Manganese Gluconate Ingredients & Drug Interactions
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First and foremost: checking Manganese Gluconate 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
Manganese Gluconate is a dietary supplement by BulkSupplements.com with 1 active ingredient. Its ingredients are commonly taken for bone health support, antioxidant and enzyme support, filling dietary gaps.Based on those ingredients, 83 medications have a known interaction with it, the most serious rated moderate. The ingredients most likely to interact are Manganese. Use the checker below to test your specific medication, or read the full HelloPharmacist Interaction Report.
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HelloPharmacist Scorecard of Manganese Gluconate by BulkSupplements.com
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 1 active ingredient: manganese, a mineral your body needs in small amounts for bone development, metabolism, and nervous system function. The supplement form is pure manganese gluconate powder with no inactive ingredients listed.
Does it work?
Strong evidence
Manganese is effective for treating manganese deficiency. For other uses—hay fever, osteoporosis, COPD, obesity, and osteoarthritis—the evidence isn't strong enough in our data to establish whether it works.
How safe is it?
Well-documented data
Manganese is generally well tolerated at normal dietary doses. The safety data advises caution with high-dose supplements; serious side effects are rare but include nerve damage resembling Parkinson disease when taken in very high amounts over time, and potential liver injury.
One documented case involved a person taking 100 mg daily for several years who developed irreversible Parkinson-like symptoms; another involved a teenager whose manganese intoxication required intensive treatment including plasma exchange. For pregnancy: normal dietary amounts are fine, but the safety data advises against high-dose supplements unless your doctor recommends it.
For breastfeeding: the data rates it likely safe, though conflicting ratings on file suggest you should check with your doctor or pharmacist for personalized guidance.
Meds to double-check
Moderate interaction found
Check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking this if you use antipsychotic drugs (haloperidol, phenothiazines, or others), quinolone antibiotics (like ciprofloxacin), or tetracycline antibiotics (like doxycycline). The supplement may increase side effects or reduce how well the antibiotics work.
The bottom line
Scorecard at a glanceFully disclosed formula with strong clinical evidence behind its ingredients' uses. Moderate medication interactions have been identified, and safety information is well characterized.
Manganese gluconate is appropriate if you have a diagnosed manganese deficiency. If you take antipsychotic or antibiotic medications, you'll need to clear this with your doctor or pharmacist first.
Stick to the recommended dose—high doses carry real risks of nerve and liver damage. Talk to your own healthcare provider before starting it.
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Assessment coverage: 1 of 1 active ingredient matched to our full ingredient reviews (monographs). Based on the product label dated Jul 18, 2023.
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 Manganese Gluconate, straight from the product label.
| Brand | BulkSupplements.com |
|---|---|
| Barcode (UPC) | X000JBP2RR |
| Net contents | 500 Gram(s); 17.6 Ounce(s) |
| Market status | On market |
| Date entered into DSLD | Jul 18, 2023 |
| DSLD ID | 294408 |
| Product type | Mineral |
| Supplement form | Powder |
| Dietary claims / uses | All Other, Structure/Function |
| Intended target group(s) | Adult (18 - 50 Years), Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Sugar Free |
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Supplement Facts
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Brand IP Statement(s)
BulkSupplements.com Clean & Pure Bulk Supplements
FDA Disclaimer Statement
Warning: This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
Precautions
Keep out of reach of children.
Always consult a physician before taking any dietary supplement.
Formulation
Free of: Sugar, soy, dairy, yeast, gluten, additives
Suggested/Recommended/Usage/Directions
Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement, take 225 mg (about 1/10 tsp) once daily with water, or as directed by a physician.
Storage
Store in a dry, cool, dark place.
General Statements
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Manganese Gluconate by BulkSupplements.com label
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View the full label (PDF)The Ingredients in Manganese Gluconate by BulkSupplements.com
This is the 1 active ingredient this product is made of. Select it to open its full monograph.
Serving size225 mg Dosage formPowder Servings per container2222 Amounts shown are per serving.
Manganese
Interacts with83 drugs
Manganese is an essential trace mineral your body needs in small amounts for bone formation, metabolism, and antioxidant defense, and most people get...
Manganese monograph & interactionsOther (inactive) ingredients: None. These complete the product’s ingredient list but are not active constituents.
Manganese Gluconate by BulkSupplements.com Drug Interactions
HelloPharmacist Interaction Report
Manganese Gluconate by BulkSupplements.com can interact with medications, primarily through manganese's effect on drug absorption and the theoretical risk of manganese buildup in the body.
