BC + EAA Blue Raspberry Ingredients & Drug Interactions
by LG Sciences
What is this page for?
First and foremost: checking BC + EAA Blue Raspberry 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
BC + EAA Blue Raspberry is a dietary supplement by LG Sciences with 3 active ingredients.Based on those ingredients, 50 medications have a known interaction with it, the most serious rated moderate. Use the checker below to test your specific medication, or read the full HelloPharmacist Interaction Report.
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HelloPharmacist Scorecard of BC + EAA Blue Raspberry by LG Sciences
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
Low disclosure
This product contains 5 active ingredients: L-glutamine, L-leucine, L-isoleucine, L-valine, and Essential Amino Acids. These are amino acids—the building blocks your body uses to build and repair muscle and other tissues.
The branched-chain amino acids (L-leucine, L-isoleucine, and L-valine) are grouped together because they work as a team to support recovery after exercise and training. The powder also contains inactive ingredients like citric acid (for flavor), natural and artificial flavoring and color, xanthan gum (a thickener), and sucralose (a sweetener).
Does it work?
Moderate evidence
L-glutamine is effective for sickle cell disease and possibly effective for HIV/AIDS-related muscle wasting, recovery after surgery, and recovery from critical illness like trauma. The evidence we hold doesn't cover the other amino acids in this product or how the blend as a whole works for general recovery or fitness goals—that data isn't in our monographs.
How safe is it?
Well-documented data
L-glutamine is generally well tolerated in healthy adults. The most common side effects are digestive: belching, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, flatulence, gas pain, and nausea.
Headache and musculoskeletal pain have also been reported. If you have kidney or liver disease, use this product only under your doctor's supervision.
L-glutamine is rated Likely Safe in pregnancy and lactation. We don't hold safety information for the other amino acids in the product while breastfeeding, so talk it over with your doctor or pharmacist if you're nursing.
Meds to double-check
Moderate interaction found
If you take anticonvulsants (seizure medications), check with your doctor or pharmacist before starting this product—L-glutamine might work against how your medication controls seizures. For all other prescription medications, use the search tool on this page to look them up, since we don't have interaction data for the other amino acids in the blend.
The bottom line
Scorecard at a glanceFormula with limited ingredient disclosure with some supporting evidence for its stated purpose. Moderate medication interactions have been identified, and safety information is well characterized.
This is a branched-chain and essential amino acid blend aimed at muscle recovery. If you take a seizure medication, check with your doctor or pharmacist first because L-glutamine may theoretically interfere with how it works.
If you have kidney or liver disease, get medical clearance before starting. For anyone else considering it, run your medications through the checker below to be sure.
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Assessment coverage: 1 of 5 active ingredients matched to our full ingredient reviews (monographs). Based on the product label dated Nov 25, 2011.
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 BC + EAA Blue Raspberry, straight from the product label.
| Brand | LG Sciences |
|---|---|
| Barcode (UPC) | 897686002202 |
| Net contents | 330 g |
| Market status | On market |
| Date entered into DSLD | Nov 25, 2011 |
| DSLD ID | 1893 |
| Product type | Other Combinations |
| Supplement form | Powder |
| Dietary claims / uses | All Other, Structure/Function |
| Intended target group(s) | Adult (18 - 50 Years) |
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Supplement Facts
The label details for BC + EAA Blue Raspberry by LG Sciences, sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database.
Supplement Facts
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| L-Glutamine | 2 g | -- |
| L-Leucine | 0 NP | -- |
| L-Isoleucine | 0 NP | -- |
| L-Valine | 0 NP | -- |
| Essential Amino Acids | 4 g | -- |
| TOTAL AMINO ACID CONTENT | 10.5 Gram(s) | -- |
| Proprietary Blend Branched-Chain Amino Acid Blend | 4.5 g | -- |
| Recovery Agent | 0 NP | -- |
Other ingredients: Natural & Artificial flavor, Natural & Artificial Color, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum, Sucralose
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Suggested/Recommended/Usage/Directions
Directions: Put 3 scoops into 12 oz. of water and shake or stir well. Enjoy any time additional amino acids are required, especially before training or between meals. Contents may settle, so shake container well before scooping to prevent slight over filling of scoop.
