>Hi Everyone!  Wondering for those of you with Dairy Allergy (IGE
>Medicated)- anaphylatic have been told about the safety of taking
>medication with lactose being an ingredient.  Allergist said it is sugar
>not a protein and should be safe.  Just wondering what others have
>learned or read on this.

I hear this all of the time. My belief is that, regardless of whether there
are proteins in something, I should avoid it if at all possible. This means
that I have to look harder to find medications that don't contain lactose,
but to me it's worth the extra effort.
Mark Feblowitz                  GTE Laboratories Incorporated
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