The most serious concern is with antipsychotic drugs (Major severity risk), where hallucinations and behavioral changes have been reported in a patient taking haloperidol and manganese together, especially in those with liver disease. Manganese may also reduce how your body absorbs certain antibiotics.
Read the full breakdown — every affected drug type, severity by severity
Because manganese is a multivalent cation (a type of mineral that binds to other substances), it can interfere with the absorption of quinolone antibiotics and tetracycline antibiotics—both categories are affected at Moderate severity. The manganese in the supplement may bind to these antibiotics in your digestive tract, lowering how much of the antibiotic your body actually takes in and potentially reducing its effectiveness.
Altogether, these interactions span 83 individual medications. If you take any antipsychotic or antibiotic medications, check your exact drugs with the search tool on this page before starting manganese, and talk it over with your doctor or pharmacist.
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Individual Drug Interactions
The ingredients in Manganese Gluconate interact with 83 drugs. Click any drug to see the details.
1 of the 1 ingredient in Manganese Gluconate interact with drugs. Each result below shows which ingredient is responsible. Manganese
PaliperidoneInvega
How Paliperidone interacts with Manganese Gluconate — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
ManganeseAntipsychotic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, the risk for manganese toxicity might increase when taken with antipsychotic drugs.
Read the full Manganese + Paliperidone interactionPaliperidone PalmitateInvega Trinza
How Paliperidone Palmitate interacts with Manganese Gluconate — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
ManganeseAntipsychotic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, the risk for manganese toxicity might increase when taken with antipsychotic drugs.
Read the full Manganese + Paliperidone Palmitate interactionPericyazinePericyazine
How Pericyazine interacts with Manganese Gluconate — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
ManganeseAntipsychotic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, the risk for manganese toxicity might increase when taken with antipsychotic drugs.
Read the full Manganese + Pericyazine interactionPerphenazineTrilafon
How Perphenazine interacts with Manganese Gluconate — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
ManganeseAntipsychotic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, the risk for manganese toxicity might increase when taken with antipsychotic drugs.
Read the full Manganese + Perphenazine interactionPimavanserin TartrateNuplazid
How Pimavanserin Tartrate interacts with Manganese Gluconate — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
ManganeseAntipsychotic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, the risk for manganese toxicity might increase when taken with antipsychotic drugs.
Read the full Manganese + Pimavanserin Tartrate interactionPimozideOrap
How Pimozide interacts with Manganese Gluconate — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
ManganeseAntipsychotic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, the risk for manganese toxicity might increase when taken with antipsychotic drugs.
Read the full Manganese + Pimozide interactionPiperacetazineQuide
How Piperacetazine interacts with Manganese Gluconate — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
ManganeseAntipsychotic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, the risk for manganese toxicity might increase when taken with antipsychotic drugs.
Read the full Manganese + Piperacetazine interactionProchlorperazineCompazine, Prochlor
How Prochlorperazine interacts with Manganese Gluconate — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
ManganeseAntipsychotic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, the risk for manganese toxicity might increase when taken with antipsychotic drugs.
Read the full Manganese + Prochlorperazine interactionPromazineSparine
How Promazine interacts with Manganese Gluconate — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
ManganeseAntipsychotic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, the risk for manganese toxicity might increase when taken with antipsychotic drugs.
Read the full Manganese + Promazine interactionQuetiapineDopaquel, Seroquel
How Quetiapine interacts with Manganese Gluconate — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
ManganeseAntipsychotic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, the risk for manganese toxicity might increase when taken with antipsychotic drugs.
Read the full Manganese + Quetiapine interactionRetapamulinAltabax, Altargo
How Retapamulin interacts with Manganese Gluconate — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
ManganeseTetracycline Antibiotics, Quinolone Antibiotics Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, manganese might reduce the absorption of tetracycline antibiotics.
Read the full Manganese + Retapamulin interactionRisperidonePerseris, Risperdal
How Risperidone interacts with Manganese Gluconate — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
ManganeseAntipsychotic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, the risk for manganese toxicity might increase when taken with antipsychotic drugs.
Read the full Manganese + Risperidone interactionSertindoleSerlect
How Sertindole interacts with Manganese Gluconate — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
ManganeseAntipsychotic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, the risk for manganese toxicity might increase when taken with antipsychotic drugs.
