Collagen Extreme Ingredients & Drug Interactions
by Paradise
What is this page for?
First and foremost: checking Collagen Extreme 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
Collagen Extreme is a dietary supplement by Paradise with 5 active ingredients. Its ingredients are commonly taken for osteoarthritis joint pain, joint stiffness, cartilage support.Based on those ingredients, 208 medications have a known interaction with it, the most serious rated moderate. The ingredients most likely to interact are organic Amla fruit extract, 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 Collagen Extreme by Paradise
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
Collagen Extreme has 5 active ingredients. Chondroitin sulfate is a compound found in joint cartilage, often used for osteoarthritis and cataracts.
Hydrolyzed collagen type II is a broken-down form of collagen protein that may help aging skin and dry skin. Hyaluronic acid is a substance your body naturally makes to keep skin hydrated and joints lubricated.
Biocell collagen is a blend of collagen components, and OptiMSM supplies the mineral sulfur. Organic amla fruit extract (also called Indian gooseberry) is a vitamin C–rich plant used traditionally for digestive and cholesterol support.
The product also contains an inactive capsule ingredient.
Does it work?
Moderate evidence
Chondroitin sulfate is possibly effective for cataracts and osteoarthritis, but evidence for aging skin, bone strength, cholesterol, and colorectal adenoma prevention is insufficient. Hydrolyzed collagen type II is possibly effective for aging skin and dry skin, but appears ineffective for muscle strength; data on acne and athletic performance are insufficient.
Hyaluronic acid is possibly effective for dry eye and venous leg ulcers, but evidence for aging skin and allergic rhinitis is insufficient. Amla fruit extract is possibly effective for acid reflux (GERD) and cholesterol, but evidence for hair loss is insufficient.
We do not have effectiveness data on file for Biocell collagen or OptiMSM.
How safe is it?
Well-documented data
Chondroitin sulfate is generally well tolerated short-term, though quality varies and benefit is uncertain. Common side effects from oral use include abdominal pain, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, heartburn, and nausea; rare reports of liver damage exist.
Skin symptoms like eyelid or limb swelling, hair loss, or rash have been reported, and a case of asthma worsening was noted with a glucosamine-chondroitin combination. Safety data for pregnancy and breastfeeding are insufficient — avoid it during both unless your doctor advises otherwise.
Hydrolyzed collagen type II is generally well tolerated as a dietary protein; nausea, indigestion, diarrhea, and gas are rare. Pregnancy safety is not well studied — check with your doctor first.
Breastfeeding data are limited; caution is advised. Hyaluronic acid is generally well tolerated, but long-term supplement safety isn't fully known.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding safety data are insufficient — avoid oral supplements unless your doctor clears it. Amla fruit extract is generally well tolerated as a food, but supplement safety is less studied.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding data are insufficient — avoid unless your doctor advises otherwise.
Meds to double-check
Moderate interaction found
Before taking Collagen Extreme, double-check with your pharmacist or doctor if you use blood thinners (anticoagulants) like warfarin, antiplatelet drugs like clopidogrel (Plavix) or aspirin, or diabetes medications. Altogether, these interactions span 208 individual medications.
The amla fruit extract and chondroitin are the ingredients driving these concerns.
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.
Collagen Extreme may appeal to anyone looking to support skin, joints, and connective tissue. However, if you take a blood thinner (warfarin), antiplatelet drugs (like aspirin or clopidogrel), or diabetes medications, talk to your pharmacist or doctor first — the amla extract and chondroitin can interact with these.
Pregnant or breastfeeding? Check with your doctor before starting.
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Assessment coverage: 4 of 5 active ingredients matched to our full ingredient reviews (monographs). Based on the product label dated Jan 25, 2017.
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 Collagen Extreme, straight from the product label.
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Supplement Facts
The label details for Collagen Extreme by Paradise, sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database.
