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Verified Evidence Sources: openFDA & NLM MedlinePlus

Cannabidiol

Comprehensive clinical interaction and dietary monograph for Cannabidiol (Cannabidiol).

Generic Active Chemical: Cannabidiol
Brand Formulations:Epidiolex

Kitchen Food, Drink & Dietary Conflicts

Biochemical interactions with common foods, beverages & cooking ingredients
4 Flagged Foods
Official Patient Dietary Instruction (NLM MedlinePlus)

Talk to your doctor about eating grapefruit and drinking grapefruit juice while taking this medication.

CRITICAL

Grapefruit / Pomelo (Citrus paradisi / Citrus maxima)

NutriDive Kitchen Food Biochemical Ontology & openFDA
Bioactive Compound:Furanocoumarins (Bergamottin, 6',7'-Dihydroxybergamottin)
Biological Target:Intestinal Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) & P-glycoprotein
Clinical Mechanism:

Destroys enterocyte CYP3A4 enzymes, collapsing first-pass drug metabolism and causing up to 12-fold spikes in bioavailability for oral CYP3A4 substrates (statins, calcium channel blockers, immunosuppressants, PDE5 inhibitors).

Patient Actionable Rule:Completely avoid grapefruit, pomelos, and Seville oranges for the entire duration of therapy. Normal intestinal CYP3A4 enzyme turnover takes up to 72 hours to regenerate after ingestion.
HIGH

Coffee & High-Caffeine Beverages (Espresso, Energy Drinks)

NutriDive Kitchen Food Biochemical Ontology & openFDA
Bioactive Compound:1,3,7-Trimethylxanthine (Caffeine)
Biological Target:Cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2) & Adenosine A1/A2A Receptors
Clinical Mechanism:

Ciprofloxacin, fluvoxamine, and oral contraceptives inhibit CYP1A2, reducing caffeine clearance by 30-80% and precipitating palpitations, panic, and severe tremors. Caffeine also accelerates gastric motility, impairing bisphosphonate and thyroid absorption.

Patient Actionable Rule:Take thyroid hormones and bisphosphonates with pure plain water only. Moderate or avoid concentrated caffeine during ciprofloxacin therapy.
HIGH

Fresh Orange Juice & Apple Juice (OATP Influx Blockers)

NutriDive Kitchen Food Biochemical Ontology & openFDA
Bioactive Compound:Flavonoid Glycosides (Naringin, Hesperidin)
Biological Target:Organic Anion Transporting Polypeptides (OATP1A2 & OATP2B1)
Clinical Mechanism:

Unlike CYP3A4 inhibitors that increase drug levels, fruit juice bioflavonoids block the enterocyte OATP influx pumps, plummeting absorption of oral fexofenadine (Allegra), ciprofloxacin, and atenolol by 30-70%.

Patient Actionable Rule:Take fexofenadine (Allegra) and atenolol with plain water only. Avoid drinking fruit juices within 4 hours before or after dosage.
HIGH

Alcoholic Beverages (Beer, Wine, Spirits)

NutriDive Kitchen Food Biochemical Ontology & openFDA
Bioactive Compound:Ethanol
Biological Target:GABA-A Receptors, Hepatic CYP2E1 & Gluconeogenesis
Clinical Mechanism:

Multiplies respiratory depression and profound sedation with opioids and sedatives; blocks hepatic lactate uptake with metformin (lactic acidosis); triggers acute disulfiram-like vomiting and tachycardia with metronidazole; and accelerates dose-dumping in extended-release capsules.

Patient Actionable Rule:Completely abstain from alcohol while taking metronidazole, cephalosporins, prescription sedatives, or empty-stomach metformin.

Prescription & OTC Drug Interactions (DDI)

Documented pharmacological conflicts & contraindicated co-prescriptions
0 Warning Classes
No major contraindicated drug classes listed in the basic monograph. Always provide your complete medication list to your prescribing physician.

Dietary Supplements, Herbs & Minerals (DNI)

Interactions with over-the-counter vitamins, minerals, and herbal preparations
1 Monitored
HIGH

St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum)

NIH National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Biological Target: Hepatic Cytochrome P450 3A4 / 2C9 & P-glycoprotein (P-gp)

Hyperforin potently activates the Pregnane X Receptor (PXR), inducing hepatic CYP enzymes and intestinal P-gp pumps. This accelerates medication clearance and precipitates therapeutic failure.

Guidance & Spacing:Completely avoid herbal St. John's Wort while taking prescription medications.

Chronotherapy & Meal Administration Protocols

Optimal absorption, meal-timing rules & GI tolerability protocols
0 Protocols

Frequently Researched Drug-Substance Combinations

Explore pairwise interaction dossiers and laboratory safety analyses
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Authoritative Clinical Evidence & Regulatory Sources

Data on this clinical monograph is compiled from the U.S. National Library of Medicine (MedlinePlus), openFDA Structured Product Labeling (SPL Section 7 Drug Interactions), the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS), and Krause and Mahan's Food & Nutrition Care Process.