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Bee Venom Ingredients & Drug Interactions

by Deep Blue Health

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Capsule Category: Non-nutrient/non-botanical
Most serious interaction: Major
Clinical methodology reviewed by · Updated Sep 30, 2026 · Label data from the NIH DSLD
What is this page for?

First and foremost: checking Bee Venom 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

The interaction bottom line Most serious interaction: Major

Bee Venom is a dietary supplement by Deep Blue Health with 2 active ingredients. Its ingredients are commonly taken for osteoarthritis, joint pain and stiffness, cartilage support.Based on those ingredients, 291 medications have a known interaction with it, the most serious rated major. The ingredients most likely to interact are Glucosamine Sulphate, Bee Venom. Use the checker below to test your specific medication, or read the full HelloPharmacist Interaction Report.

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HelloPharmacist Scorecard of Bee Venom by Deep Blue Health

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.

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What’s inside

Full disclosure
Ingredient Transparency · database check
Full

Every active ingredient lists its own amount on the label.

Why this rating?
  • The label discloses an exact amount for 2 of its 2 active ingredients.
  • No proprietary blends here — you can verify the dose of every single component.

This capsule contains 2 active ingredients: glucosamine sulphate and bee venom. Glucosamine is a compound derived from shellfish (or synthesized) that your body uses to build and maintain cartilage and connective tissue.

Bee venom is the secretion from honeybees, often given as an injection under professional supervision for conditions like bee sting allergy. The product contains no other inactive ingredients.

Does it work?

Strong evidence
Evidence for Intended Use · database check
By FDA rules, dietary supplements can’t claim to treat, cure, or prevent disease — so labels speak in careful marketing language. We discern each product’s intended use from its name, label claims, and label statements, then grade the clinical evidence for that use. How these ratings are computed
Strong

Clinical evidence supports at least one of this product's ingredients for its stated purpose.

Why this rating?
  • The label markets this product for: joint health and mobility support.
  • We looked for evidence on: Joint pain, Knee pain, Back pain, Neck pain, Frozen shoulder, Hemiplegic shoulder pain — and 4 related terms.
  • The strongest evidence on file: Glucosamine is rated "Likely Effective" for Osteoarthritis (Natural Medicines).
  • Also on file: Glucosamine is rated "Insufficient Reliable Evidence To Rate" for Back pain, Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Joint pain, Gout, and more.

The evidence is clearest for glucosamine in osteoarthritis, where it's rated likely effective — meaning good research backs its use for joint pain and stiffness. For bee venom, the strongest evidence supports it for bee sting allergy, where it's also rated likely effective; however, it's rated possibly ineffective for multiple sclerosis.

For other uses listed — aging skin, back pain, cancer, and liver disease with glucosamine, plus notalgia paresthetica and hemiplegic shoulder pain with bee venom — the evidence we hold isn't established well enough to rate.

The evidence, ingredient by ingredient Glucosamine Bee Venom

How safe is it?

Well-documented data
Safety Information · database check
Well characterized

Adverse-effect, pregnancy, and general safety data are on file for most of these ingredients.

Why this rating?
  • We hold adverse-effect (side-effect) data for 2 of the 2 matched ingredients.
  • Pregnancy & breastfeeding safety ratings cover 2 of 2.
  • General safety write-ups exist for 2 of 2.
  • Remember: this measures how much safety information exists. Thin data is not the same as being safe.

Glucosamine taken by mouth is generally well tolerated, with the most common side effects being bloating, constipation, cramps, diarrhea, heartburn, and nausea. Rare serious effects and allergic reactions (including severe ones and anaphylaxis in 1.5% of allergy cases) have been reported; one review found 72% of glucosamine adverse-event reports involved hypersensitivity reactions.

Asthma flare-ups have also been linked to glucosamine-chondroitin products. Bee venom can trigger severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reactions and should only be used under professional medical supervision.