Supplement Facts
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| Chondroitin Sulfate | 200 mg | -- |
| Hydrolyzed Collagen Type II | 600 mg | -- |
| Hyaluronic Acid | 100 mg | -- |
| Biocell Collagen | 1000 mg | -- |
| OptiMSM | 400 mg | -- |
| organic Amla fruit extract | 100 mg | -- |
Other ingredients: Capsule
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Formula
With BioCell Collagen OptiMSM & Nature's C
Hyaluronic acid & chondroitin
Gelatin free
General Statements
Collagen is a vital protein of our body. Having youthful looking skin & hair with optimum levels of moisture, joint flexibility and comfort seem to be essential especially for those of us who want to look our best and are living an active lifestyle. Paradise products have won 9 best of supplement awards. We are continually dedicated to sourcing premium ultra-pure ingredients that meet the highest standards of excellence. Collagen Extreme has been synergistically formulated for optimum potency/efficacy.
Skin, hair & joint formula
Storage
Warning: Keep in a cool dry place, out of the reach of children.
Precautions
Warning: Keep in a cool dry place, out of the reach of children.
If pregnant, nursing, or using any prescription medication consult your health care professional before using this product.
FDA Disclaimer Statement
This statement has not been evaluated by the Food & Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
Brand IP Statement(s)
Enhancing nature's miracles since 1995
Sports and more
BioCell Collagen is a registered trademark of BioCell Technology LLC, Newport Beach, California USA. (Protected by US and International Patents)
OptiMSM is a trademark of Bergstrom Nutrition
FDA Statement of Identity
Dietary Supplement
Suggested/Recommended/Usage/Directions
Suggested Use: 2 capsules daily or as directed by a health care professional.
General
Item code: C864
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Collagen Extreme by Paradise label
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View the full label (PDF)The Ingredients in Collagen Extreme by Paradise
These are the 5 active ingredients this product is made of. Select any to open its full monograph.
Serving size2 Capsule(s) Dosage formCapsule 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.
Biocell Collagen
OptiMSM
Organic Amla fruit extract
Interacts with208 drugs
Indian gooseberry (amla) is a vitamin C-rich fruit used in Ayurvedic medicine for many purposes, from antioxidant support to cholesterol and digestion...
Organic Amla fruit extract monograph & interactionsOther (inactive) ingredients: Capsule. These complete the product’s ingredient list but are not active constituents.
Collagen Extreme by Paradise Drug Interactions
HelloPharmacist Interaction Report
Collagen Extreme by Paradise contains ingredients with some documented medication interactions worth checking before you start.
The main concern is chondroitin sulfate with warfarin (a blood thinner). When chondroitin is combined with glucosamine, it may increase warfarin's blood-thinning effects and raise your clotting time (INR); the effect of chondroitin alone is less clear, but caution is still wise.
Read the full breakdown — every affected drug type, severity by severity
Organic amla fruit extract (Indian gooseberry) carries several Moderate interactions: it may increase bleeding risk if you take anticoagulants, antiplatelets, aspirin, or clopidogrel (Plavix), and it can lower blood sugar, which means your diabetes medications might need adjusting if you're also taking this product.
Hydrolyzed collagen type II and hyaluronic acid have no interactions documented in our data. We could not check OptiMSM — we hold no interaction data for it.
Additionally, use the medication checker below to look up your exact drugs before starting.
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Individual Drug Interactions
The ingredients in Collagen Extreme interact with 208 drugs. Click any drug to see the details.
2 of the 5 ingredients in Collagen Extreme interact with drugs. Each result below shows which ingredient is responsible. organic Amla fruit extract Chondroitin Sulfate
Insulin (bovine)Hypurin Bovine Neutral
How Insulin (bovine) interacts with Collagen Extreme — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Organic Amla Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking Indian gooseberry with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.
Read the full Organic Amla Fruit Extract + Insulin (bovine) interactionInsulin (human)Afrezza, Novolin 70/30, Novolin L, Novolin N, Novolin R
How Insulin (human) interacts with Collagen Extreme — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Organic Amla Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking Indian gooseberry with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.
Read the full Organic Amla Fruit Extract + Insulin (human) interactionInsulin (pork)Hypurin Porcine Neutral, Lente Iletin II, NPH Iletin, NPH Iletin II, Pork Actrapid, Regular Iletin +1 more
How Insulin (pork) interacts with Collagen Extreme — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Organic Amla Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking Indian gooseberry with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.
Read the full Organic Amla Fruit Extract + Insulin (pork) interactionInsulin (rdna)Actrapid, Humalog, Humalog Mix 75/25, Humulin 50/50, Humulin 70/30, Humulin L +8 more
How Insulin (rdna) interacts with Collagen Extreme — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Organic Amla Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking Indian gooseberry with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.
