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Are Zrytec Syrup For Children And Flonase Gluten Free


twinmommy

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Hi All!

My two boys were just diagnosed with Celiac. Both boys are on Zyrtec syrup and Flonase nasal spray. When I asked their pharmacist if the medicines were gluten free, he could not tell me. How can I find out if the medications (prescription and over the counter) are safe to give my children?

I also wonder about dye free motrin and any cold medications.

Thanks, Dana


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Hi All!

My two boys were just diagnosed with Celiac. Both boys are on Zyrtec syrup and Flonase nasal spray. When I asked their pharmacist if the medicines were gluten free, he could not tell me. How can I find out if the medications (prescription and over the counter) are safe to give my children?

I also wonder about dye free motrin and any cold medications.

Thanks, Dana

The Zyrtek Syrup and the Flosase Spray are gluten-free. You can go here to see these and the others you are wondering about--

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Moongirl Community Regular

Do you know where that list is from, I was just flipping through it and came across tylenol, "all cold formluas" Thats not really correct b/c tylenol has a specific list of medication that has been tested for gluten and only those they can confirm gluten-free.

Here is their most recent listing.

May 18, 2006

The following McNeil products have been tested and do not contain detectable

levels of gluten:

Children's TYLENOL® Meltaways Grape Punch

Children's TYLENOL® Meltaways Bubblegum Burst

Children's TYLENOL® Meltaways Wacky Watermelon

Children's TYLENOL® Suspension Grape*

Children's TYLENOL® Suspension Bubblegum*

Children's TYLENOL® Suspension Cherry Blast

Children's TYLENOL® Suspension Strawberry*

Children's TYLENOL® Flavor Packets Bubblegum

Children's TYLENOL® Flavor Packets Chocolate

Children's TYLENOL® Flavor Packets Apple

Children's TYLENOL® Flavor Packets Strawberry

Infant's TYLENOL® Drops Cherry

Infant's TYLENOL® Drops Grape

Jr. TYLENOL® Meltaways Grape Punch

Jr. TYLENOL® Meltaways Bubblegum Burst

Children's TYLENOL® Cold Suspension Grape

Children's TYLENOL® Plus Cold Chewable Tablets

Children's TYLENOL® Plus Cold & Cough Chewable Tablets Cherry

Children's TYLENOL® Plus Cold & Cough Suspension Cherry

Infant's TYLENOL® Drops Plus Cold

TYLENOL® Allergy Sinus Caplets*

TYLENOL® Sinus Day Caplets

TYLENOL® Sinus Severe Congestion

TYLENOL® Cold Severe Congestion Caplets

TYLENOL® Severe Cold & Flu Liquid

TYLENOL® Cold Day Non Drowsy Caplet

Simply Stuffy™ Liquid

Simply Cough™ Liquid

Extra Strength TYLENOL® Geltabs

Extra Strength TYLENOL® Gelcaps*

Extra Strength TYLENOL® Tablets

Extra Strength TYLENOL® Caplets

Regular Strength TYLENOL® Tablets

TYLENOL® Arthritis Pain Relief Caplets

TYLENOL® 8 Hour Caplets

TYLENOL® 8 Hour Geltabs

TYLENOL® PM Caplets

Simply Sleep™ Caplets

Children's Motrin® Suspension Grape

Children's Motrin® Suspension Berry

Children's Motrin® Suspension BubbleGum

Children's Motrin® Suspension Dye-Free

Children's Motrin® Chewables Grape

Children's Motrin® Chewables Orange

Infant's Motrin® Drops

Infant's Motrin® Drops Dye-Free Children's Motrin® Suspension Grape

Children's Motrin® Cold Suspension Berry

Children's Motrin® Cold Suspension Grape

Children's Motrin® Cold Suspension Dye-Free

Motrin® IB Caplets

Motrinv® IB Gelcaps

Motrin® IB Tablets

Motrin® Cold & Sinus Caplets

Imodium® Advanced Chewable Tablets

Imodium® AD Caplets

St. Joseph® Enteric Coated Tablets

St. Joseph® Adult Chewable Tablets

*Children's TYLENOL® Suspension (Grape Splash, Bubblegum Yum and Very Berry

Strawberry), Extra Strength TYLENOL® Rapid Release Gels (replaces Extra

Strength TYLENOL® Gelcaps), and TYLENOL® Allergy Complete Caplets (replaces

TYLENOL® Allergy Sinus Caplets) have not yet been tested. These products have

been reformulated to improve the flavor or release of medication. We would not

expect to find gluten in the new ingredient components necessary to reformulate

these products.

The following Johnson & Johnson/Merck Consumer Pharmaceuticals products have

been tested and do not contain detectable levels of gluten:

Children's Mylanta® Tablets Bubblegum

Regular Strength Mylanta® Liquid Original Flavor

Maximum Strength Mylanta® Liquid Original Flavor

Mylanta® Ultra Tablets Cool Mint

Infant's Mylicon® Drops Non-Staining

Maximum Strength Mylanta® Gas Mint Tablets

Pepcid® AC 10 mg Tablets

Pepcid® Complete Chewable Mint Tablets

jerseyangel Proficient

The list is compiled from various sources that are listed on the last page of the link. Any list, and this includes glutenfreedrugs.com can contain outdated info--the best source is the company, itself. I generally email the companies in question--I actually posted a list from McNeil on the board recently that I received from them--not sure if it's the same one you have there.

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