When given by injection by a trained professional, common side effects include dizziness, redness and swelling at the injection site, itching, nausea and vomiting, and hives. Serious rare effects include anaphylaxis, asthma, chest pain, trouble breathing, airway swelling, and confusion.

Bee venom is not recommended during pregnancy due to allergic-reaction risk, and safety while breastfeeding is unknown — avoid it unless your doctor says otherwise. Glucosamine is also not recommended during pregnancy and should be avoided while breastfeeding.

Side effects, ingredient by ingredient Glucosamine Bee Venom

Meds to double-check

Major interaction found
Known Interaction Concern · database check
Major identified

At least one ingredient has a documented Major-severity interaction. Check your medications for a personalized result.

Why this rating?
  • 2 of the 2 matched ingredients can interact with medications — Glucosamine, Bee Venom.
  • The most serious interaction on file is rated Major.
  • Some involve high-stakes drug classes: anticoagulant / antiplatelet drugs; immunosuppressants / transplant drugs; diabetes medications.
  • For scale: 291 individual medications appear in the full list. A big number alone doesn't make a product dangerous — what matters is whether YOUR medication is on it, so run yours through the interaction checker on this page.

Check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking this if you use warfarin or other blood thinners — glucosamine may increase bleeding risk. Also double-check if you take cancer drugs like etoposide or doxorubicin, immunosuppressants like cyclosporine or tacrolimus, antidiabetes medications, or acetaminophen regularly.

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The bottom line

Scorecard at a glanceFully disclosed formula with clinical evidence supporting its stated purpose. Major medication interactions have been identified, and safety information is well characterized.

If you take warfarin, cancer drugs, or immunosuppressants, you need to clear this product with your doctor or pharmacist before starting — the interactions could be serious. Glucosamine is likely to help with osteoarthritis, but bee venom's role in this supplement isn't well established for most uses.

Because bee venom carries a real risk of severe allergic reactions, professional supervision is essential. Talk with your doctor or pharmacist about whether this product is right for you and your medications.

Educational only — not medical advice; always confirm with your pharmacist. Our editorial policy · How we use AI

Assessment coverage: 2 of 2 active ingredients matched to our full ingredient reviews (monographs). Based on the product label dated Jun 20, 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

At a glance

General information

Key facts about Bee Venom, straight from the product label.

Brand Deep Blue Health
Barcode (UPC) 9421026536907
Net contents 90 Capsule(s)
Market status On market
Date entered into DSLD Jun 20, 2024
DSLD ID 311565
Product type Non-nutrient/non-botanical
Supplement form Capsule
Dietary claims / uses All Other, Structure/Function
Intended target group(s) Adult (18 - 50 Years)
From the label
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Supplement Facts

The label details for Bee Venom by Deep Blue Health, sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database.

Supplement Facts

Daily Value (DV) Target Group(s):
Adults and children 4 or more years of age
Minimum serving Sizes:
2 Capsule(s)
Maximum serving Sizes:
3 Capsule(s)
Servings per container
45
UPC/BARCODE
9421026536907
IngredientAmount% DV
Glucosamine Sulphate500 mg--
Bee Venom25 mcg--

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Label statements
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Formulation

Joint health

No artificial flavours, colours or preservatives.

Laboratory tested. RMP Number 8888. Made in New Zealand Premium quality guaranteed

General Statements

Bee Series 500mg x 90 capsules

TAPS PP9947

FDA Statement of Identity

Dietary Supplement

Formula

Deep Blue Health Bee Venom with glucosamine sulphate is a potent formula which supports joint mobility function. Ingredients: Each capsule contains 25 mcg of Bee Venom; 500mg of Glucosamine sulphate; and encapsulating materials.

Suggested/Recommended/Usage/Directions

Directions: Take two or three capsules daily as a dietary food supplement or as professionally advised.

Precautions

Caution: Not suitable for those with allergies to bee products. This product can cause severe allergic reactions.

