Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract Ingredients & Drug Interactions
by TerraVita Premium Collection
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First and foremost: checking Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract 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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Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract is a dietary supplement by TerraVita Premium Collection with 1 active ingredient. Its ingredients are commonly taken for digestive upset and indigestion, constipation, wound and skin care (topical).Based on those ingredients, 92 medications have a known interaction with it, the most serious rated moderate. The ingredients most likely to interact are Papaya Fruit Extract. Use the checker below to test your specific medication, or read the full HelloPharmacist Interaction Report.
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HelloPharmacist Scorecard of Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract by TerraVita Premium Collection
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: papaya fruit extract at 450 mg per capsule, presented as a 4:1 concentrated extract. The inactive ingredients are gelatin and water — standard capsule materials.
Does it work?
Couldn't assess
The evidence isn't established in our data for any of papaya's potential uses — aging skin, androgenic alopecia (male pattern hair loss), colorectal cancer prevention, and diabetes — all are rated as having insufficient reliable evidence to rate. This doesn't mean papaya doesn't work for these purposes, only that high-quality human studies backing it up aren't yet on file.
How safe is it?
Well-documented data
Ripe papaya eaten as food is generally well tolerated. This supplement form — a concentrated extract — is less well studied than the whole fruit.
Nausea and vomiting have been reported with papaya leaf extract in clinical research. Allergic reactions are rare but possible, especially in people sensitive to latex.
Unripe (green) papaya, papaya latex, and seeds should be avoided altogether. For pregnancy, the safety data is mixed: ripe papaya is rated likely safe, but some sources advise caution against large amounts during pregnancy.
Breastfeeding safety is rated likely safe. Since the data on supplement amounts during pregnancy and lactation isn't clear-cut, talk with your doctor or pharmacist about whether this extract is right for you if you're pregnant or nursing.
Meds to double-check
Moderate interaction found
Before taking this product, check with your doctor or pharmacist if you take any of these: blood thinners (especially warfarin), antidiabetes drugs, amiodarone (a heart rhythm medication), or levothyroxine (thyroid hormone). All four drug types have documented moderate-severity interactions with papaya extract that could affect how your medications work.
The bottom line
Scorecard at a glanceFully disclosed formula with no assessable stated purpose. Moderate medication interactions have been identified, and safety information is well characterized.
This single-ingredient papaya extract is best suited for someone who's already eaten papaya safely as food and wants to explore a concentrated form, with the understanding that evidence for its health claims isn't yet solid. If you take a blood thinner, diabetes medication, amiodarone, or levothyroxine, you'll need to check your exact drugs against the interactions listed here before starting.
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Assessment coverage: 1 of 1 active ingredient matched to our full ingredient reviews (monographs). Based on the product label dated Mar 22, 2023.
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General information
Key facts about Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract, straight from the product label.
| Brand | TerraVita Premium Collection |
|---|---|
| Barcode (UPC) | 064435210571 |
| Net contents | 100 Capsule(s) |
| Market status | On market |
| Date entered into DSLD | Mar 22, 2023 |
| DSLD ID | 289401 |
| Product type | Botanical |
| Supplement form | Capsule |
| 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 Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract by TerraVita Premium Collection, sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database.
Supplement Facts
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| Papaya Fruit Extract | 450 mg | -- |
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Water
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FDA Statement of Identity
A Dietary Supplement
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Suggested/Recommended/Usage/Directions
Directions Take 1 capsule, 3 times daily, with meals.
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Papaya Fruit Extract
Interacts with92 drugs
Papaya is a tropical fruit that is nutritious and generally safe to eat as food, and it contains an enzyme called papain used as a digestive aid and m...
Papaya Fruit Extract monograph & interactionsOther (inactive) ingredients: Gelatin, Water. These complete the product’s ingredient list but are not active constituents.
Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract by TerraVita Premium Collection Drug Interactions
HelloPharmacist Interaction Report
TerraVita Premium Collection Papaya Fruit Extract has documented interactions with several medication types.
Through its papaya fruit extract, it may interact with antidiabetes drugs, amiodarone, warfarin, and levothyroxine — the most serious of which is a moderate interaction with warfarin (a blood thinner), where papaya extract may increase warfarin's effects and side effects, raising bleeding risk.
Read the full breakdown — every affected drug type, severity by severity
Antidiabetes drugs face a moderate interaction: fermented papaya can add to their blood-sugar-lowering effects, though it's unclear whether this extract form carries the same risk. Amiodarone (a heart rhythm medication) may have its levels and effects increased by papaya extract, based on animal data showing delayed absorption timing.
Levothyroxine (thyroid hormone) effectiveness may be reduced by large papaya amounts, as seen in a case where daily consumption interfered with thyroid control.
Alone among its ingredients, papaya fruit extract has been checked for interactions. Altogether, these interactions span 92 individual medications.
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Individual Drug Interactions
The ingredients in Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract interact with 92 drugs. Click any drug to see the details.
