Drug interactions
Mesalamine + Rose hips
Severity: Minor
Mesalamine and Rose hips: minor interaction.
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Summary
Rose hips contain ascorbic acid, which acidifies urine slightly and might alter salicylate excretion or compete for renal elimination. Effects on mesalamine are speculative and unlikely to matter at dietary or supplement doses.
What this interaction means in plain words
Mesalamine and Rose hips have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Why it happens
Theoretical urinary pH change and anion competition affecting renal salicylate handling.
What to do
No action is required. Advise against very large supplemental doses without review.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Is there anything I should notice while taking both?
- Do I need to tell my doctor at the next visit?
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Mesalamine with Rose hips?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Mesalamine and Rose hips have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Rose hips contain ascorbic acid, which acidifies urine slightly and might alter salicylate excretion or compete for renal elimination. Effects on mesalamine are speculative and unlikely to matter at dietary or supplement doses.
How serious is the interaction between Mesalamine and Rose hips?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: No action is required. Advise against very large supplemental doses without review.
What other medicines interact with Mesalamine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Mesalamine with, for example, Measles mumps rubella and varicella vaccine live, Varicella virus vaccine live, Aceclofenac. The full list is on the Mesalamine page.
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