Medications Containing Lactose

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I was surfing this morning and came across this bit of

information at: http://users.aol.com/katherinez/kath2.htm

 

When filling prescriptions for your child, be sure the

medication contains no dairy products. Your pharmacist

may need to call the manufacturer to obtain a list of

inactive ingredients. Some common caplet/tablet medications

that use lactose as a binder or sweetener include Actifed,

Afrin, Allerest, Benadryl, Chlor-Trimeton, Centrum Jr.,

Drixoral, Slow FE, Tavist-D, Triaminic, and Unicap, Jr.

Chewables. There are also several prescription drugs that

contain lactose, including Hismanal Tablets, Seldane,

Ritalin HCI and Xanax. Jane Zukin has this list and more in " Raising Your

Child Without Milk, " pp 229-231. After reading

that Donnatol has lactose, I called A.H. Robins and found

that this does not include the Donnatol Elixer, which we

currently use for reflux. Many of the liquid antibiotics

such as amoxicillan have lactose as a binder. Ask your

pharmacist before you buy!