1 of the 1 ingredient in Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract interact with drugs. Each result below shows which ingredient is responsible. Papaya Fruit Extract
AcarboseGlucobay, Prandase, Precose
How Acarbose interacts with Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Papaya Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Concomitant use of antidiabetic drugs with fermented papaya can produce additive effects.
Read the full Papaya Fruit Extract + Acarbose interactionAcetohexamideDymelor
How Acetohexamide interacts with Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Papaya Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Concomitant use of antidiabetic drugs with fermented papaya can produce additive effects.
Read the full Papaya Fruit Extract + Acetohexamide interactionAlbiglutideTanzeum
How Albiglutide interacts with Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Papaya Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Concomitant use of antidiabetic drugs with fermented papaya can produce additive effects.
Read the full Papaya Fruit Extract + Albiglutide interactionAlogliptinNesina
How Alogliptin interacts with Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Papaya Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Concomitant use of antidiabetic drugs with fermented papaya can produce additive effects.
Read the full Papaya Fruit Extract + Alogliptin interactionAlogliptin, MetforminKazano
How Alogliptin, Metformin interacts with Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Papaya Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Concomitant use of antidiabetic drugs with fermented papaya can produce additive effects.
Read the full Papaya Fruit Extract + Alogliptin, Metformin interactionAlogliptin, PioglitazoneOseni
How Alogliptin, Pioglitazone interacts with Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Papaya Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Concomitant use of antidiabetic drugs with fermented papaya can produce additive effects.
Read the full Papaya Fruit Extract + Alogliptin, Pioglitazone interactionAmiodaroneCordarone, Pacerone
How Amiodarone interacts with Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Papaya Fruit ExtractAmiodarone (cordarone) Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, papaya extract may increase the levels and clinical effects of amiodarone.
Read the full Papaya Fruit Extract + Amiodarone interactionAntidiabetes, Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 (dpp-iv) InhibitorGlyxambi
How Antidiabetes, Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 (dpp-iv) Inhibitor interacts with Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Papaya Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Concomitant use of antidiabetic drugs with fermented papaya can produce additive effects.
Read the full Papaya Fruit Extract + Antidiabetes, Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 (dpp-iv) Inhibitor interactionCanagliflozinInvokana
How Canagliflozin interacts with Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Papaya Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Concomitant use of antidiabetic drugs with fermented papaya can produce additive effects.
Read the full Papaya Fruit Extract + Canagliflozin interactionCanagliflozin, MetforminInvokamet
How Canagliflozin, Metformin interacts with Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Papaya Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Concomitant use of antidiabetic drugs with fermented papaya can produce additive effects.
Read the full Papaya Fruit Extract + Canagliflozin, Metformin interactionCanagliflozin, Metformin HydrochlorideInvokamet XR
How Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride interacts with Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Papaya Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Concomitant use of antidiabetic drugs with fermented papaya can produce additive effects.
Read the full Papaya Fruit Extract + Canagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride interactionChlorpropamideChlorpropam, Diabinese
How Chlorpropamide interacts with Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Papaya Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Concomitant use of antidiabetic drugs with fermented papaya can produce additive effects.
Read the full Papaya Fruit Extract + Chlorpropamide interactionDapagliflozinFarxiga
How Dapagliflozin interacts with Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Papaya Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Concomitant use of antidiabetic drugs with fermented papaya can produce additive effects.
Read the full Papaya Fruit Extract + Dapagliflozin interactionDapagliflozin Propanediol, MetforminXigduo XR
How Dapagliflozin Propanediol, Metformin interacts with Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Papaya Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Concomitant use of antidiabetic drugs with fermented papaya can produce additive effects.
Read the full Papaya Fruit Extract + Dapagliflozin Propanediol, Metformin interactionDapagliflozin Propanediol, Saxagliptin HydrochlorideQtern
How Dapagliflozin Propanediol, Saxagliptin Hydrochloride interacts with Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Papaya Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Concomitant use of antidiabetic drugs with fermented papaya can produce additive effects.
Read the full Papaya Fruit Extract + Dapagliflozin Propanediol, Saxagliptin Hydrochloride interactionDapagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride, Saxagliptin HydrochlorideQternmet XR
How Dapagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride, Saxagliptin Hydrochloride interacts with Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Papaya Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Concomitant use of antidiabetic drugs with fermented papaya can produce additive effects.
Read the full Papaya Fruit Extract + Dapagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride, Saxagliptin Hydrochloride interactionDasiglucagon HydrochlorideZegalogue
How Dasiglucagon Hydrochloride interacts with Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Papaya Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Concomitant use of antidiabetic drugs with fermented papaya can produce additive effects.
Read the full Papaya Fruit Extract + Dasiglucagon Hydrochloride interactionDulaglutideTrulicity
How Dulaglutide interacts with Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Papaya Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Concomitant use of antidiabetic drugs with fermented papaya can produce additive effects.
Read the full Papaya Fruit Extract + Dulaglutide interactionEmpagliflozinJardiance
How Empagliflozin interacts with Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Papaya Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Concomitant use of antidiabetic drugs with fermented papaya can produce additive effects.
