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How to look up if a drug is gluten-free or not

Lissa D.
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I'm not officially diagnosed yet, but it's strong possibility I have Celiac or at minimum gluten-sensitive so I'm researching all things gluten-free. Meds are of extreme importance, obviously, so I contacted my pharmacy who shared with me how they look up this information. They use the following website: 

dailymed.nlm.nih.gov

As long as you know the manufacturer, medication name, and have learned the taboo ingredients, you can search for yourself!!! 

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Lissa, welcome to the forum!

The ingredients used in the medication formulation is not the only issue. Pills and caps can be manufactured on the same equipment used to make other meds that may contain gluten. So there potentially can be an issue with cross contamination.

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13 hours ago, trents said:

Lissa, welcome to the forum!

The ingredients used in the medication formulation is not the only issue. Pills and caps can be manufactured on the same equipment used to make other meds that may contain gluten. So there potentially can be an issue with cross contamination.

Equipment used for pharmaceutical manufacturing of more than one product has to be VERY thoroughly cleaned between products - to avoid contamination with the previous active ingredient.  The cleaning methods have to be thoroughly evaluated before use.  I would think the risk of gluten contamination of pills/caps from shared equipment would be very low.

There is still the risk of gluten being in one of the inactive ingredients.

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On 11/8/2021 at 8:00 PM, Lissa D. said:

I'm not officially diagnosed yet, but it's strong possibility I have Celiac or at minimum gluten-sensitive so I'm researching all things gluten-free. Meds are of extreme importance, obviously, so I contacted my pharmacy who shared with me how they look up this information. They use the following website: 

dailymed.nlm.nih.gov

As long as you know the manufacturer, medication name, and have learned the taboo ingredients, you can search for yourself!!! 

I also use glutenfreedrugs.com! 

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