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I got 4 responses to my question as to whether Xyzal is GF.  Two  
respondents said they did an internet search and found a website that  
quoted someone who had contacted the manufacturer asking if Xyzal was  
GF.  The response was that Xyzal is not made from any gluten  
ingredients but is not certified as gluten free.  One person said  
that it was GF and she used it and liked it.

I finally reached the manufacturer today and had a lengthy  
conversation with the medical representative.  She gave me the same  
answer as that on the website -- the ingredients are GF but the drug  
isn't certified as GF.  She could not tell me any details about why  
Xyzal might contain gluten -- she did not know anything about the  
equipment or facility in which it was manufactured nor whether there  
was any risk of contamination-- nothing that would enable me to  
assess the risk.  She said they don't do any gluten testing of the  
product because it would be lengthy and expensive.  Without testing,  
the company won't say that Xyzal is certified as gluten free.

This frustrates me.  If drug companies like UCB, who makes Xyzal,   
are concerned about improving their patients' health, why don't they  
know what is in their products?  There is something wrong with this  
picture.  I say we organize support  to promote allergen and gluten  
labeling in drugs as our next big legislative priority.

Jackie in AZ
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