Re: High Blood Pressure (again) (Inspra is gluten free)

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According to the website:

https://www.pfizerpro.com/product_info/inspra_pi_ingredients.jsp

Inspra is gluten free.

Also check the website:

https://www.pfizerpro.com/brands/inspra.jsp

for more information on Inspra.

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Prescribing Information

Pfizer Other Medical Information — General gluten content of Pfizer

prescription products

Please note that Pfizer Inc lists active and most inactive

ingredients in the package inserts or on the product containers.

Inactive ingredients present in trace amounts (e.g., imprint ink)

may not be listed. The accuracy of our statements is based upon the

final product composition formula only and cannot guarantee that

minute amounts of substances are not contained in raw materials

obtained from various suppliers for our manufacturing process.

Gluten is a mixture of two proteins, gliadin and glutenin, that are

present in wheat flour and to a lesser extent in barley, oats, and

rye.1

The Pfizer U.S. pharmaceutical products in Table 1 below do not list

wheat, barley, oats, and/or rye as ingredients. Please note that

Table 1 does not contain a complete listing of all Pfizer

pharmaceutical products

Table 1. Pfizer U.S. Pharmaceutical Products That Do NOT list Wheat,

Barley, Oats, and/or Rye as Ingredients

Accupril® (quinapril HCl) Tablets2

Aldactone® (spironolactone) Tablets2

Aldactazide® (spironolactone/hydrochlorothiazide) Tablets2

Aricept® (donepezil HCl) Tablets2

Aricept® ODT (donepezil HCl, orally disintegrating) Tablets2

Aromasin® (exemestane) Tablets2

Arthrotec® (diclofenac sodium/misoprostol) Tablets2

Azulfidine® (sulfasalazine) Tablets2

Azulfidine EN-tabs® (sulfasalazine, delayed release) Tablets2

Cardura®XL (doxazosin mesylate, extended release) Tablets2

Celebrex® (celecoxib) Capsules2

Chantix™ (varenicline) Tablets2

Colestid® (colestipol HCl) Tablets, Granules2

Cleocin® (clindamycin hydrochloride) Capsules2

Cortef® (hydrocortisone) Tablets2

Detrol® (tolterodine) Tablets2

Detrol®LA (tolterodine, extended release) Capsules2

Diflucan® (fluconazole) Tablets, Oral Suspension2

Dilantin® (phenytoin) Infatabs, Kapseals, Oral Suspension2

Dostinex® (cabergoline) Tablets2

Estring® (estradiol) Vaginal Ring2

Exubera® (insulin human [rDNA origin]) Inhalation Powder2

Geodon® (ziprasidone HCl) Capsules2

Glucotrol® (glipizide) Tablets2

Glucotrol XL® (glipizide, extended release) Tablets2

Glyset® (miglitol) Tablets2

Inspra® (eplerenone) Tablets2

Lipitor® (atorvastatin calcium) Tablets2

Lomotil® (diphenoxylate hydrochloride/atropine sulfate) Tablets,

Liquid2

Lyrica® (pregabalin) Capsules2

Medrol® (methylprednisolone) Tablets2

Micronase® (glyburide) Tablets2

Minizide® (prazosin hydrochloride/polythiazide) Capsules2

Nardil® (phenelzine sulfate) Tablets2

Neurontin® (gabapentin) Capsules, Tablets, Oral Solution2

Norvasc® (amlodipine besylate) Tablets2

Relpax® (eletriptan hydrobromide) Tablets2

Revatio™ (sildenafil citrate) Tablets2

Sutent® (sunitinib malate) Capsules2

Vantin® (cefpodoxime proxetil) Tablets, Oral Suspension2

Vfend® (voriconazole) Tablets and Oral Suspension2

Viagra® (sildenafil citrate) Tablets2

Vibramycin® (doxycycline calcium) Oral Syrup2

Vibramycin® (doxycycline hyclate) Capsules2

Vibramycin® (doxycycline monohydrate) Oral Suspension2

Vibra-Tabs® (doxycycline hyclate) Film Coated Tablets2

Zithromax® (azithromycin) Tablets and Oral Suspension (all strengths)

2,3

Zmax™ (azithromycin, extended release) Oral Suspension2

Zoloft® (sertraline HCl) Tablets, Oral Concentrate2

Zyrtec® (cetirizine HCl) Tablets4

Zyrtec® (cetirizine HCl) Chewable Tablets4

Zyrtec® (cetirizine HCl) Oral Syrup2

Zyrtec-D 12 Hour® (cetirizine HCl/pseudoephedrine HCl, extended

release) Tablets2

Zyvox® (linezolid) Tablets, Oral Suspension2

The Pfizer U.S. pharmaceutical products in Table 2 below contain

gluten as an ingredient. Please note that Table 2 does not contain a

complete listing of all Pfizer pharmaceutical products.

Table 2. Pfizer U.S. Pharmaceutical Products That Contain Gluten as

an Ingredient

Halcion® (triazolam) Tablets2

Xanax® (alprazolam) Tablets2

Xanax XR® (alprazolam, extended release) Tablets2

1. Sweetman SC. dale: The Complete Drug Reference. 33rd ed.

London, UK: Pharmaceutical Press, 2002.

2. Data on file (35) - Pfizer Inc.

3. Data on file (38) - Pfizer Inc.

4. Data on file (36) - Pfizer Inc.

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> In some areas for CHF only. Some specialist clinics prescribe it

for PA

> but it isn't gluten free so would be no good for me in anycase.

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