Chondriotin Sulfate 250 mg Ingredients & Drug Interactions
by BIOVEA
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First and foremost: checking Chondriotin Sulfate 250 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.
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Chondriotin Sulfate 250 mg is a dietary supplement by BIOVEA with 1 active ingredient. Its ingredients are commonly taken for osteoarthritis joint pain, joint stiffness, cartilage support.Based on those ingredients, 2 medications have a known interaction with it, the most serious rated moderate. The ingredients most likely to interact are Chondroitin Sulfate. Use the checker below to test your specific medication, or read the full HelloPharmacist Interaction Report.
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HelloPharmacist Scorecard of Chondriotin Sulfate 250 mg by BIOVEA
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: chondroitin sulfate 250 mg per capsule. Chondroitin is a natural compound found in cartilage that's used to support joint and eye health.
The capsule also contains inactive ingredients—rice flour, gelatin, and magnesium stearate—which are fillers and binders.
Does it work?
Moderate evidence
Chondroitin sulfate is possibly effective for cataracts and osteoarthritis (wear-and-tear joint damage), though the evidence is limited. For aging skin, osteoporosis, high cholesterol (hyperlipidemia), and colorectal adenoma prevention, there isn't enough reliable evidence in our data to say whether it works.
How safe is it?
Well-documented data
Chondroitin sulfate is generally well tolerated when taken by mouth, but quality varies and the benefit is uncertain. The most common side effects are digestive—abdominal pain, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, heartburn, and nausea.
Rare serious side effects include liver damage. Some people have reported skin symptoms like eyelid or leg swelling, hair loss, rash, or hives, especially when chondroitin is combined with glucosamine.
One case of worsening asthma and one case of sun sensitivity (where symptoms returned after the product was restarted) have been reported. There isn't enough safety information to recommend this product during pregnancy or while breastfeeding.
Talk with your doctor or pharmacist about whether it's right for you in these situations.
Meds to double-check
Moderate interaction found
Blood thinners (anticoagulants), especially warfarin (Coumadin), are the main medication type to check. If you're on a blood thinner, talk with your doctor or pharmacist before starting this product so they can monitor you or adjust your dose.
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.
Chondroitin may be worth considering if you have osteoarthritis or cataracts and want to try it alongside your usual care. If you take warfarin or other blood thinners, you'll want to clear it with your doctor first—the combination could affect how thin your blood gets.
A conversation with your own doctor or pharmacist can help you decide if it fits your situation.
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Assessment coverage: 1 of 1 active ingredient matched to our full ingredient reviews (monographs). Based on the product label dated Jun 25, 2014.
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 Chondriotin Sulfate 250 mg, straight from the product label.
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Supplement Facts
The label details for Chondriotin Sulfate 250 mg by BIOVEA, sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database.
Supplement Facts
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| Chondroitin Sulfate | 250 mg | -- |
Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate
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Suggested/Recommended/Usage/Directions
Suggested Daily Intake: Take one (1) capsule, two times daily with a meal.
General Statements
guaranteed premium quality
joint health
FDA Statement of Identity
dietary supplement
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.
Precautions
Do not use this product if the safety seal on the bottle is broken.
Warning: If you are pregnant or lactating, consult a health care professional before using this product.
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Chondriotin Sulfate 250 mg by BIOVEA label
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View the full label (PDF)The Ingredients in Chondriotin Sulfate 250 mg by BIOVEA
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 container50 Amounts shown are per serving.
Chondroitin Sulfate
Interacts with2 drugs
Chondroitin sulfate is a naturally occurring building block of cartilage that is widely taken, often with glucosamine, for osteoarthritis joint pain....
Chondroitin Sulfate monograph & interactionsOther (inactive) ingredients: Rice Flour, Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate. These complete the product’s ingredient list but are not active constituents.
Chondriotin Sulfate 250 mg by BIOVEA Drug Interactions
HelloPharmacist Interaction Report
Chondroitin Sulfate 250 mg by BIOVEA interacts with blood thinners (anticoagulants), specifically warfarin.
The data shows that chondroitin combined with glucosamine may increase warfarin's blood-thinning effects and raise INR (a measure of how thin your blood is), but chondroitin alone hasn't been well studied in this regard. There are multiple reports linking glucosamine plus chondroitin to higher INR levels in people taking warfarin.
Read the full breakdown — every affected drug type, severity by severity
Altogether, these interactions span 2 individual medications.
If you take warfarin or any other blood thinner, talk with your doctor or pharmacist before starting this product. They can monitor your INR more closely or adjust your dose if needed.
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Individual Drug Interactions
The ingredients in Chondriotin Sulfate 250 mg interact with 2 drugs. Click any drug to see the details.
1 of the 1 ingredient in Chondriotin Sulfate 250 mg interact with drugs. Each result below shows which ingredient is responsible. Chondroitin Sulfate
WarfarinWarfarin
How Warfarin interacts with Chondriotin Sulfate 250 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Chondroitin SulfateWarfarin (coumadin) Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking chondroitin in combination with glucosamine might increase the anticoagulant effects of warfarin.
Read the full Chondroitin Sulfate + Warfarin interactionWarfarin SodiumCoumadin, Panwarfin, Sofarin
How Warfarin Sodium interacts with Chondriotin Sulfate 250 mg — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Chondroitin SulfateWarfarin (coumadin) Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking chondroitin in combination with glucosamine might increase the anticoagulant effects of warfarin.
Read the full Chondroitin Sulfate + Warfarin Sodium interactionEach ingredient & the kinds of drugs it affects
For each ingredient in Chondriotin Sulfate 250 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.
Chondroitin Sulfate
Warfarin (Coumadin)
Taking chondroitin in combination with glucosamine might increase the anticoagulant effects of warfarin. However, the effect of chondroitin alone is unclear.
There have been multiple reports of increased international normalized ratio (INR) in patients taking warfarin with glucosamine, with or without chondroitin. The lack of reports with chondroitin alone seem to suggest that the interactions occurring in these reports may have been due to glucosamine. In two individual case reports, glucosamine/chondroitin combinations were associated with a significant increase in INR in patients previously stabilized on warfarin. Additionally, 20 voluntary case reports to the US 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, without chondroitin, to increased INR in patients taking warfarin.
Brand information
Manufacturer and brand details for Chondriotin Sulfate 250 mg, from the product label.
Chondriotin Sulfate 250 mg by BIOVEA: Common Questions
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The Full Monographs Behind Chondriotin Sulfate 250 mg’s Ingredients
Every ingredient we hold a full HelloPharmacist monograph for — uses, evidence, safety, and the complete interaction list.
Sources & How We Checked
Chondriotin Sulfate 250 mg'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 22 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.
Chondroitin Sulfate 22 references
- Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine. Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Arsenic, Boron, Chromium, Copper, Iodine, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silicon, Vanadium, and Zinc. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2002.
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- Greenlee H, Crew KD, Shao T, Kranwinkel G, Kalinsky K, Maurer M, Brafman L, Insel B, Tsai WY, Hershman DL. Phase II study of glucosamine with chondroitin on aromatase inhibitor-associated joint symptoms in women with breast cancer. Support Care Cancer 201 PubMed
- Chu EC, Huang KHK, Cheung G, Ng G, Lin A. Delayed Skin Allergy to Glucosamine Chondroitin Supplement. Cureus 2023;15(3):e36310. PubMed
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