What Would You Do? - Gluten in Medicine

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First, contact the manufacturer and let them know the results of

the test. See what they say about the possibility of gluten in the

medication. This may not be helpful to you unless they say there is no possible

way gluten can be in the medication and that they test it to make sure it is GF,

then you would question the results of the test. Mostly, I would want the

manufacturer to know that their product tested positive for gluten and that

they should not represent it as being gluten-free.

Second, you want to find a truly gluten-free source of the

medication. Find out from your pharmacist if any other manufacturer makes

this same medication. Call the manufacturer, and if they say it is GF, ask

the pharmacist for a sample and test it to make sure it is GF.

If there are no other sources or none that are GF, then

contact Stokes Pharmacy to find out if they can make a GF version of your medication.

http://www.stokesrx.com/services/compounding/compound_home/compound_home.html

You might also search the web and see if anyone else has had a

problem with the same medication. I agree, it is disturbing, to say the

least, that a product the manufacturer told you was GF contains gluten. I

don’t know much about the reliability of the tests. Perhaps if the

manufacturer still claims its medication is GF, you could contact the maker of

the test and see if they can verify the results for you.

Pam