Read the full Organic Amla Fruit Extract + Insulin (rdna) interactionInsulin AspartFiasp
How Insulin Aspart interacts with Collagen Extreme — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Organic Amla Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking Indian gooseberry with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.
Read the full Organic Amla Fruit Extract + Insulin Aspart interactionInsulin Aspart, Insulin DegludecRyzodeg 70/30
How Insulin Aspart, Insulin Degludec interacts with Collagen Extreme — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Organic Amla Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking Indian gooseberry with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.
Read the full Organic Amla Fruit Extract + Insulin Aspart, Insulin Degludec interactionInsulin DegludecTresiba
How Insulin Degludec interacts with Collagen Extreme — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Organic Amla Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking Indian gooseberry with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.
Read the full Organic Amla Fruit Extract + Insulin Degludec interactionInsulin Degludec, LiraglutideXultophy 100/3.6
How Insulin Degludec, Liraglutide interacts with Collagen Extreme — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Organic Amla Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking Indian gooseberry with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.
Read the full Organic Amla Fruit Extract + Insulin Degludec, Liraglutide interactionInsulin GlargineBasaglar, Lusduna, Semglee
How Insulin Glargine interacts with Collagen Extreme — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Organic Amla Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking Indian gooseberry with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.
Read the full Organic Amla Fruit Extract + Insulin Glargine interactionInsulin Glargine (rdna)Lantus
How Insulin Glargine (rdna) interacts with Collagen Extreme — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Organic Amla Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking Indian gooseberry with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.
Read the full Organic Amla Fruit Extract + Insulin Glargine (rdna) interactionInsulin Glargine RecombinantToujeo Solostar
How Insulin Glargine Recombinant interacts with Collagen Extreme — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Organic Amla Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking Indian gooseberry with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.
Read the full Organic Amla Fruit Extract + Insulin Glargine Recombinant interactionInsulin Glargine, LixisenatideSoliqua 100/33
How Insulin Glargine, Lixisenatide interacts with Collagen Extreme — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Organic Amla Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking Indian gooseberry with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.
Read the full Organic Amla Fruit Extract + Insulin Glargine, Lixisenatide interactionInsulin Glulisine (rdna)Apidra
How Insulin Glulisine (rdna) interacts with Collagen Extreme — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Organic Amla Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking Indian gooseberry with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.
Read the full Organic Amla Fruit Extract + Insulin Glulisine (rdna) interactionInsulin Human, Sodium ChlorideMyxredlin
How Insulin Human, Sodium Chloride interacts with Collagen Extreme — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Organic Amla Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking Indian gooseberry with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.
Read the full Organic Amla Fruit Extract + Insulin Human, Sodium Chloride interactionInsulin LisproAdmelog, Admelog Solostar
How Insulin Lispro interacts with Collagen Extreme — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Organic Amla Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking Indian gooseberry with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.
Read the full Organic Amla Fruit Extract + Insulin Lispro interactionInsulin Lispro RecombinantHumalog Kwikpen
How Insulin Lispro Recombinant interacts with Collagen Extreme — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Organic Amla Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking Indian gooseberry with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.
Read the full Organic Amla Fruit Extract + Insulin Lispro Recombinant interactionInsulin Lispro-aabcLyumjev
How Insulin Lispro-aabc interacts with Collagen Extreme — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Organic Amla Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking Indian gooseberry with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.
Read the full Organic Amla Fruit Extract + Insulin Lispro-aabc interactionInsulin DetermirLevemir
How Insulin Determir interacts with Collagen Extreme — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Organic Amla Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking Indian gooseberry with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.
Read the full Organic Amla Fruit Extract + Insulin Determir interactionKetoprofenOrudis, Oruvail Gel, Oruvail Injection, Powergel
How Ketoprofen interacts with Collagen Extreme — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Organic Amla Fruit ExtractAnticoagulant/antiplatelet Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, Indian gooseberry may increase the risk of bleeding if used with anticoagulant or antiplatelet drugs; however, research is conflicting.