Storage

Store below 30 degrees C in a dry place

Seals/Symbols

New Zealand Made GMP Good Manufacturing New Zealand Practice Export Quality From New Zealand

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What’s inside

The Ingredients in Bee Venom by Deep Blue Health

These are the 2 active ingredients this product is made of. Select any to open its full monograph.

Serving size2 Capsule(s) Dosage formCapsule Servings per container45 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.

Glucosamine Sulphate

Interacts with
170 drugs
500 mg per serving

Glucosamine is a natural compound found in cartilage and joint fluid, and it is one of the most popular supplements for osteoarthritis, especially of...

Glucosamine Sulphate monograph & interactions

Bee Venom

Interacts with
121 drugs
25 mcg per serving

Bee venom is a complex mixture of proteins and other compounds taken from honeybees and used in traditional medicine for pain and inflammation, and in...

Bee Venom monograph & interactions
Interaction report

Bee Venom by Deep Blue Health Drug Interactions

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291Drugs
2 Major 134 Moderate 155 Minor

Ingredients driving the most interactions

Glucosamine Sulphate 170
Bee Venom 121

Individual Drug Interactions

The ingredients in Bee Venom interact with 291 drugs. Click any drug to see the details.

2 of the 2 ingredients in Bee Venom interact with drugs. Each result below shows which ingredient is responsible. Glucosamine Sulphate Bee Venom

Each ingredient & the kinds of drugs it affects

For each ingredient in Bee Venom with known interactions, here are the types of medications they can affect. Open any type for the detail — or search your exact drug in the checker above.

Glucosamine Sulphate4 drug types · 170 drugs

Warfarin (Coumadin)

Glucosamine might increase the anticoagulant effects of warfarin and increase the risk of bruising and bleeding.
In two individual case reports, glucosamine/chondroitin combinations were associated with a significant increase in international normalized ratio (INR) in patients previously stabilized on warfarin. In one case, the increase in INR occurred only after tripling the dose of a glucosamine/chondroitin supplement from 500 mg/400 mg daily to 1500/1200 mg daily. Additionally, 20 voluntary case reports to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) have linked glucosamine plus chondroitin with increased INR, bruising, and bleeding in patients who were also taking warfarin. There have also been 20 additional case reports to the World Health Organization (WHO) that link glucosamine alone to increased INR in patients taking warfarin. The mechanism of this interaction is unclear. Glucosamine is a small component of heparin, but is not thought to have anticoagulant activity; however, animal research suggests that it might have antiplatelet activity.

Likelihood Probable Evidence D
Topoisomerase Ii Inhibitors

Theoretically glucosamine may induce resistance to topoisomerase II inhibitors.
In vitro research suggests that glucosamine might induce resistance to etoposide (VP16, VePesid) and doxorubicin (Adriamycin) by reducing inhibition of topoisomerase II, an enzyme required for DNA replication in tumor cells. This effect has not been reported in humans.

Likelihood Possible Evidence D
Acetaminophen (Tylenol, Others)

Acetaminophen might interfere with the activity of glucosamine sulfate by interacting with the sulfate portion.
Anecdotal reports suggest that adding glucosamine to an acetaminophen regimen might decrease pain control in patients with osteoarthritis. Some research suggests that the sulfate portion of glucosamine sulfate might contribute to its effect in osteoarthritis. Since acetaminophen metabolism requires sulfur and reduces serum sulfate concentrations, acetaminophen could theoretically interfere with the action of glucosamine sulfate. Conversely, the administration of sulfate could theoretically decrease the effectiveness of acetaminophen in sulfate-deficient people by increasing its clearance.

Likelihood Possible Evidence B
Antidiabetes Drugs

Despite initial concerns, it is unlikely that glucosamine will interfere with the effects of antidiabetes drugs.
In vitro and animal research has suggested that glucosamine might increase insulin resistance or decrease insulin production. This has raised concerns that taking glucosamine might worsen diabetes and decrease the effectiveness of diabetes drugs. However, clinical research suggests that glucosamine does not have adverse effects on blood glucose or glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C) in healthy, obese, or type 2 diabetes patients.

