Is Curcumin Safe with Ibuprofen?
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Avoid combining Curcumin with Ibuprofen — Curcumin blocks the liver enzyme (CYP2C9) that processes Ibuprofen, potentially raising Ibuprofen levels to toxic range. Consult your doctor or pharmacist.
Evidence
Evidence level: moderate.
Reported safety data
The FDA’s adverse event reporting system (FAERS) has received 218,701 reports mentioning Ibuprofen. This reflects reported cases involving the medication in general — not confirmed causation, and not specific to the Ibuprofen + supplement combination on this page.
FAERS reports are voluntary and cannot prove that a drug caused an event. Do not use report counts to assess the safety of this specific drug-supplement pair.
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