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What Supplements Interact with Cidofovir?

Cidofovir brand name: Vistide. Every interaction below applies to the brands too.

10 Interactions 2 Major 7 Moderate 1 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 Cidofovir? 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 Cidofovir against your other medications, use the drug–drug interaction checker. Educational information from our licensed clinical databases, not medical advice. Our editorial policy

HelloPharmacist Bottom Line

10 supplements and herbal ingredients have interactions with Cidofovir on file in the HelloPharmacist interaction database — 2 rated major, 7 moderate, and 1 minor. The most serious involve Siberian Cocklebur and Asarabacca.

Our assessment: with 2 major-rated interactions on the list, this one deserves real attention — know the major entries before combining anything with Cidofovir.

Major 2 Moderate 7 Minor 1 No known interaction 1,442

Ranked by severity below. Every entry links to the full pharmacist-reviewed report for that exact combination — what can happen, how likely it is, and what to do about it.

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Top Ingredient Interactions

Cidofovir: Top Interactions at a Glance

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

Showing the 10 highest-ranked of 10 interacting ingredients — plus 1,442 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 Cidofovir + supplement combinations in our database, best-documented first. Open any card for the full report.

Major Likelihood Likely Siberian Cocklebur + Cidofoviri

Siberian cocklebur can adversely affect the kidney.

Read the full interaction Major Likelihood Possible Asarabacca + Cidofoviri

Asarabacca, a herbaceous plant, is often contaminated with aristolochic acid, a compound known for its nephrotoxic effects.

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The complete list

Every Supplement Checked Against Cidofovir

All 1,452 ingredients in our database, ranked by severity — 10 with a Cidofovir interaction on file and 1,442 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 Cidofovir?

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 Siberian Cocklebur with Cidofovir?

Major Use real caution — this is a major-rated interaction, generally best avoided or used only under close supervision. Siberian cocklebur can adversely affect the kidney.

Full Siberian Cocklebur + Cidofovir answer

Can you take Asarabacca with Cidofovir?

Major Use real caution — this is a major-rated interaction, generally best avoided or used only under close supervision. Asarabacca, a herbaceous plant, is often contaminated with aristolochic acid, a compound known for its nephrotoxic effects.

Full Asarabacca + Cidofovir answer

Can you take African Wild Potato with Cidofovir?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. In vitro research shows that African wild potato extract inhibits OAT1.

Full African Wild Potato + Cidofovir answer

Can you take Aristolochia with Cidofovir?

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

Full Aristolochia + Cidofovir answer

Can you take Banderol with Cidofovir?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Small lab studies have found that Banderol may inhibit OATP1B1 (Organic Anion Transporting Polypeptide 1B1), which is a membrane protein res...

Full Banderol + Cidofovir answer

Can you take Caffeic Acid with Cidofovir?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, caffeic acid might increase the levels and clinical effects of OAT1 substrates.

Full Caffeic Acid + Cidofovir answer

Can you take Mountain Ash with Cidofovir?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Taking large amounts of fresh mountain ash berries may cause kidney damage due to its parasorbic acid constituent.

Full Mountain Ash + Cidofovir answer

Can you take Quercetin with Cidofovir?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, concomitant use might increase the effects and adverse effects of OAT1 substrates.

Full Quercetin + Cidofovir answer

Can you take Rhubarb with Cidofovir?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, long-term use of anthraquinones from rhubarb might increase the risk of nephrotoxicity when used with nephrotoxic drugs.

Full Rhubarb + Cidofovir answer

Can you take Asian Water Plantain with Cidofovir?

Minor Usually — this is a minor-rated interaction, generally not clinically significant but worth mentioning to your pharmacist. Studies on animals have shown that Asian water plantain extract, which contains triterpenoids, is generally safe at doses up to 1440 mg/kg o...

Full Asian Water Plantain + Cidofovir answer

Can you take Siberian Cocklebur with Cidofovir?

Major Use real caution — this is a major-rated interaction, generally best avoided or used only under close supervision. Siberian cocklebur can adversely affect the kidney.

Full Siberian Cocklebur + Cidofovir answer

Can you take Asarabacca with Cidofovir?

Major Use real caution — this is a major-rated interaction, generally best avoided or used only under close supervision. Asarabacca, a herbaceous plant, is often contaminated with aristolochic acid, a compound known for its nephrotoxic effects.