Precautions
WARNING: KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
Always consult your healthcare professional before use especially if: you are taking any prescription drugs, beginning any new diet and exercise program, or you have any health concerns or pre-existing conditions. Do not use this product if you are at risk for heart disease, high blood pressure, heart, kidney, thyroid, psychiatric disease, difficulty urinating, prostate enlargement, anxiety, depression, seizure disorder or stroke. Do not take if you are pregnant or nursing. Product efficacy depends on proper diet and exercise.
FDA Disclaimer Statement
These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
Formula
TOTAL AMINO ACID CONTENT: 10.5g
General Statements
* INCREASED RECOVERY * INCREASED ENDURANCE * INCREASED PROTEIN SYNTHESIS
BLUE RASPBERRY
BRANCHED-CHAIN PLUS ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
COMPLETE ANTI-CATABOLIC ANABOLIC FORMULA
Made in the USA
POST WORKOUT SUPPLEMENT
RECOVERY AGENT
TASTES GREAT!
This product gives the benefit of increased recovery and anabolism. Blending three key technologies, this product will cover all of your anabolic and anti-catabolic bases. Branch Chained Amino Acids are proven in numberous clinical studies to promote anabolism, meaning increased muscle growth. Essential Amino Acids have been proven to reduce catabolism and reduce muscle wasting. We use a precise high Leucine BCAA blend to give the body more raw materials to help in recovery and growth. Both essential amino acids and branched chain amino acids are shown to increase recovery and anabolism, so these are blended with L-Glutamine to help further stimulate recovery and growth.
FDA Statement of Identity
DIETARY SUPPLEMENT
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BC + EAA Blue Raspberry by LG Sciences label
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View the full label (PDF)The Ingredients in BC + EAA Blue Raspberry by LG Sciences
These are the 3 active ingredients this product is made of. Select any to open its full monograph.
Serving size11 Gram(s) Dosage formPowder Servings per container30 Amounts shown are per serving.
Most supplement products combine several ingredients, and a medication can interact with the product through any one of them. Each ingredient below shows whether it has known drug interactions.
TOTAL AMINO ACID CONTENT
- › Essential Amino Acids
- › Proprietary Blend Branched-Chain Amino Acid Blend
- › Recovery Agent
Other (inactive) ingredients: Natural & Artificial flavor, Natural & Artificial Color, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum, Sucralose. These complete the product’s ingredient list but are not active constituents.
BC + EAA Blue Raspberry by LG Sciences Drug Interactions
HelloPharmacist Interaction Report
BC + EAA Blue Raspberry by LG Sciences contains L-glutamine, which does interact with one class of medication.
The main concern is anticonvulsants (seizure medications) — L-glutamine is converted in your body to glutamate, an excitatory brain chemical that theoretically might work against how anticonvulsants calm brain activity. This interaction hasn't been reported in humans yet, but it's a Moderate-level concern worth discussing with your doctor or pharmacist before you start this product if you take a seizure medication.
Read the full breakdown — every affected drug type, severity by severity
The other active ingredients in this product—L-leucine, L-isoleucine, L-valine, and Essential Amino Acids—we don't hold interaction data for. That doesn't mean they're risk-free with every medication, just that we haven't checked them against a drug database.
Altogether, these interactions span 50 individual medications. Use the medication checker on this page to look up your exact prescriptions before you start.
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Individual Drug Interactions
The ingredients in BC + EAA Blue Raspberry interact with 50 drugs. Click any drug to see the details.
0 of the 3 ingredients in BC + EAA Blue Raspberry interact with drugs. Each result below shows which ingredient is responsible.
MephobarbitalMebaral
How Mephobarbital interacts with BC + EAA Blue Raspberry — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-glutamineAnticonvulsants Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, glutamine might antagonize the effects of anticonvulsant medications.
