Acetyl L-Carnitine 500 mg Ingredients & Drug Interactions
What is this page for?
First and foremost: checking Acetyl L-Carnitine 500 mg against your medications. The heart of this page is the interaction checker and the full interaction report — how this product’s ingredients may interact with prescription and over-the-counter medicines you may be taking.
Around that, we add a pharmacist’s high-level view of the product as a whole — what’s inside, the evidence for its stated use, how transparent the label is, and what safety data exists — so you can see the full picture in one place. It’s educational information from our licensed clinical databases and the clinical staff at HelloPharmacist — not medical advice — and we don’t sell or endorse products. Our editorial policy
Acetyl L-Carnitine 500 mg is a dietary supplement by Jarrow Formulas with 1 active ingredient. Its ingredients are commonly taken for memory and cognitive support, nerve pain (neuropathy), energy and fatigue.Based on those ingredients, 203 medications have a known interaction with it, the most serious rated moderate. The ingredients most likely to interact are Acetyl-L-Carnitine. Use the checker below to test your specific medication, or read the full HelloPharmacist Interaction Report.
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HelloPharmacist Scorecard of Acetyl L-Carnitine 500 mg by Jarrow Formulas
Our pharmacy team’s full take, with four database checks built into the cards below — a summary of what is known, not a grade of the product itself.
What’s inside
Full disclosure
This product contains one active ingredient: acetyl-L-carnitine at 500 mg per capsule. Acetyl-L-carnitine is a compound your body naturally makes from the amino acid L-carnitine; it plays a role in cellular energy production and has been studied for brain and nerve health.
The capsule also contains inactive ingredients—hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate, silicon dioxide, and water—which are standard binders and capsule materials.
Does it work?
Moderate evidence
In the data we hold, acetyl-L-carnitine is rated possibly effective for several conditions: age-related cognitive decline, Alzheimer disease, alcohol use disorder, diabetic neuropathy, and depression. That means there's some evidence it may help, but the research isn't conclusive yet.
If you're considering it for one of these reasons, talk with your doctor about whether the evidence is strong enough for your situation and whether it makes sense alongside any other treatments you're using.
How safe is it?
Well-documented data
Acetyl-L-carnitine is generally well tolerated in the short term, but long-term safety hasn't been fully established. The most common side effects when taken by mouth are agitation, dry mouth, headache, insomnia, and reduced appetite.
Some people also report a fishy odor in urine, breath, or sweat. Gastrointestinal upset—nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or constipation—can occur, though it doesn't happen more often than with placebo in most studies.
In people with Alzheimer disease, psychiatric side effects like depression, confusion, or aggression have been reported, though it's unclear whether the supplement or the disease itself is responsible. For pregnancy, there isn't enough reliable safety data, so it's best avoided unless your doctor specifically advises otherwise.
Safety while breastfeeding is also unknown, so avoiding it is the safer choice.
Meds to double-check
Moderate interaction found
Before starting this supplement, check with your pharmacist if you take serotonergic drugs (antidepressants, certain pain relievers, and migraine medications) due to the risk of serotonin syndrome, blood thinners like warfarin or acenocoumarol, or thyroid hormone replacement therapy. These are the main medication types documented to interact with acetyl-L-carnitine.
The bottom line
Scorecard at a glanceFully disclosed formula with some supporting evidence for its stated purpose. Moderate medication interactions have been identified, and safety information is well characterized.
Acetyl-L-carnitine might be worth considering if you're concerned about cognitive decline, Alzheimer disease, neuropathy, or depression—and your doctor agrees the evidence makes sense for you. However, if you take serotonergic antidepressants, blood thinners like warfarin, or thyroid hormone replacement, you'll need to check with your pharmacist or doctor first.
It's not for pregnancy or breastfeeding.
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Assessment coverage: 1 of 1 active ingredient matched to our full ingredient reviews (monographs). Based on the product label dated Feb 22, 2024.