Likelihood Unlikely Evidence B
Glucosamine Sulphate full monograph & interactions

Bee Venom1 drug type · 121 drugs

Immunosuppressants

Bee venom might stimulate immune system activity.Theoretically, bee venom might interfere with immunosuppressant therapy. Immunosuppressant drugs include azathioprine (Imuran), basiliximab (Simulect), cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune), daclizumab (Zenapax), muromonab-CD3 (OKT3, Orthoclone OKT3), mycophenolate (CellCept), tacrolimus (FK506, Prograf), sirolimus (Rapamune), prednisone (Deltasone, Orasone), corticosteroids (glucocorticoids), and others.

Likelihood Possible Evidence D
Bee Venom full monograph & interactions
The maker

Brand information

Manufacturer and brand details for Bee Venom, from the product label.

Deep Blue Health

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Name
Deep Blue Health New Zealand LTD
Street Address
36 C Apollo Drive
City
Auckland
State
Mairangi Bay
ZipCode
0632
Web Address
www.dbh.co.nz
Pharmacist Counseling Corner

Bee Venom by Deep Blue Health: Common Questions

Does Bee Venom by Deep Blue Health interact with any medications?
Yes. Based on its ingredients, Bee Venom has a known interaction with 291 medications, including 2 rated major. Use the checker to see how it interacts with a specific drug.
How can one product interact with so many drugs?
Bee Venom contains 2 active ingredients, and an interaction can come from any of them. We check every ingredient, combine the results into one list per medication, and show which ingredient and mechanism is responsible.
Where does this information come from?
The product label data comes from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD); the interaction data is built on the Natural Medicines database and reviewed by HelloPharmacist pharmacists.
Is glucosamine actually proven to work?
For osteoarthritis, yes — glucosamine is rated likely effective, meaning solid research supports its use for joint pain. For other uses like back pain or aging skin, the evidence we have isn't strong enough to rate it either way.
What about bee venom — does it actually do anything?
Bee venom is rated likely effective for bee sting allergy when given as an injection by a professional. For multiple sclerosis, it's rated possibly ineffective. For other uses, we don't have enough reliable evidence to say.
Can I take this if I'm pregnant?
No. Glucosamine is not recommended during pregnancy, and bee venom is also not recommended because of the serious risk of allergic reactions. Talk with your doctor if you're pregnant or planning to become pregnant.
What are the most common side effects?
With glucosamine, the most common are bloating, constipation, cramps, diarrhea, heartburn, and nausea. With bee venom given by injection, expect possible dizziness, injection site redness and swelling, itching, nausea, and hives — but serious reactions including anaphylaxis can occur.
Why do I need professional supervision for bee venom?
Bee venom can cause severe, life-threatening allergic reactions. A trained medical professional can monitor you and treat any reaction quickly. This is not a product you should self-administer.
Can I take this with acetaminophen for pain?
It's not recommended. Taking acetaminophen with glucosamine may reduce the pain relief you get, so combining them could work against you.

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The Full Monographs Behind Bee Venom’s Ingredients

Every ingredient we hold a full HelloPharmacist monograph for — uses, evidence, safety, and the complete interaction list.

Herb & supplement monograph

Glucosamine

Interacts with 170 drugs

Glucosamine is a natural compound found in cartilage and joint fluid, and it is one of the most popular supplements for osteoarthritis, especially of the knee. The evidence is mixed, with so...

Read the full Glucosamine monograph → Herb & supplement monograph

Bee Venom

Interacts with 121 drugs

Bee venom is a complex mixture of proteins and other compounds taken from honeybees and used in traditional medicine for pain and inflammation, and in conventional medicine for allergy shots...

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Sources & How We Checked

Bee Venom'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.

Content is written and reviewed by licensed HelloPharmacist pharmacists. See our data sources and editorial standards for how this information is built and checked.

The 93 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.

Glucosamine 58 references
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