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As a long time Celiac (20 years) I learned a few things along the way.  One 
very mportnt issue concerns meds.  Because I had been taking a med for a 
long time that didn't include gluten listed on the package ingredients (because 
it constituted less than 2% by volume, at the time), I developed cancer.  My 
lesson learned for me, and advice I'd pass to you, is to have all of my meds 
compounded at a local pharmacy. That way he and I know exactly what goes 
in to the med.  Certain meds he calls and confirms with the pharmaceutical 
company that they are GF, but any that he can't be sure of or are unavailable 
otherwise, he makes at the pharmacy.  I don't think they cost much more, if 
at all but I would strongly suggest confirming that your meds are GF and 
consider a compounding pharmacy if necessary.
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I found that Walgreens was prepared to order from any pharmacy --- it takes 
a few days to get it, but they have been very understanding of my celiac 
issues.  One of the pharmacists has helped me research drugs a number of 
times.
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I use Medco (mail order pharmacy) and the Propanolol I receive is made by 
Actavis.  They have a flag on my file and always check the gf status.

	(That raises a big question since Actavis told me that the cellulose is 
sometimes made of wheat and sometimes of corn.  The 80 mg capsule I was 
taking was definitely not gluten free.)
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In response to my comment that it took a long time for Actavis to get back to 
me with the info I needed....
Major companies usually have someone on staff who can reply immediately. I 
did run into trouble when I was given a prescription for a face cream for 
rosacea....Finacea. The problem is was imported from Germany and the 
importers have no information.

My pharmacist tried to make some calls for me, and she was put on hold and 
disconnected several times. I went home and spent several hours getting the 
same nonsense.

But my husband and I have reached the age where if we don't get 
satisfaction, we do some research and contact the CEO. CEO's like problems 
to go away. They'll typically delegate someone to fix them. Turns out the 
importer was a major company....I think Bayer, and eventually, I got the name 
of the skin expert at a facility in the U.S. (only a few miles from my house in 
NJ!!!!) and she confirmed that it was gluten-free.

I wrote to the CEO. I wrote to the German importer.  Supposedly, the 
telephone operator got reprimanded or fired, because had she connected me 
with the expert in the first place, it would have been a done deal. My main 
argument was that it took me the better part of a day or two to get a medical 
question answered....What if it was a severe allergic reaction.....
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