This Scorecard evaluates available label information, ingredient evidence, and known medication-safety considerations. It does not independently verify product identity, purity, potency, contamination, or manufacturing quality. How these ratings are computed
General information
Key facts about Acetyl L-Carnitine 500 mg, straight from the product label.
| Brand | Jarrow Formulas |
|---|---|
| Barcode (UPC) | 790011150374 |
| Net contents | 60 Veggie Capsule(s) |
| Market status | On market |
| Date entered into DSLD | Feb 22, 2024 |
| DSLD ID | 307547 |
| Product type | Non-nutrient/non-botanical |
| Supplement form | Capsule |
| Dietary claims / uses | Nutrient, All Other, Structure/Function |
| Intended target group(s) | Vegan, Vegetarian, Adult (18 - 50 Years), No Allergies, Gluten Free, Dairy Free |
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Supplement Facts
The label details for Acetyl L-Carnitine 500 mg by Jarrow Formulas, sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database.
Supplement Facts
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| Acetyl-L-Carnitine | 500 mg | -- |
Other ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Water, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide
Tap any ingredient to jump to its full detail below.
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Suggested/Recommended/Usage/Directions
Suggested use: Adults take 1 capsule 1-2 times a day on an empty stomach or as directed by your qualified healthcare professional.
Formula
Jarrow Formulas Acetyl-L-Carnitine is an antioxidant amino acid found in most cells in the body, including brain, nerve, heart, liver, and sperm cells. Acetyl-L-Carnitine supports cellular energy production via the metabolism of fatty acids to yield the universal energy molecule ATP.
Precautions
Warning: Consult a healthcare professional before using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, under the age of 18, are taking medication or have a medical condition; if adverse reactions occur, discontinue use.
Warning: Consult a healthcare professional before using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, under the age of 18, are taking medication or have a medical condition; if adverse reactions occur, discontinue use. Keep out of the reach of children.
Do not use if safety seal is damaged or missing.
Formulation
Store in a cool, dry place.
Vegan
Brain support Antioxidant for the brain
Non-GMO Gluten free
No wheat, gluten, soybeans, dairy, egg, fish/shellfish, peanuts/tree nuts or sesame.
FDA Disclaimer Statement
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
FDA Statement of Identity
Dietary Supplement
General Statements
Amino Acid
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Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org
Brand IP Statement(s)
Copyright 2022 Jarrow Formulas
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Acetyl L-Carnitine 500 mg by Jarrow Formulas label
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View the full label (PDF)The Ingredients in Acetyl L-Carnitine 500 mg by Jarrow Formulas
This is the 1 active ingredient this product is made of. Select it to open its full monograph.
Serving size1 Capsule(s) Dosage formCapsule Servings per container60 Amounts shown are per serving.
Acetyl-L-Carnitine
Interacts with203 drugs
Acetyl-L-carnitine is a form of the amino acid carnitine that the body uses to help produce energy in cells. It is most studied for nerve pain and mem...
Acetyl-L-Carnitine monograph & interactionsOther (inactive) ingredients: Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Water, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide. These complete the product’s ingredient list but are not active constituents.
Acetyl L-Carnitine 500 mg by Jarrow Formulas Drug Interactions
HelloPharmacist Interaction Report
Acetyl L-Carnitine by Jarrow Formulas does interact with some medications.
The most serious concern is with serotonergic drugs (antidepressants, some pain relievers, migraine medications). Acetyl-L-carnitine can raise serotonin levels in the brain, and combined with these drugs it might increase your risk of serotonin syndrome—a condition marked by agitation, confusion, rapid heartbeat, and high body temperature.
Read the full breakdown — every affected drug type, severity by severity
This ingredient also affects blood thinners. It may strengthen the anticoagulant effects of warfarin (Coumadin) and acenocoumarol (Sintrom), which means your bleeding risk could go up.
If you take either of these, your doctor will need to monitor you more closely.
Thyroid hormone replacement therapy may also be affected. Acetyl-L-carnitine appears to block thyroid hormone from working as well as it should, so your replacement dose might become less effective.
Altogether, these interactions span 203 individual medications. Use the medication checker below to see if any of your prescriptions are on that list before you start.