Read the full Manganese + Sertindole interactionSparfloxacinZagam
How Sparfloxacin interacts with Manganese Gluconate — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
ManganeseQuinolone Antibiotics Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, manganese might reduce the absorption of quinolone antibiotics.
Read the full Manganese + Sparfloxacin interactionTetracyclineAchromycin, Achromycin V, Nor-Tet, Robitet, Sumycin, Sumycin 250 +6 more
How Tetracycline interacts with Manganese Gluconate — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
ManganeseTetracycline Antibiotics Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, manganese might reduce the absorption of tetracycline antibiotics.
Read the full Manganese + Tetracycline interactionThioridazineMellaril
How Thioridazine interacts with Manganese Gluconate — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
ManganeseAntipsychotic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, the risk for manganese toxicity might increase when taken with antipsychotic drugs.
Read the full Manganese + Thioridazine interactionThiothixeneNavane
How Thiothixene interacts with Manganese Gluconate — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
ManganeseAntipsychotic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, the risk for manganese toxicity might increase when taken with antipsychotic drugs.
Read the full Manganese + Thiothixene interactionTigecyclineTygacil
How Tigecycline interacts with Manganese Gluconate — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
ManganeseTetracycline Antibiotics, Quinolone Antibiotics Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, manganese might reduce the absorption of tetracycline antibiotics.
Read the full Manganese + Tigecycline interactionTrifluoperazineStelazine
How Trifluoperazine interacts with Manganese Gluconate — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
ManganeseAntipsychotic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, the risk for manganese toxicity might increase when taken with antipsychotic drugs.
Read the full Manganese + Trifluoperazine interactionTriflupromazineVesprin
How Triflupromazine interacts with Manganese Gluconate — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
ManganeseAntipsychotic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, the risk for manganese toxicity might increase when taken with antipsychotic drugs.
Read the full Manganese + Triflupromazine interactionTrovafloxacinTrovan, Trovan Injection
How Trovafloxacin interacts with Manganese Gluconate — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
ManganeseQuinolone Antibiotics Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, manganese might reduce the absorption of quinolone antibiotics.
Read the full Manganese + Trovafloxacin interactionZiprasidoneGeodon
How Ziprasidone interacts with Manganese Gluconate — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
ManganeseAntipsychotic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, the risk for manganese toxicity might increase when taken with antipsychotic drugs.
Read the full Manganese + Ziprasidone interactionZuclopenthizolClopixol
How Zuclopenthizol interacts with Manganese Gluconate — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
ManganeseAntipsychotic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, the risk for manganese toxicity might increase when taken with antipsychotic drugs.
Read the full Manganese + Zuclopenthizol interactionEach ingredient & the kinds of drugs it affects
For each ingredient in Manganese Gluconate 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.
Manganese
Antipsychotic Drugs
Theoretically, the risk for manganese toxicity might increase when taken with antipsychotic drugs.
Hallucinations and behavioral changes have been reported in a patient with liver disease who was taking haloperidol and manganese. Researchers speculate that taking manganese along with haloperidol, phenothiazine-derivatives, or other antipsychotic medications might increase the risk of manganese toxicity in some patients.
Quinolone Antibiotics
Theoretically, manganese might reduce the absorption of quinolone antibiotics.
Manganese is a multivalent cation. Interactions resulting in reduced quinolone absorption have been reported between quinolones and other multivalent cations, such as calcium and iron.
Tetracycline Antibiotics
Theoretically, manganese might reduce the absorption of tetracycline antibiotics.
Manganese is a multivalent cation. Interactions resulting in reduced tetracycline absorption have been reported between tetracyclines and other multivalent cations, such as calcium and iron.
Brand information
Manufacturer and brand details for Manganese Gluconate, from the product label.
BulkSupplements.com
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- BulkSupplements.com
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- 7511 Eastgate Rd
- City
- Henderson
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- NV
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- 89011
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The Full Monographs Behind Manganese Gluconate’s Ingredients
Every ingredient we hold a full HelloPharmacist monograph for — uses, evidence, safety, and the complete interaction list.
Sources & How We Checked
Manganese Gluconate'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 21 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.
Manganese 21 references
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- Hauser RA, Zesiewicz TA, Martinez C, et al. Blood manganese correlates with brain magnetic resonance imaging changes in patients with liver disease. Can J Neurol Sci 1996;23:95-8. PubMed
- 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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- Racette BA, Nelson G, Dlamini WW, et al. Depression and anxiety in a manganese-exposed community. Neurotoxicology 2021;85:222-33. PubMed
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