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What Supplements Interact with Isradipine?

Isradipine brand name: Dynacirc CR. Every interaction below applies to the brands too.

239 Interactions 11 Major 187 Moderate 41 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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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.

Grapefruit is the first thing I mention to anyone taking isradipine (Dynacirc CR). This blood pressure medicine is cleared by an enzyme called CYP3A4, and grapefruit blocks that enzyme, so drug levels can climb and blood pressure can fall further than intended. It is one of 11 major-rated interactions among the 239 supplements and herbs on this list, and that count is high enough that I would read carefully here rather than skim.

Most of the 187 moderate entries either add to isradipine's pressure-lowering effect or push against it, so control can drift in either direction. St. John's wort does the reverse of grapefruit, speeding up metabolism and weakening the drug, and a smaller group of 13 ingredients can affect heart rhythm. Know the 11 majors before the rest; the other 41 rate only minor.

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Isradipine: Top Interactions at a Glance

The Isradipine 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.

Showing the 12 highest-ranked of 239 interacting ingredients — plus 1,213 more checked with no known interaction. See the complete ranked list.

The complete list

Every Supplement Checked Against Isradipine

All 1,452 ingredients in our database, ranked by severity — 239 with a Isradipine interaction on file and 1,213 with none found. Filter by severity or search any ingredient; hover the for what each ingredient is.

Straight answers

Can You Take It With Isradipine?

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 Calcium with Isradipine?

Minor Usually — this is a minor-rated interaction, generally not clinically significant but worth mentioning to your pharmacist. Intravenous calcium may decrease the effects of calcium channel blockers; oral calcium is unlikely to have this effect.

Full Calcium + Isradipine answer

Can you take Coleus with Isradipine?

Major Use real caution — this is a major-rated interaction, generally best avoided or used only under close supervision. Theoretically, combining coleus with calcium channel blockers might increase the coronary vasodilatory effects.

Full Coleus + Isradipine answer

Can you take Passion Flower with Isradipine?

Minor Usually — this is a minor-rated interaction, generally not clinically significant but worth mentioning to your pharmacist. Theoretically, passion flower might decrease the effects of CYP3A4 substrates.

Full Passion Flower + Isradipine answer

Can you take Tragacanth with Isradipine?

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 + Isradipine answer

Can you take Oregon Grape with Isradipine?

Moderate Possibly, but carefully — this moderate-rated combination may need monitoring, a dose adjustment, or separated timing. Theoretically, Oregon grape might increase the risk of hypotension when taken with antihypertensive drugs.

Full Oregon Grape + Isradipine answer

Can you take N-methyltyramine with Isradipine?

Minor Usually — this is a minor-rated interaction, generally not clinically significant but worth mentioning to your pharmacist. In animal research, N-methyltyramine increased blood pressure.

Full N-methyltyramine + Isradipine answer

Can you take Nicotinamide Riboside with Isradipine?

Minor Usually — this is a minor-rated interaction, generally not clinically significant but worth mentioning to your pharmacist. Theoretically, nicotinamide riboside may have additive effects with antihypertensive drugs, potentially increasing the risk for hypotension.

Full Nicotinamide Riboside + Isradipine answer

Can you take Stevia with Isradipine?

Minor Usually — this is a minor-rated interaction, generally not clinically significant but worth mentioning to your pharmacist. Theoretically, combining stevia or stevia constituents with antihypertensive agents might increase the risk of hypotension.

Full Stevia + Isradipine answer

Can you take Valerian with Isradipine?

Minor Usually — this is a minor-rated interaction, generally not clinically significant but worth mentioning to your pharmacist. Valerian does not seem to have a clinically relevant effect on levels of drugs metabolized by CYP3A4.

Full Valerian + Isradipine answer

Can you take Vitamin D with Isradipine?

Minor Usually — this is a minor-rated interaction, generally not clinically significant but worth mentioning to your pharmacist. Vitamin D might induce CYP3A4 enzymes and reduce the bioavailability of CYP3A4 substrates.

Full Vitamin D + Isradipine answer

Can you take Xanthan Gum with Isradipine?

Minor Usually — this is a minor-rated interaction, generally not clinically significant but worth mentioning to your pharmacist. Theoretically, xanthan gum can alter the absorption of oral drugs due to its fiber qualities.

Full Xanthan Gum + Isradipine answer

Can you take Yerba Mate with Isradipine?

Minor Usually — this is a minor-rated interaction, generally not clinically significant but worth mentioning to your pharmacist. Theoretically, yerba mate might increase the levels and clinical effects of CYP3A4 substrates.

Full Yerba Mate + Isradipine answer

Can you take Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (thc) with Isradipine?

Minor Usually — this is a minor-rated interaction, generally not clinically significant but worth mentioning to your pharmacist. Theoretically, THC may increase the levels and clinical effects of CYP3A4 substrates.

