ELL (Eat Learn, Live) has put out a notice about milk ingredients in several popular allergy medications. For those with a dairy allergy, watch out for these medications containing dairy:
Zyrtec and Zyrtec-D Adult 10 mg tablets
Zyrtec Children’s Chewables (5mg & 10mg)
The Allergy/Asthma Information Association (AAIA) lists other allergy and asthma medications that contain milk:
· Singulair 4 mg granules & 10 mg tablets (not in the 4 mg or 5 mg tablets)
· Reactine, Aerius, Claritin tablets (not liquid form).
· Benadryl 50 mg pink/white capsule (not caplet, chewable tablets or liquid form)
· Prednisone tablets
These asthma medications also contain milk:
Advair
Flovent
Foradil aerolizer capsules
Oxeze turbuhaler
Spiriva capsules
Symbicort turbuhaler
Ventolin diskhaler, diskus, rotacaps
The bottom line is to read every label and question your doctor and/or pharmacist about ingredients in medicines.
I will be sending letters to the manufacturers of Zyrtec, Singulair, Claritin and Benadryl asking them to clearly state that the product contains milk and is dangerous to those with a milk allergy.
For additional food allergy information, visit the Food Allergy Assistant.
2 comments:
Well Done !
Good FOOD ALLERGY > Heads UP !
Also...
Typically Individuals with FOOD Allergies ALSO have Enviro / Respiratory Allergies.
It is NEVER To LATE To STOP ALLERGY March > Progression.
Visit your Primary Care Dr. Today for your Enviro Allergy Test
Then once Your Offending Seasonal & Year-round Enviro Allergens are Identified...
Your Dr. will Prescribe > Your All Natural / Drug Free > Allergy DROPs which have been Custom Formulated to Neutralize What YOU Are Allergic To Based on YOUR Allergy Test.
Allergy SHOTs ( Ouch ) Have Been Replaced by Allergy DROPs.
Se Your Prime Dr. Today and > DROP YOUR ALLERGIES.com
Best Health = Wealth Regards,
Stephen
You're right, Stephen. Those with food allergies typically do have environmental allergies as well and may be using these allergy medications to treat their symptoms.
I'm also concerned that treatment for a food allergy reaction is epinephrine and usually Benadryl or Zyrtec. Let's not give someone who's having an allergic reaction to milk a medication that contains milk.
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