Curcuma and Valacyclovir drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Drug interactions are reported among people who take Curcuma (turmeric) and Valacyclovir (valacyclovir hydrochloride). Common drug interactions include nocturia among females and depression among males.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Curcuma and Valacyclovir. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 47 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Curcuma?

Curcuma has active ingredients of turmeric. eHealthMe is studying from 2,289 Curcuma users. Check the latest studies of Curcuma.

What is Valacyclovir?

Valacyclovir has active ingredients of valacyclovir hydrochloride. It is often used in genital herpes. eHealthMe is studying from 42,107 Valacyclovir users. Check the latest studies of Valacyclovir.

On Aug, 05, 2026

47 people who take Curcuma and Valacyclovir together, and have interactions are studied.

Curcuma and Valacyclovir drug interactions.

What are the common drug interactions of Curcuma and Valacyclovir, by gender? *:

female:

Nocturia (the need to get up in the night to urinate)
Oral herpes (viral infection of mouth)
Osteoarthritis (a joint disease caused by cartilage loss in a joint)
Dyspnoea (difficult or laboured respiration)
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
Sinusitis (inflammation of sinus)
Back pain
Pneumonia
Spinal stenosis (narrowing of spinal column)
Abdominal discomfort

male:

Depression
Amnesia (deficit in memory caused by brain damage, disease, or psychological trauma)
Body temperature increased
Cholelithiasis (the presence or formation of gallstones in the gallbladder or bile ducts)
Chronic kidney disease
Contusion (a type of hematoma of tissue in which capillaries)
Emotional distress
Hospitalisation
Metapneumovirus infection (infection with human metapneumovirus)
Oedema peripheral (superficial swelling)

What are the common drug interactions of Curcuma and Valacyclovir, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

n/a

10-19:

n/a

20-29:

Anxiety
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
Hypertonic bladder (bladder-storage function that causes a sudden urge to urinate)
Intervertebral disc protrusion (spinal disc protrusion)
Rheumatoid arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints)
Sciatica (a set of symptoms including pain caused by general compression or irritation of one of five spinal nerve roots of each sciatic nerve)
Synovial cyst (cyst of joint filled with synovial fluid)

30-39:

n/a

40-49:

Febrile neutropenia (fever with reduced white blood cells)
Blood thyroid stimulating hormone increased
Constipation
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
Hypothyroidism (abnormally low activity of the thyroid gland, resulting in retardation of growth and mental development)
Temperature intolerance (inability to go in temperature)
Thyroxine decreased
Conjunctivitis (pink eye)
Impaired driving ability
Photophobia (extreme sensitivity to light)

50-59:

Blood pressure increased
Contusion (a type of hematoma of tissue in which capillaries)
Macular degeneration (painless eye condition that leads to the gradual loss of central vision)
Metapneumovirus infection (infection with human metapneumovirus)
Oedema peripheral (superficial swelling)
Oral herpes (viral infection of mouth)
Rotator cuff repair
Snoring
Stress

60+:

Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
Muscle spasms (muscle contraction)
Pneumonia
Sinusitis (inflammation of sinus)
Back injury
Dyspnoea (difficult or laboured respiration)
Musculoskeletal stiffness (stiffness of the body's muscles, joints, tendons, ligaments and nerves)
Bladder irritation
Blood pressure decreased
Body temperature increased

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Narcolepsy (brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally): 11 people, 23.40%
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (an autoimmune disease, which means the body's immune system mistakenly, attacks healthy tissue): 7 people, 14.89%
Dermatomyositis (inflammation of the skin and underlying muscle tissue, typically occurring as an autoimmune condition or associated with internal cancer): 7 people, 14.89%
Cataplexy (loss of muscle tone accompanied by full conscious awareness): 5 people, 10.64%
Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 4 people, 8.51%
Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinaemia (cancer affects small lymphocytes (white blood cells)): 3 people, 6.38%
Dermatitis Atopic (inflammatory, chronically relapsing, non-contagious and pruritic skin disorder): 3 people, 6.38%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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