Read the full L-glutamine + Mephobarbital interactionMethsuximideCelontin
How Methsuximide interacts with BC + EAA Blue Raspberry — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-glutamineAnticonvulsants Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, glutamine might antagonize the effects of anticonvulsant medications.
Read the full L-glutamine + Methsuximide interactionOxazepamSerax
How Oxazepam interacts with BC + EAA Blue Raspberry — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-glutamineAnticonvulsants Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, glutamine might antagonize the effects of anticonvulsant medications.
Read the full L-glutamine + Oxazepam interactionOxcarbazepineOxtellar XR, Trileptal
How Oxcarbazepine interacts with BC + EAA Blue Raspberry — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-glutamineAnticonvulsants Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, glutamine might antagonize the effects of anticonvulsant medications.
Read the full L-glutamine + Oxcarbazepine interactionPentobarbitalNembutal
How Pentobarbital interacts with BC + EAA Blue Raspberry — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-glutamineAnticonvulsants Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, glutamine might antagonize the effects of anticonvulsant medications.
Read the full L-glutamine + Pentobarbital interactionPentobarbitonePentobarbitone
How Pentobarbitone interacts with BC + EAA Blue Raspberry — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-glutamineAnticonvulsants Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, glutamine might antagonize the effects of anticonvulsant medications.
Read the full L-glutamine + Pentobarbitone interactionPhenacemidePhenurone
How Phenacemide interacts with BC + EAA Blue Raspberry — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-glutamineAnticonvulsants Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, glutamine might antagonize the effects of anticonvulsant medications.
Read the full L-glutamine + Phenacemide interactionPhenobarbitalLuminal, Phenobarbital, Solfoton
How Phenobarbital interacts with BC + EAA Blue Raspberry — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-glutamineAnticonvulsants Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, glutamine might antagonize the effects of anticonvulsant medications.
Read the full L-glutamine + Phenobarbital interactionPhenobarbital, PhenytoinDilantin with PB
How Phenobarbital, Phenytoin interacts with BC + EAA Blue Raspberry — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-glutamineAnticonvulsants Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, glutamine might antagonize the effects of anticonvulsant medications.
Read the full L-glutamine + Phenobarbital, Phenytoin interactionPhensuximideMilontin
How Phensuximide interacts with BC + EAA Blue Raspberry — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-glutamineAnticonvulsants Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, glutamine might antagonize the effects of anticonvulsant medications.
Read the full L-glutamine + Phensuximide interactionPhentermine, TopiramateQsymia
How Phentermine, Topiramate interacts with BC + EAA Blue Raspberry — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-glutamineAnticonvulsants Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, glutamine might antagonize the effects of anticonvulsant medications.
Read the full L-glutamine + Phentermine, Topiramate interactionPhenytoinDi-Phen, Dilantin, Dilantin Infatabs, Dilantin injection, Dilantin Kapseals, Phenytek
How Phenytoin interacts with BC + EAA Blue Raspberry — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-glutamineAnticonvulsants Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, glutamine might antagonize the effects of anticonvulsant medications.
Read the full L-glutamine + Phenytoin interactionPrimidoneMysoline
How Primidone interacts with BC + EAA Blue Raspberry — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-glutamineAnticonvulsants Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, glutamine might antagonize the effects of anticonvulsant medications.
Read the full L-glutamine + Primidone interactionSodium ValproateEpilim
How Sodium Valproate interacts with BC + EAA Blue Raspberry — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-glutamineAnticonvulsants Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, glutamine might antagonize the effects of anticonvulsant medications.
Read the full L-glutamine + Sodium Valproate interactionTiagabineGabitril
How Tiagabine interacts with BC + EAA Blue Raspberry — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-glutamineAnticonvulsants Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, glutamine might antagonize the effects of anticonvulsant medications.
Read the full L-glutamine + Tiagabine interactionTopiramateEprontia, Qudexy XR, Topamax, Trokendi XR
How Topiramate interacts with BC + EAA Blue Raspberry — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-glutamineAnticonvulsants Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, glutamine might antagonize the effects of anticonvulsant medications.