Full Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (thc) + Isradipine answer

Can you take Eleuthero with Isradipine?

Minor Usually — this is a minor-rated interaction, generally not clinically significant but worth mentioning to your pharmacist. Theoretically, eleuthero might increase levels of drugs metabolized by CYP3A4.

Full Eleuthero + Isradipine answer

Can you take Green Tea with Isradipine?

Minor Usually — this is a minor-rated interaction, generally not clinically significant but worth mentioning to your pharmacist. Green tea is unlikely to produce clinically significant changes in the levels and clinical effects of CYP3A4 substrates.

Full Green Tea + Isradipine answer

Can you take Gymnema with Isradipine?

Minor Usually — this is a minor-rated interaction, generally not clinically significant but worth mentioning to your pharmacist. Theoretically, gymnema might increase levels of drugs metabolized by CYP3A4.

Full Gymnema + Isradipine answer

Can you take Jequirity with Isradipine?

Minor Usually — this is a minor-rated interaction, generally not clinically significant but worth mentioning to your pharmacist. In vitro research shows that jequirity extract inhibits CYP3A4 enzymes.

Full Jequirity + Isradipine answer

Can you take Kava with Isradipine?

Minor Usually — this is a minor-rated interaction, generally not clinically significant but worth mentioning to your pharmacist. It is unclear if kava inhibits CYP3AA; research is conflicting.

Full Kava + Isradipine answer

Can you take Milk Thistle with Isradipine?

Minor Usually — this is a minor-rated interaction, generally not clinically significant but worth mentioning to your pharmacist. It is unclear if milk thistle inhibits CYP3A4; research is conflicting.

Full Milk Thistle + Isradipine answer

Can you take Mommy's Bliss Gripe Water with Isradipine?

Minor Usually — this is a minor-rated interaction, generally not clinically significant but worth mentioning to your pharmacist. Mommy's Bliss Gripe Water contains fennel seed.

Full Mommy's Bliss Gripe Water + Isradipine 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) Isradipine is classified into the pharmacology categories it belongs to, (2) every supplement interaction documented against any of those categories is inherited by Isradipine, 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.

Isradipine sits in 5 interaction categories. Open any one to see what the group means:

Cytochrome P450 3A4 (Cyp3A4) Substrates 121 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.

121 of the supplement ingredients on this page reach Isradipine through this category.

Antihypertensive Drugs 119 ingredients

Blood-pressure-lowering medications. Supplements that lower (or raise) blood pressure can amplify or fight these drugs.

119 of the supplement ingredients on this page reach Isradipine 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 Isradipine through this category.

Qt Interval-Prolonging Drugs 13 ingredients

Medications that can affect the heart's electrical rhythm (the QT interval). Supplements with similar effects can add to that risk.

13 of the supplement ingredients on this page reach Isradipine through this category.

Calcium Channel Blockers 9 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.

9 of the supplement ingredients on this page reach Isradipine through this category.

About Isradipine

Isradipine is a calcium channel blocker used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).

Generic name: Isradipine  ·  Brand name: Dynacirc CR.

See the full Isradipine drug information

Related: does Isradipine deplete any nutrients?

Isradipine has 2 reported nutrient associations in the research literature — see the Isradipine nutrient depletion report.

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Isradipine & Supplements: Common Questions

What supplements interact with Isradipine?
Our database currently documents 239 ingredients with a known Isradipine interaction (11 major, 187 moderate, 41 minor). The practical move: scan the major group first, then look up the exact supplements you take rather than reading all 239. The highest-ranked right now: American Hellebore, Grapefruit, Tyramine.
Which Isradipine supplement interactions are the most serious?
Focus on the major group: American Hellebore, Grapefruit, Tyramine, Activated Charcoal and American Mistletoe, among others. 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 Isradipine?
Plenty of supplements coexist fine with Isradipine; a shorter list does not. Rather than memorizing it, check the specific ingredients on your labels — the ranked list above covers every one we've checked, and multi-ingredient products can be checked label-by-label with our scanner. Try the label scanner or the interaction checker.
Do brands like Dynacirc CR have the same supplement interactions as Isradipine?
Yes — Dynacirc CR all contain Isradipine, 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 Isradipine deplete any vitamins or nutrients?
It might — Isradipine has 2 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 Isradipine nutrient depletion report for the specifics and what to discuss with your pharmacist.
What about Isradipine and my other medications?
This page covers Isradipine against supplements and herbal ingredients. Checking Isradipine 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 Isradipine drug information.

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

🧪 Licensed clinical database

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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This page is curated and coded by , Clinical Pharmacist, with additional analysis by the HelloPharmacist Pharmacist Team. Editorial commentary is ours; the licensed interaction records are shown as sourced.

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Our interaction database refreshes on a weekly cycle, and this page re-checks the live database every time it’s rebuilt — what you see reflects the database as of September 22, 2026.

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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.