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Just a question from a curious parent, as my milk allergic child is nowhere
near ready to start popping pills but Singulair was offered for his asthma.
Is the lactose a problem for those with lactose intolerance (which I totally
understand) or also for those with the milk protein allergy (which my kid
has)? This particular hiccup never occurred to me and I must thank the
original poster for mentioning this. This is valuable information for
future prescriptions for my son!
On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 2:58 PM, Eric Schlesinger <[log in to unmask]>
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> Well, my Dad was research Director for Schering for a long time, and he
> warned me about the lactose in many, many pills - including and
> especially (in his opinion) multi-vitamins, where it's used to separate
> layers of reactive vitamins from one another. It's cheap, easy to get,
> and very very inert. However, I've never heard that pharm-grade lactose
> was advertised not to have LI or allergic effects - all I ever knew was
> that it was purified so that there were no contaminants (minerals and
> such) that might impact or interact with any of the desired effects of
> the medications. My Dad certainly believed that it would cause
> reactions in me.
>
> Weavre Cooper wrote:
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> > Loratadine ... Singulair ... regular Advair ... and sooo many others ...
> I'm
> > sure it drives my pharmacist and doctors nuts trying to find substitutes
> for
> > all the pills that contain lactose.
> Loratadine is a generic name for what used to be Schering's Claritin.
> Allavert 24-hour tabs (no water required, if you can stand the taste)
> have not had lactose for a long time, while most of the other OTCs do.
> However, they have a new flavor out, and I've never checked that one.
> >
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