I'd check carefully on the Claritin - it used to contain lactose, and 
though the new box/labelling does not include lactose, there may well be 
older stuff still in pharmacies.



MB wrote:
> My boys also have asthma  and are milk, peanut and shellfish anaphylactic. 
> Singulair in the 5mg dosage does not use lactose as a binder but the 10mg 
> does.  They seem to do fine with the 5mg so the dose hasn't changed. 
> however, if they required a higher dose they would just take two 5mg instead 
> of one 10mg. Calritin and allavert i the "reditab" that melt in your mouth 
> is also dairy free.  Hope this helps....
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