Read the full Organic Amla Fruit Extract + Ketoprofen interactionLepirudinRefludan
How Lepirudin interacts with Collagen Extreme — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Organic Amla Fruit ExtractAnticoagulant/antiplatelet Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, Indian gooseberry may increase the risk of bleeding if used with anticoagulant or antiplatelet drugs; however, research is conflicting.
Read the full Organic Amla Fruit Extract + Lepirudin interactionLinagliptinTradjenta
How Linagliptin interacts with Collagen Extreme — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Organic Amla Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking Indian gooseberry with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.
Read the full Organic Amla Fruit Extract + Linagliptin interactionLinagliptin, Metformin HydrochlorideJentadueto XR
How Linagliptin, Metformin Hydrochloride interacts with Collagen Extreme — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Organic Amla Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking Indian gooseberry with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.
Read the full Organic Amla Fruit Extract + Linagliptin, Metformin Hydrochloride interactionLiraglutideVictoza
How Liraglutide interacts with Collagen Extreme — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Organic Amla Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking Indian gooseberry with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.
Read the full Organic Amla Fruit Extract + Liraglutide interactionLiraglutide RecombinantSaxenda
How Liraglutide Recombinant interacts with Collagen Extreme — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Organic Amla Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking Indian gooseberry with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.
Read the full Organic Amla Fruit Extract + Liraglutide Recombinant interactionLixisenatideAdlyxin
How Lixisenatide interacts with Collagen Extreme — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Organic Amla Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking Indian gooseberry with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.
Read the full Organic Amla Fruit Extract + Lixisenatide interactionMetforminGlucophage, Metformin
How Metformin interacts with Collagen Extreme — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Organic Amla Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking Indian gooseberry with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.
Read the full Organic Amla Fruit Extract + Metformin interactionMetformin HydrochlorideRiomet ER
How Metformin Hydrochloride interacts with Collagen Extreme — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Organic Amla Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking Indian gooseberry with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.
Read the full Organic Amla Fruit Extract + Metformin Hydrochloride interactionMetformin XrGlucophage XR
How Metformin Xr interacts with Collagen Extreme — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Organic Amla Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking Indian gooseberry with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.
Read the full Organic Amla Fruit Extract + Metformin Xr interactionMetformin, LinagliptinJentadueto
How Metformin, Linagliptin interacts with Collagen Extreme — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Organic Amla Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking Indian gooseberry with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.
Read the full Organic Amla Fruit Extract + Metformin, Linagliptin interactionMetformin, RosiglitazoneAvandamet
How Metformin, Rosiglitazone interacts with Collagen Extreme — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Organic Amla Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Taking Indian gooseberry with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.
Read the full Organic Amla Fruit Extract + Metformin, Rosiglitazone interactionEach ingredient & the kinds of drugs it affects
For each ingredient in Collagen Extreme 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.
organic Amla fruit extract
Anticoagulant/Antiplatelet Drugs
Theoretically, Indian gooseberry may increase the risk of bleeding if used with anticoagulant or antiplatelet drugs; however, research is conflicting.
Clinical research shows that taking Indian gooseberry 500 mg as a single dose or twice daily for 10 days reduces platelet aggregation by about 24% to 36%, increases bleeding time by about 3.8-5.9 seconds, and increases clotting time by about 9.8-12.7 seconds when compared to baseline. However, taking Indian gooseberry 500 mg along with clopidogrel 75 mg or ecosprin 75 mg, as a single dose or for 10 days, does not significantly reduce platelet aggregation or increase bleeding time or clotting time when compared with clopidogrel 75 mg or ecosprin 75 mg alone. Until more is known, use caution when taking Indian gooseberry in combination with anticoagulant/antiplatelet drugs.
Antidiabetes Drugs
Taking Indian gooseberry with antidiabetes drugs might increase the risk of hypoglycemia.
Clinical research shows that taking Indian gooseberry fruit or fruit extract alone or in conjunction with antidiabetes medications can lower blood glucose levels. Dose adjustments to diabetes medications might be necessary.
Aspirin
Theoretically, Indian gooseberry may increase the risk of bleeding if used with aspirin; however, research is conflicting.
