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What Supplements Interact with Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital?

Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital brand name: Lufyllin-EPG. Every interaction below applies to the brands too.

164 Interactions 22 Major 121 Moderate 21 Minor

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

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Lufyllin-EPG is an unusual mix, an older oral asthma medicine that pairs a stimulant (ephedrine) with a sedative barbiturate (phenobarbital), so supplements can push it too hard in either direction, and I treat its list with genuine care. Caffeine, including the amount in ordinary coffee or tea, adds to ephedrine's effects, and the documented risks of that pairing include dangerous blood pressure spikes, heart attack, and stroke. Alcohol and sedating botanicals such as kava pull the other way, deepening phenobarbital's drowsiness, sometimes to the point of slowed breathing.

St. John's wort creates a quieter problem, speeding phenobarbital's breakdown so the medicine can lose strength without warning, and a small group of other herbs nudges its metabolism the same direction. Most remaining entries repeat these sedation and stimulation themes at gentler intensity, but the top tier deserves your attention first, since 22 of the 164 ingredients on file rate major, alongside 121 moderate and 21 minor.

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Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital: Top Interactions at a Glance

The Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital supplement & herbal interactions people checked most in the last 24 hours, colored by severity. Tap any ingredient to open the full report for that pair.

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Every Supplement Checked Against Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital

All 1,452 ingredients in our database, ranked by severity — 164 with a Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital interaction on file and 1,288 with none found. Filter by severity or search any ingredient; hover the for what each ingredient is.

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Can You Take It With Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital?

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 Green Tea with Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital?

Major Use real caution — this is a major-rated interaction, generally best avoided or used only under close supervision. Theoretically, concomitant use might increase the risk for stimulant adverse effects.

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Can you take Caffeine with Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital?

Major Use real caution — this is a major-rated interaction, generally best avoided or used only under close supervision. Theoretically, concomitant use might increase the risk for stimulant adverse effects.

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Can you take Coffee with Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital?

Major Use real caution — this is a major-rated interaction, generally best avoided or used only under close supervision. Theoretically, concomitant use might increase the risk of stimulant adverse effects.

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Can you take Wine with Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital?

Major Use real caution — this is a major-rated interaction, generally best avoided or used only under close supervision. Concomitant use may increase sedative and other adverse effects.

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Can you take Bitter Orange with Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, bitter orange might increase the risk of hypertension and adverse cardiovascular effects when taken with stimulant drugs.

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Can you take Berberine with Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, berberine might increase the sedative effects of CNS depressants.

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Can you take Beta-methylphenethylamine (bmpea) with Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, taking BMPEA with other stimulant drugs might increase the risk of adverse cardiovascular effects.

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Can you take Bitter Almond with Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, bitter almond oil may have additive effects with other CNS depressants.

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Can you take Black Seed with Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, concomitant use with drugs that have sedative properties may cause additive effects.

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Can you take Boneset with Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Boneset belongs to the genus Eupatorium, and many species of this genus contain hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs).

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Can you take Borage with Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, taking borage with drugs that induce CYP3A4 might increase levels of pyrrolizidine alkaloid (PA) toxic metabolites.

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Can you take Butcher's Broom with Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, butcher's broom might increase the effects and adverse effects of alpha-adrenergic agonists.

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Can you take Butterbur with Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, CYP3A4 inducers might increase the toxicity of butterbur.

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Can you take Calamus with Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, concurrent use of CNS depressants and calamus might have an additive effect and increase the risk of sedative effects.

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Can you take California Poppy with Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, taking California poppy with drugs with sedative effects may increase the risk of sedative effects.

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Can you take Cannabichromene (cbc) with Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Using cannabichromene with drugs that have sedative properties may cause additive therapeutic and adverse effects.

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Can you take Cannabidiol (cbd) with Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, cannabidiol might have additive effects if used with other CNS depressants.

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Can you take Cannabis with Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, cannabis might have additive effects if used with other CNS depressants.

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Can you take Caraway with Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital?

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

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Can you take Catnip with Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, concomitant use with drugs with sedative properties may cause additive effects and side effects.

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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.

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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) Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital is classified into the pharmacology categories it belongs to, (2) every supplement interaction documented against any of those categories is inherited by Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital, 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.

Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital sits in 12 interaction categories. Open any one to see what the group means:

Cns Depressants 78 ingredients

Central-nervous-system depressants. Sedating supplements can intensify drowsiness and slowed reactions when combined.

78 of the supplement ingredients on this page reach Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital through this category.

Stimulant Drugs 44 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.

44 of the supplement ingredients on this page reach Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital through this category.

Cytochrome P450 3A4 (Cyp3A4) Inducers 19 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.

19 of the supplement ingredients on this page reach Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital 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 Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital through this category.

Phenobarbital (Luminal) 16 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.

16 of the supplement ingredients on this page reach Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital through this category.

Ephedrine 14 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.

14 of the supplement ingredients on this page reach Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital through this category.

Barbiturates 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 Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital through this category.

Methylxanthines 5 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.

5 of the supplement ingredients on this page reach Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital through this category.

Cytochrome P450 2C9 (Cyp2C9) Inducers 3 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.

3 of the supplement ingredients on this page reach Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital through this category.

Cytochrome P450 2C19 (Cyp2C19) Inducers 2 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.

2 of the supplement ingredients on this page reach Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital through this category.

Alpha-Adrenergic Agonists 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 Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital through this category.

Cytochrome P450 1A2 (Cyp1A2) Inducers 1 ingredient

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.

1 of the supplement ingredient on this page reaches Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital through this category.

Related: does Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital deplete any nutrients?

Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital has 11 reported nutrient associations in the research literature — see the Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital nutrient depletion report.

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Pharmacist Counseling Corner

Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital & Supplements: Common Questions

What supplements interact with Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital?
More than you might expect — 164 in total, though they are far from equal: 22 are rated major, 121 moderate, and 21 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: Beer, St. John's Wort, Wine.
Which Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital supplement interactions are the most serious?
The 22 major-rated combinations — led by Beer, St. John's Wort, Wine, 1,4-butanediol and Activated Charcoal — 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 Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital?
Usually yes — most people on Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital 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 Lufyllin-EPG have the same supplement interactions as Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital?
Yes — Lufyllin-EPG all contain Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital, 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.
Does Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital deplete any vitamins or nutrients?
It might — Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital has 11 reported nutrient-depletion associations in the research literature, which is a different question from interactions: instead of a supplement changing the drug, the drug may lower a nutrient over time. See the Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital nutrient depletion report for the specifics and what to discuss with your pharmacist.
What about Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital and my other medications?
This page covers Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital against supplements and herbal ingredients. Checking Dyphylline, Ephedrine, Guaifenesin, Phenobarbital 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.

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