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The ingredients in Acetyl L-Carnitine 500 mg interact with 203 drugs. Click any drug to see the details.
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AcenocoumarolSintrom
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Acetyl-l-carnitineAcenocoumarol (sintrom) Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the anticoagulant effects of acenocoumarol.
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Acetyl-l-carnitineSerotonergic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the risk of serotonergic side effects, including serotonin syndrome and cerebral vasoconstrictive disorders, when taken with serotonergic drugs.
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Acetyl-l-carnitineSerotonergic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the risk of serotonergic side effects, including serotonin syndrome and cerebral vasoconstrictive disorders, when taken with serotonergic drugs.
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Acetyl-l-carnitineSerotonergic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the risk of serotonergic side effects, including serotonin syndrome and cerebral vasoconstrictive disorders, when taken with serotonergic drugs.
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Acetyl-l-carnitineSerotonergic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the risk of serotonergic side effects, including serotonin syndrome and cerebral vasoconstrictive disorders, when taken with serotonergic drugs.
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Acetyl-l-carnitineSerotonergic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the risk of serotonergic side effects, including serotonin syndrome and cerebral vasoconstrictive disorders, when taken with serotonergic drugs.
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Acetyl-l-carnitineSerotonergic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the risk of serotonergic side effects, including serotonin syndrome and cerebral vasoconstrictive disorders, when taken with serotonergic drugs.
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Acetyl-l-carnitineSerotonergic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the risk of serotonergic side effects, including serotonin syndrome and cerebral vasoconstrictive disorders, when taken with serotonergic drugs.
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Acetyl-l-carnitineSerotonergic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the risk of serotonergic side effects, including serotonin syndrome and cerebral vasoconstrictive disorders, when taken with serotonergic drugs.
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Acetyl-l-carnitineSerotonergic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the risk of serotonergic side effects, including serotonin syndrome and cerebral vasoconstrictive disorders, when taken with serotonergic drugs.
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Acetyl-l-carnitineSerotonergic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the risk of serotonergic side effects, including serotonin syndrome and cerebral vasoconstrictive disorders, when taken with serotonergic drugs.
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Acetyl-l-carnitineSerotonergic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the risk of serotonergic side effects, including serotonin syndrome and cerebral vasoconstrictive disorders, when taken with serotonergic drugs.
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Acetyl-l-carnitineSerotonergic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the risk of serotonergic side effects, including serotonin syndrome and cerebral vasoconstrictive disorders, when taken with serotonergic drugs.
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Acetyl-l-carnitineSerotonergic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the risk of serotonergic side effects, including serotonin syndrome and cerebral vasoconstrictive disorders, when taken with serotonergic drugs.
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Acetyl-l-carnitineSerotonergic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the risk of serotonergic side effects, including serotonin syndrome and cerebral vasoconstrictive disorders, when taken with serotonergic drugs.
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Acetyl-l-carnitineSerotonergic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the risk of serotonergic side effects, including serotonin syndrome and cerebral vasoconstrictive disorders, when taken with serotonergic drugs.
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Acetyl-l-carnitineSerotonergic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the risk of serotonergic side effects, including serotonin syndrome and cerebral vasoconstrictive disorders, when taken with serotonergic drugs.
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Acetyl-l-carnitineSerotonergic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the risk of serotonergic side effects, including serotonin syndrome and cerebral vasoconstrictive disorders, when taken with serotonergic drugs.
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Acetyl-l-carnitineSerotonergic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the risk of serotonergic side effects, including serotonin syndrome and cerebral vasoconstrictive disorders, when taken with serotonergic drugs.
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Acetyl-l-carnitineSerotonergic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the risk of serotonergic side effects, including serotonin syndrome and cerebral vasoconstrictive disorders, when taken with serotonergic drugs.
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Acetyl-l-carnitineSerotonergic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the risk of serotonergic side effects, including serotonin syndrome and cerebral vasoconstrictive disorders, when taken with serotonergic drugs.