Read the full Papaya Fruit Extract + Empagliflozin interactionEmpagliflozin, Linagliptin, Metformin HydrochlorideTrijardy XR
How Empagliflozin, Linagliptin, Metformin Hydrochloride interacts with Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Papaya Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Concomitant use of antidiabetic drugs with fermented papaya can produce additive effects.
Read the full Papaya Fruit Extract + Empagliflozin, Linagliptin, Metformin Hydrochloride interactionEmpagliflozin, MetforminSynjardy
How Empagliflozin, Metformin interacts with Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Papaya Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Concomitant use of antidiabetic drugs with fermented papaya can produce additive effects.
Read the full Papaya Fruit Extract + Empagliflozin, Metformin interactionEmpagliflozin, Metformin HydrochlorideSynjardy XR
How Empagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride interacts with Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Papaya Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Concomitant use of antidiabetic drugs with fermented papaya can produce additive effects.
Read the full Papaya Fruit Extract + Empagliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride interactionErtugliflozinSteglatro
How Ertugliflozin interacts with Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Papaya Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Concomitant use of antidiabetic drugs with fermented papaya can produce additive effects.
Read the full Papaya Fruit Extract + Ertugliflozin interactionErtugliflozin, Metformin HydrochlorideSegluromet
How Ertugliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride interacts with Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Papaya Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Concomitant use of antidiabetic drugs with fermented papaya can produce additive effects.
Read the full Papaya Fruit Extract + Ertugliflozin, Metformin Hydrochloride interactionExenatideBydureon, Byetta
How Exenatide interacts with Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Papaya Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Concomitant use of antidiabetic drugs with fermented papaya can produce additive effects.
Read the full Papaya Fruit Extract + Exenatide interactionExenatide SyntheticBydureon BCISE
How Exenatide Synthetic interacts with Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Papaya Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Concomitant use of antidiabetic drugs with fermented papaya can produce additive effects.
Read the full Papaya Fruit Extract + Exenatide Synthetic interactionGliclazideDiamicron
How Gliclazide interacts with Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Papaya Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Concomitant use of antidiabetic drugs with fermented papaya can produce additive effects.
Read the full Papaya Fruit Extract + Gliclazide interactionGlimepirideAmaryl
How Glimepiride interacts with Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Papaya Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Concomitant use of antidiabetic drugs with fermented papaya can produce additive effects.
Read the full Papaya Fruit Extract + Glimepiride interactionGlipizideGlucotrol, Glucotrol XL
How Glipizide interacts with Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Papaya Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Concomitant use of antidiabetic drugs with fermented papaya can produce additive effects.
Read the full Papaya Fruit Extract + Glipizide interactionGlipizide, MetforminMetaglip
How Glipizide, Metformin interacts with Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Papaya Fruit ExtractAntidiabetes Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Concomitant use of antidiabetic drugs with fermented papaya can produce additive effects.
Read the full Papaya Fruit Extract + Glipizide, Metformin interactionEach ingredient & the kinds of drugs it affects
For each ingredient in Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract 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.
Papaya Fruit Extract
Amiodarone (Cordarone)
Theoretically, papaya extract may increase the levels and clinical effects of amiodarone.
Animal research in rats shows that a single oral dose of papaya extract, as well as multiple doses of papaya extract daily over 14 days, prior to a single dose of amiodarone delays the time to maximum amiodarone concentration. However, only the 14-day papaya extract regimen increases systemic amiodarone exposure by 60% to 70%. This interaction has not been reported in humans.
Antidiabetes Drugs
Concomitant use of antidiabetic drugs with fermented papaya can produce additive effects. It is unclear if other forms of papaya have the same effect.
A small low-quality clinical study in patients with type 2 diabetes who are taking glibenclamide shows that taking a fermented papaya preparation 3 grams daily for 2 months decreases fasting and postprandial blood glucose levels when compared to baseline. Additionally, of the 25 patients in the study, 9 required a reduction in glibenclamide dose.
Levothyroxine (Synthroid, Others)
Theoretically, consuming large quantities of papaya fruit can reduce the clinical effects of levothyroxine.
In one case-report, a 37-year-old male with a history of thyroidectomy who was stabilized on levothyroxine for 5 years presented with hypothyroidism after consuming 5-6 papaya fruits daily for 14 days during vacation. In a controlled re-challenge test involving 5-6 papayas daily, the patient remained euthyroid for 7 days, but developed mild hypothyroidism after 14 days. Both times, thyroid levels normalized 40-45 days after discontinuing papaya.
Warfarin (Coumadin)
Theoretically, concomitant use of warfarin with papain-containing papaya extract might increase the effects and side effects of warfarin.
In one case report, a patient previously stable on warfarin was found to have an international normalization ratio (INR) of 7.4, which was attributed to ingestion of a supplement containing papain from papaya extract.
Brand information
Manufacturer and brand details for Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract, from the product label.
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Sources & How We Checked
Papaya Fruit 450 mg 4:1 Extract'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.
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The 14 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.
Papaya 14 references
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