Full Asarabacca + Cidofovir answer

Can you take African Wild Potato with Cidofovir?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. In vitro research shows that African wild potato extract inhibits OAT1.

Full African Wild Potato + Cidofovir answer

Can you take Aristolochia with Cidofovir?

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

Full Aristolochia + Cidofovir answer

Can you take Banderol with Cidofovir?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Small lab studies have found that Banderol may inhibit OATP1B1 (Organic Anion Transporting Polypeptide 1B1), which is a membrane protein res...

Full Banderol + Cidofovir answer

Can you take Caffeic Acid with Cidofovir?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, caffeic acid might increase the levels and clinical effects of OAT1 substrates.

Full Caffeic Acid + Cidofovir answer

Can you take Mountain Ash with Cidofovir?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Taking large amounts of fresh mountain ash berries may cause kidney damage due to its parasorbic acid constituent.

Full Mountain Ash + Cidofovir answer

Can you take Quercetin with Cidofovir?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, concomitant use might increase the effects and adverse effects of OAT1 substrates.

Full Quercetin + Cidofovir answer

Can you take Rhubarb with Cidofovir?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, long-term use of anthraquinones from rhubarb might increase the risk of nephrotoxicity when used with nephrotoxic drugs.

Full Rhubarb + Cidofovir answer

Can you take Asian Water Plantain with Cidofovir?

Minor Usually — this is a minor-rated interaction, generally not clinically significant but worth mentioning to your pharmacist. Studies on animals have shown that Asian water plantain extract, which contains triterpenoids, is generally safe at doses up to 1440 mg/kg o...

Full Asian Water Plantain + Cidofovir 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) Cidofovir is classified into the pharmacology categories it belongs to, (2) every supplement interaction documented against any of those categories is inherited by Cidofovir, 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.

Cidofovir sits in 2 interaction categories. Open any one to see what the group means:

Nephrotoxic Drugs 6 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.

6 of the supplement ingredients on this page reach Cidofovir through this category.

Organic Anion Transporter 1 (Oat1) Substrates 4 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.

4 of the supplement ingredients on this page reach Cidofovir through this category.

About Cidofovir

Cidofovir is an antiviral medication given by intravenous infusion to treat CMV retinitis (a serious eye infection caused by cytomegalovirus) in people with AIDS.

Generic name: Cidofovir  ·  Brand name: Vistide.

See the full Cidofovir Injection drug information
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Pharmacist Counseling Corner

Cidofovir & Supplements: Common Questions

What supplements interact with Cidofovir?
More than you might expect — 10 in total, though they are far from equal: 2 are rated major, 7 moderate, and 1 minor. The ranked list on this page puts the ones that genuinely matter first, and every entry opens a full report on that exact pair. The highest-ranked right now: Siberian Cocklebur, Asarabacca, African Wild Potato.
Which Cidofovir supplement interactions are the most serious?
The 2 major-rated combinations — led by Siberian Cocklebur and Asarabacca — deserve real caution: these are the ones generally best avoided, or used only with your prescriber watching. If you take any of them today, don't panic and don't stop anything abruptly — call your pharmacist first. Jump to the ranked list.
Can I take vitamins or supplements while on Cidofovir?
Usually yes — most people on Cidofovir can take most supplements. The catch is the exceptions, and they aren't always the exotic ones (St. John's Wort trips up more prescriptions than almost anything sold next to it). Look up each ingredient you actually take in the list above, and treat "no known interaction" as a green-ish light, not a guarantee. Try the label scanner or the interaction checker.
Do brands like Vistide have the same supplement interactions as Cidofovir?
Yes — Vistide all contain Cidofovir, 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 Cidofovir and my other medications?
This page covers Cidofovir against supplements and herbal ingredients. Checking Cidofovir 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 Cidofovir Injection drug information.

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Where This Data Comes From — and Why You Can Trust It

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Every interaction verdict on this page comes from Natural Medicines Pro (TRC Healthcare / Therapeutic Research) — the same evidence-graded reference used by pharmacists and hospitals. We license this data directly; we do not scrape it, and no AI invents an interaction.

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Educational information, not medical advice. An interaction being on file does not mean it will happen to you — and absence of one is not proof of safety. Never start or stop a medication or supplement without talking to your pharmacist or doctor.