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Acetyl-l-carnitineSerotonergic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the risk of serotonergic side effects, including serotonin syndrome and cerebral vasoconstrictive disorders, when taken with serotonergic drugs.
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Acetyl-l-carnitineSerotonergic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the risk of serotonergic side effects, including serotonin syndrome and cerebral vasoconstrictive disorders, when taken with serotonergic drugs.
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Acetyl-l-carnitineSerotonergic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the risk of serotonergic side effects, including serotonin syndrome and cerebral vasoconstrictive disorders, when taken with serotonergic drugs.
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Acetyl-l-carnitineSerotonergic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the risk of serotonergic side effects, including serotonin syndrome and cerebral vasoconstrictive disorders, when taken with serotonergic drugs.
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Acetyl-l-carnitineSerotonergic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the risk of serotonergic side effects, including serotonin syndrome and cerebral vasoconstrictive disorders, when taken with serotonergic drugs.
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Acetyl-l-carnitineSerotonergic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the risk of serotonergic side effects, including serotonin syndrome and cerebral vasoconstrictive disorders, when taken with serotonergic drugs.
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Acetyl-l-carnitineSerotonergic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the risk of serotonergic side effects, including serotonin syndrome and cerebral vasoconstrictive disorders, when taken with serotonergic drugs.
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Acetyl-l-carnitineSerotonergic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the risk of serotonergic side effects, including serotonin syndrome and cerebral vasoconstrictive disorders, when taken with serotonergic drugs.
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Acetyl-l-carnitineSerotonergic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the risk of serotonergic side effects, including serotonin syndrome and cerebral vasoconstrictive disorders, when taken with serotonergic drugs.
Read the full Acetyl-l-carnitine + Amphetamine Aspartate, Amphetamine Sulfate, Dextroamphetamine Saccharate, Dextroamphetamine Sulfate interactionEach ingredient & the kinds of drugs it affects
For each ingredient in Acetyl L-Carnitine 500 mg with known interactions, here are the types of medications it can affect. Open any type for the detail — or search your exact drug in the checker above.
Acetyl-L-Carnitine
Acenocoumarol (Sintrom)
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the anticoagulant effects of acenocoumarol.
L-carnitine, the parent compound of acetyl-L-carnitine, might enhance the anticoagulant effects of acenocoumarol, an oral anticoagulant that is similar to warfarin, but shorter-acting. There are at least two case reports of INR elevation when L-carnitine was taken with acenocoumarol. In one case, a 33-year-old male with a previously stable INR had an elevated INR of 4.65 after L-carnitine was started and continued for 10 weeks. INR normalized after discontinuation of the L-carnitine-containing product. It is unclear if such an interaction would also occur with acetyl-L-carnitine.
Serotonergic Drugs
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the risk of serotonergic side effects, including serotonin syndrome and cerebral vasoconstrictive disorders, when taken with serotonergic drugs.
Animal research shows that acetyl-L-carnitine can increase levels of serotonin in the brain.
Thyroid Hormone
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might decrease the effectiveness of thyroid hormone replacement.
L-carnitine appears to act as a peripheral thyroid hormone antagonist by inhibiting entry of thyroid hormone into the nucleus of cells. Taking L-carnitine also seems to diminish some of the symptoms of hyperthyroidism. It is unclear if such an interaction would occur with acetyl-L-carnitine.
Warfarin (Coumadin)
Theoretically, acetyl-L-carnitine might increase the anticoagulant effects of warfarin.
L-carnitine, the parent compound of acetyl-L-carnitine, might increase the anticoagulant effects of acenocoumarol, a shorter-acting oral anticoagulant similar to warfarin. There is not enough information to know whether this interaction occurs with acetyl-L-carnitine and warfarin.
Brand information
Manufacturer and brand details for Acetyl L-Carnitine 500 mg, from the product label.
Jarrow Formulas
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- Jarrow Formulas, Inc.
- City
- Sherman Oaks
- State
- CA
- ZipCode
- 91403
- Phone Number
- 1-866-459-4154
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The 22 references behind this product’s interaction data
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Acetyl-l-carnitine 22 references
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