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Here is the summary of the request for info. on pain meds.

Many helpful responses.  I appreciate all of them.  Thank you.

I under stand that the nongeneric T3 is GF free.  I've taken it often
with no difficulties.  I think the brand name is made by McNeil.

i used tylenol with codeine last summer.  The
pharmacist i have always calls the companies to make
sure if something is gf, and if they can't guarantee
it he calls my doctor for a substitute.  So, as of
last summer, it was gf.

I found another web page and it looks like Tylenol with Codeine is GF. See
http://www.rxmed.com/monographs/tylinlo3.html

According to the Clan Thompson Drug database, the following 2 companies
manufacture GF acetominophen+codeine:

Purepac   (800)432-8534
Teva      (800)523-6542 X5260

Clan Thompson last verified this information June 2000, so it might not
hurt to re-verify with the manufacturers

 ...You can ask your pharmacist to check or give you
800 #'s of the manufacturers for any medications.

Maybe having CD is why I have had problems with taking
Codeine, as apposed to being an actual allergy! None-
the-less, the only medication that my doctors have
given me after MANY Orthopedic surgeries (due to a
syndrome that I carry), is Vicodin. It comes in
different strengths and goes by some other names, as
well as being made by several different pharmaceutical
companies. I have been GF since 3/25/93, when my
doctor gave me the diagnosis of CD, based on a biopsy
he had done two days before. Any time I get ANY gluten
in my body, I get violently sick. Because of this, I
am EXTREMELY careful to read ingredients or asking
questions...before I can have the chance of a reaction!
If I can take this medication with no complications,
it is safe to take! (By the way, do you mind my asking
what type of surgery you are going to have?

This medication is closely related to Codeine, which
causes a red flag to come up on their computer screen,
saying that it can't be taken by somebody who is
allergic or sensitive to Codeine. I then have to
explain everything to the pharmacist and go from
there.

If you would like to have some of the names of some of
the Vicodin products, let me know and I can look it up
in my PDR!

Vicodin would be your best choice.  Also, if the pain is minimal, Tylenol
gelcaps might be an option.

Vicodin  (hydrocodone and tylenol)  and the old standby, Percocet (oxycodone
and tylenol)........  but I'm new to this and have no clue if they're GF.
They are both synthetic codeine. Warning, though: I've heard many folks say
Percocet doesn't work for them, and for me it is roughly as effective as
M&Ms. For chronic post-op pain your MD might (might) be willing to try MS
contin, a sustained-release oral morphine. There are also "patch" pain
meds, Duragesic being the most popular.


Check out www. StokesPharmacy.com. I was at a meeting yesterday and came
across the book for prescription drugs. Vicodin was not gf. I am not sure
about Tylenol.

Ask for Lortab or Vicodin.  A recent post to this listserve declared them
gluten free, per Manufacturer.  I took Lortab after my surgery without a
problem.  Sandra in Texas

I am using a generic for Darvaset (sp?) for a pain killer after I got off the
morphine given in the hospital for back surgery.  It is made by Eli Lilly and
distributed by Mylan.  It is a white pill and has a 1155 stamped on it.  It
was verified by Eli Lilly to be GF and soy free.  Corn may be a starch
used.


Darvosett is GF.  Checked by my pharmacist and Gastroenterologist.  I also
followed up.  I use it for my Crohns pain.

An excellent alternative that is gluten free and lactose free is
Darvocet.  It is a MUCH better painkiller than Tylenol 3!  All that one
does is make me sleepy and does nothing for the pain.  I also am
allergic to codeine and you would not believe the young doctors that
think there are no painkillers without codeine!  There certainly are and
Darvocet is just one of them. Hope this helps. J.

Percocet is a little stronger than vicodin or T3, but it's GF. Just take a
half a pill if that's all you need.

percocet and percodan tablets are both gluten free.

Vioxx is a superior alternative and GF as well.  You should use 50 mg
once a day!  Ask your doctor to speak to the Merck drug rep about the
new data with a head to head study against Tylenol/codeine.