Clinical research shows that taking Indian gooseberry 500 mg as a single dose or twice daily for 10 days reduces platelet aggregation by about 24% to 36%, increases bleeding time by about 3.8-5.9 seconds, and increases clotting time by about 9.8-12.7 seconds when compared to baseline. However, taking a single dose of Indian gooseberry 500 mg along with ecosprin 75 mg, or taking a combination of Indian gooseberry 500 mg twice daily plus ecosprin 75 mg once daily for 10 days, does not significantly reduce platelet aggregation or increase bleeding time or clotting time when compared with ecosprin 75 mg alone.
Clopidogrel (Plavix)
Theoretically, Indian gooseberry may increase the risk of bleeding if used with clopidogrel; however, research is conflicting.
Clinical research shows that taking Indian gooseberry 500 mg as a single dose or twice daily for 10 days reduces platelet aggregation by about 24% to 36%, increases bleeding time by about 3.8-5.9 seconds, and increases clotting time by about 9.8-12.7 seconds when compared to baseline. However, taking a single dose of Indian gooseberry 500 mg along with clopidogrel 75 mg, or taking a combination of Indian gooseberry 500 mg twice daily plus clopidogrel 75 mg once daily for 10 days, does not significantly reduce platelet aggregation or increase bleeding time or clotting time when compared with clopidogrel 75 mg alone.
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 Collagen Extreme, from the product label.
Paradise
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- Paradise Herbs & Essentials, Inc.
- Street Address
- 19051 Goldenwest St. #106-304
- City
- Huntington Beach
- State
- CA
- ZipCode
- 92648
- Web Address
- www.paradiseherbs.com
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The Full Monographs Behind Collagen Extreme’s Ingredients
Every ingredient we hold a full HelloPharmacist monograph for — uses, evidence, safety, and the complete interaction list.
Chondroitin Sulfate
Interacts with 2 drugsChondroitin sulfate is a naturally occurring building block of cartilage that is widely taken, often with glucosamine, for osteoarthritis joint pain. The evidence is mixed—some people report...
Read the full Chondroitin Sulfate monograph → Herb & supplement monographCollagen Peptides
Collagen peptides are a well-absorbed form of protein that may modestly improve skin elasticity and joint comfort for some people, though evidence is still developing and results vary. They...
Read the full Collagen Peptides monograph → Herb & supplement monographHyaluronic Acid
Hyaluronic acid is a natural substance in the body that helps hold water in the skin, joints, and eyes. Oral and topical products are popular for skin moisture and joint comfort, and the evi...
Read the full Hyaluronic Acid monograph → Herb & supplement monographIndian Gooseberry
Interacts with 208 drugsIndian gooseberry (amla) is a vitamin C-rich fruit used in Ayurvedic medicine for many purposes, from antioxidant support to cholesterol and digestion. Early research is promising for some u...
Read the full Indian Gooseberry monograph →Sources & How We Checked
Collagen Extreme'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.
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 34 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.
- Tallia AF, Cardone DA. Asthma exacerbation associated with glucosamine-chondroitin supplement. J Am Board Fam Pract 2002;15:481-4..
- Danao-Camara T. Potential side effects of treatment with glucosamine and chondroitin. Arthritis Rheum 2000;43:2853. PubMed
- Rozenfeld V, Crain JL, Callahan AK. Possible augmentation of warfarin effect by glucosamine-chondroitin. Am J Health Syst Pharm 2004;61:306-307. PubMed
- Clegg DO, Reda DJ, Harris CL, et al. Glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate, and the two in combination for painful knee osteoarthritis. N Engl J Med 2006;354:795-808. DOI
- Knudsen J, Sokol GH. Potential glucosamine-warfarin interaction resulting in increased international normalized ratio: Case report and review of the literature and MedWatch database. Pharmacotherapy 2008;28:540-8. PubMed
- Yue QY, Strandell J, Myrberg O. Concomitant use of glucosamine potentiates the effect of warfarin. Jan 2006. Drug Safety 29(10):911-1010. DOI
- Nordling, J. and van, Ophoven A. Intravesical glycosaminoglycan replenishment with chondroitin sulphate in chronic forms of cystitis. A multi-national, multi-centre, prospective observational clinical trial. Arzneimittelforschung. 2008;58(7):328-335. PubMed
- Nickel, J. C., Egerdie, B., Downey, J., Singh, R., Skehan, A., Carr, L., and Irvine-Bird, K. A real-life multicentre clinical practice study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intravesical chondroitin sulphate for the treatment of interstitial cystit
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