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Gluten in generic adderall?

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josh82719 Newbie
josh82719
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If anybody could tell me if any of these ingredients contain gluten it would be greatly appreciated, this is from Mallinckrodt generic adderall XR. Link below with listed ingredients.

https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=60a2834c-38a2-480e-b89c-563e9cf0c9c3

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trents Grand Master
trents
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Welcome to the forum Josh!

I doubt if anyone can answer your question off the top of their head. Your best bet would be to call the dispensing pharmacy and find out who the manufacturer is. They may also have a phone number and/or email for the manufacturer. Then you would need to contact the manufacturer directly. The manufacturer should be able to tell you if wheat starch is used as an ingredient. Wheat starch is sometimes used as a filler in pills even though it is not an active ingredient.

RMJ Mentor
RMJ
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Looking at the ingredients in your link, it is VERY unlikely that any of them are derived from wheat.  Hydroxypropyl cellulose is usually derived from wood or cotton (per Glutenfreedrugs).

There is always a chance that an ingredient could be contaminated, but again that is unlikely.  

Here is contact info for Mallinckrodt generics.  You could contact them and ask.

Mallinckrodt generics

Scott Adams Grand Master
Scott Adams
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A quick look at the inactive ingredients in the link, and I also don't see anything that would have gluten in it. It uses corn starch to make the pill stick together.

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HYDROXYPROPYL CELLULOSE, UNSPECIFIED (UNII: 9XZ8H6N6OH)     
METHACRYLIC ACID - ETHYL ACRYLATE COPOLYMER (1:1) TYPE A (UNII: NX76LV5T8J)     
SUCROSE (UNII: C151H8M554)     
TALC (UNII: 7SEV7J4R1U)     
TRIETHYL CITRATE (UNII: 8Z96QXD6UM)     
FD&C BLUE NO. 1 (UNII: H3R47K3TBD)     
D&C RED NO. 28 (UNII: 767IP0Y5NH)     
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6 (UNII: H77VEI93A8)     
D&C YELLOW NO. 10 (UNII: 35SW5USQ3G)     
STARCH, CORN (UNII: O8232NY3SJ)     
GELATIN, UNSPECIFIED (UNII: 2G86QN327L)     
TITANIUM DIOXIDE (UNII: 15FIX9V2JP)     
SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE (UNII: 368GB5141J)     
SHELLAC (UNII: 46N107B71O)     
PROPYLENE GLYCOL (UNII: 6DC9Q167V3)     
FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE (UNII: XM0M87F357)     
ALCOHOL (UNII: 3K9958V90M)     
FERROUS OXIDE (UNII: G7036X8B5H)     
POLYSORBATE 80 (UNII: 6OZP39ZG8H)

 

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ConnorL17 Newbie
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Josh, I'm interested in why you created this topic. My most recent prescription for generic Adderall XR was manufactured by Mallinckrodt, and I began taking it yesterday. I did not consider my medication to be at risk of containing gluten, but I most certainly reacted to the medication this morning as though it contained gluten.

As Scott said above, none of the "inactive" are a concern as a gluten-containing ingredient. None have even even much potential for be derived from processes using/containing gluten. My experience is anecdotal, but I can only conclude that there was gluten in it because: 1. I took today's dose 2+ hours after eating anything (breakfast) 2. My breakfast is safe and is the same every day and, 3. I noticed onset of symptoms within 30 minutes of taking that dose.

Scott Adams Grand Master
Scott Adams
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It is possible, but could it also be a side-effect of this medication, or some other ingredient in it?

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