Echinacea and Vitamin d3 drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Drug interactions are reported among people who take Echinacea (echinacea) and Vitamin d3 (cholecalciferol). Common drug interactions include dizziness among females and pulmonary embolism among males.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Echinacea and Vitamin d3. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 68 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Echinacea?

Echinacea has active ingredients of echinacea. It is often used in immune response. eHealthMe is studying from 1,930 Echinacea users. Check the latest studies of Echinacea.

What is Vitamin d3?

Vitamin d3 has active ingredients of cholecalciferol. It is often used in heart health. eHealthMe is studying from 32,176 Vitamin d3 users. Check the latest studies of Vitamin d3.

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On Sep, 04, 2026

68 people who take Echinacea and Vitamin d3 together, and have interactions are studied.

Echinacea and Vitamin d3 drug interactions.

What are the common drug interactions of Echinacea and Vitamin D3, by gender? *:

female:

  1. Dizziness
  2. Drug ineffective
  3. Dysuria (painful or difficult urination)
  4. Headache (pain in head)
  5. Hyperaesthesia
  6. Hypersensitivity
  7. Hypoaesthesia (reduced sense of touch or sensation)
  8. Influenza like illness
  9. Injection site pain
  10. Multiple sclerosis relapse (reoccurrence of a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath)

male:

  1. Pulmonary embolism (blockage of the main artery of the lung)
  2. Sleep disorder
  3. Anxiety
  4. Deep vein thrombosis (blood clot in a major vein that usually develops in the legs and/or pelvis)
  5. Depression
  6. Dyspnoea (difficult or laboured respiration)
  7. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
  8. Gastroenteritis viral (inflammation of stomach and intestine caused by virus infection)
  9. Infection
  10. Influenza

What are the common drug interactions of Echinacea and Vitamin D3, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

n/a

10-19:

  1. Injection site pain

20-29:

  1. Asthma
  2. Gastroenteritis viral (inflammation of stomach and intestine caused by virus infection)
  3. Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness)
  4. Mental disorder (a psychological term for a mental or behavioural pattern or anomaly that causes distress or disability)
  5. Muscle spasms (muscle contraction)
  6. Pain
  7. Panic reaction
  8. Ulcer
  9. Anxiety
  10. Arthralgia (joint pain)

30-39:

  1. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
  2. Abnormal behaviour
  3. Anxiety
  4. Bipolar disorder (mood disorder)
  5. Borderline personality disorder
  6. Decreased appetite
  7. Dehydration (dryness resulting from the removal of water)
  8. Diarrhoea
  9. Gait disturbance
  10. Influenza like illness

40-49:

  1. Diarrhoea
  2. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
  3. Pain
  4. Pain in extremity
  5. Swelling
  6. Abdominal pain
  7. Abdominal pain upper
  8. Accommodation disorder
  9. Angioedema (rapid swelling of the dermis)
  10. Asthenia (weakness)

50-59:

  1. Headache (pain in head)
  2. Hypoaesthesia (reduced sense of touch or sensation)
  3. Insomnia (sleeplessness)
  4. Migraine (headache)
  5. Multiple sclerosis relapse (reoccurrence of a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath)
  6. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
  7. Thrombosis (formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel)
  8. Ulcer haemorrhage (bleeding ulcer)
  9. Vomiting
  10. Pulmonary embolism (blockage of the main artery of the lung)

60+:

  1. Dyspnoea (difficult or laboured respiration)
  2. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
  3. Back pain
  4. Chronic kidney disease
  5. Influenza
  6. Nephrogenic anaemia (anaemia due to kidney disease)
  7. Pain
  8. Pneumonia
  9. Pruritus (severe itching of the skin)
  10. Pulmonary embolism (blockage of the main artery of the lung)

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Stress And Anxiety: 9 people, 13.24%
  2. Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 8 people, 11.76%
  3. Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 7 people, 10.29%
  4. Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 7 people, 10.29%
  5. Sleep Disorder: 6 people, 8.82%
  6. Pain: 6 people, 8.82%
  7. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 6 people, 8.82%
  8. Hypersensitivity: 5 people, 7.35%
  9. Cardiac Disorder: 5 people, 7.35%
  10. Prostate Cancer Metastatic: 4 people, 5.88%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on echinacea and cholecalciferol (the active ingredients of Echinacea and Vitamin d3, respectively), and Echinacea and Vitamin d3 (the brand names). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

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