Read the full L-glutamine + Topiramate interactionTrimethadioneTridione
How Trimethadione interacts with BC + EAA Blue Raspberry — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-glutamineAnticonvulsants Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, glutamine might antagonize the effects of anticonvulsant medications.
Read the full L-glutamine + Trimethadione interactionValproic AcidDepacon, Depakene, Valproate
How Valproic Acid interacts with BC + EAA Blue Raspberry — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-glutamineAnticonvulsants Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, glutamine might antagonize the effects of anticonvulsant medications.
Read the full L-glutamine + Valproic Acid interactionVigabatrinSabril
How Vigabatrin interacts with BC + EAA Blue Raspberry — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-glutamineAnticonvulsants Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, glutamine might antagonize the effects of anticonvulsant medications.
Read the full L-glutamine + Vigabatrin interactionZonisamideZonegran, Zonisade
How Zonisamide interacts with BC + EAA Blue Raspberry — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
L-glutamineAnticonvulsants Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, glutamine might antagonize the effects of anticonvulsant medications.
Read the full L-glutamine + Zonisamide interactionEach ingredient & the kinds of drugs it affects
For each ingredient in BC + EAA Blue Raspberry 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.
Brand information
Manufacturer and brand details for BC + EAA Blue Raspberry, from the product label.
LG Sciences
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- LG Sciences LLC
- Street Address
- 7259 West Sahara, Suite 120
- City
- Las Vegas
- State
- NV
- ZipCode
- 89117
BC + EAA Blue Raspberry by LG Sciences: Common Questions
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Sources & How We Checked
BC + EAA Blue Raspberry's label data comes from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database; the ingredient interaction data is from the Natural Medicines database, reviewed by our pharmacists.
- NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) — The official product label on file for this supplement.
- Natural Medicines (Therapeutic Research Center) — Evidence-graded clinical reference behind the ingredient interaction data.
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The 11 references behind this product’s interaction data
Every citation that drives the interaction findings for this product’s ingredients, from the evidence-graded Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) database. Open an ingredient to browse its citations — links open the study on PubMed or the publisher’s site.
Glutamine 11 references
- Miller AL. Therapeutic considerations of L-glutamine: a review of the literature. Altern Med Rev 1999;4:239-48..
- Bozzetti F, Biganzoli L, Gavazzi C, et al. Glutamine supplementation in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: a double-blind randomized study. Nutrition 1997;13:748-51.. PubMed
- Mebane AH. L-Glutamine and mania. Am J Psychiatry 984;141:1302-3.
- Meldrum BS. Glutamate as a neurotransmitter in the brain: review of physiology and pathology. J Nutr 2000;130:1007S-15S.. PubMed
- Garlick PJ. Assessment of the safety of glutamine and other amino acids. J Nutr 2001;131:2556S-61S.. PubMed
- Chapman AG. Glutamate and epilepsy. J Nutr 2000;130:1043S-5S.. PubMed
- Ziegler TR. Glutamine supplementation in cancer patients receiving bone marrow transplantation and high dose chemotherapy. J Nutr 2001;131:2578S-84S.. PubMed
- Laviano A, Molfino A, Lacaria MT, Canelli A, De Leo S, Preziosa I, Rossi Fanelli F. Glutamine supplementation favors weight loss in nondieting obese female patients. A pilot study. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Nov;68(11):1264-6. PubMed
- Endari (l-glutamine) [package insert]. Torrance, CA: Emmaus Medical,Inc; 2017.
- Niihara Y, Miller ST, Kanter J, et al. A Phase 3 Trial of l-Glutamine in Sickle Cell Disease. N Engl J Med 2018;379(3):226-35. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1715971.
- Ogden HB, Child RB, Fallowfield JL, et al. Gastrointestinal Tolerance of Low, Medium and High Dose Acute Oral l-Glutamine Supplementation in Healthy Adults: A Pilot Study. Nutrients. 2020;12(10):2953. PubMed
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