uva Ursi with Brivaracetam?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, uva ursi may decrease the metabolism of CYP2C19 substrates.

Full Uva Ursi + Brivaracetam answer
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What Severity, Likelihood & Evidence Mean

Severity — How Serious It Can Be

  • Major. Clinically significant; generally best avoided, or used only under direct professional supervision.
  • Moderate. May need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separating the times you take each one.
  • Minor. Generally not clinically significant, but still worth noting and mentioning to your pharmacist.
  • No known interaction. Checked against our sources with nothing documented — not the same as proven safety.

Likelihood — How Well It’s Documented

  • Likely. Well-controlled human studies have demonstrated the likely existence of this interaction
  • Probable. Interaction has not been documented in well-controlled studies, however, the interaction has been demonstrated in some small human studies or in controlled animal studies in conjunction with multiple case reports.
  • Possible. Interaction has been documented in animal or in lab research, or the interaction has been documented in humans but is limited to case reports or conflicting clinical research exists
  • Unlikely. Interaction has been demonstrated in animal or in lab research but has been shown not to occur in humans.

Where This Data Comes From

  • Interaction records are evidence-graded and sourced from the Natural Medicines database (TRC Healthcare), the same reference used by pharmacists and hospitals.
  • Each entry links to a full report with the clinical detail, likelihood, evidence level, and citations for that exact combination.
  • Content is reviewed by licensed HelloPharmacist pharmacists — see our data sources and editorial standards.

How Does Our Interaction Checker Work?

Behind every verdict on this page is a category system. Our source database doesn’t document supplement interactions drug-by-drug — it documents them against groups of medications that behave the same way (for example, “drugs processed by the CYP3A4 liver enzyme” or “blood-thinning medications”).

So the check works in three steps: (1) Brivaracetam is classified into the pharmacology categories it belongs to, (2) every supplement interaction documented against any of those categories is inherited by Brivaracetam, and (3) each ingredient keeps its own severity, likelihood, and evidence grades from the underlying record. That’s why one supplement can carry several records for one drug — it may interact through more than one category.

Brivaracetam sits in 3 interaction categories. Open any one to see what the group means:

Cytochrome P450 2C19 (Cyp2C19) Substrates 33 ingredients

A drug-metabolism group: these medications are processed by the named liver enzyme (a cytochrome P450). Supplements that speed this enzyme up or slow it down can lower or raise the medication's levels in your body.

33 of the supplement ingredients on this page reach Brivaracetam through this category.

Oral Drugs 17 ingredients

A pharmacology grouping from our source database: medications in this group share a property that certain supplements are known to interact with, so an interaction documented for the group applies to every drug in it.

17 of the supplement ingredients on this page reach Brivaracetam through this category.

Brivaracetam (Briviact) 1 ingredient

A pharmacology grouping from our source database: medications in this group share a property that certain supplements are known to interact with, so an interaction documented for the group applies to every drug in it.

1 of the supplement ingredient on this page reaches Brivaracetam through this category.

About Brivaracetam

Brivaracetam is an anti-seizure medication used to treat partial-onset seizures in adults and children 1 month of age and older.

Generic name: Brivaracetam  ·  Brand name: Briviact.

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Brivaracetam & Supplements: Common Questions

What supplements interact with Brivaracetam?
In our interaction database, 50 supplement and herbal ingredients have an interaction with Brivaracetam on file — 1 rated major, 36 moderate, and 13 minor. That number sounds scarier than it is: severity matters far more than the count, which is why the list on this page is ranked instead of alphabetical. Start at the top. The highest-ranked right now: Activated Charcoal, Cannabidiol (cbd), Coffee Charcoal.
Which Brivaracetam supplement interactions are the most serious?
Focus on the major group: Activated Charcoal. A major rating means the combination can be clinically significant, not that harm is guaranteed — but it's exactly the kind of thing to run past your pharmacist before your next dose, not after. Jump to the ranked list.
Can I take vitamins or supplements while on Brivaracetam?
That depends entirely on which supplement. The honest answer for Brivaracetam is in the ranked list above — and if what you take is a combination product with a dozen ingredients, don't check them one by one: photograph the label with our scanner and we'll check the whole thing at once. Try the label scanner or the interaction checker.
Do brands like Briviact have the same supplement interactions as Brivaracetam?
Yes — Briviact all contain Brivaracetam, so everything on this page applies to them equally. Interactions belong to the active drug, never to the brand on the box; the same is true of generics.
Where do these interaction ratings come from?
Every rating comes from the Natural Medicines database — the same evidence-graded reference pharmacists and hospitals use — and each interaction carries three separate grades: severity (how bad it can be), likelihood (how well it's documented in studies and case reports), and an evidence level. Our pharmacists review the content; we never let an AI decide an interaction. See how to read the ratings and our editorial policy.
What about Brivaracetam and my other medications?
This page covers Brivaracetam against supplements and herbal ingredients. Checking Brivaracetam against your other prescription or OTC medications is a different tool — our drug interaction checker covers that side. Head to the drug–drug interaction checker, or read the full Brivaracetam drug information.

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