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On 1/10/95 at 1:35 PM, Debra Boutin wrote:

SC-Wa> Does anyone know of brand name analgesics that are gluten-free?  For
SC-Wa> instance ibuprophen, asprin, tylenol-type analgesics.

I have just enough knowledge to get myself in trouble here....  I was given a
copy of an article entitled "Gliadin in Pharmaceutical Products" by  Dr. S.S.
Schiffman, Dept of Psychology, Duke University, Bldg 9, Durham NC 27706 in
the "Jof Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, Vol 19, No. 1, 1994, page 27-33"

It tests for gliadin in 59 different frequently prescribed drugs and OTC
medications, and most of them came up positive, including Tylenol, Actifed
Plus, Benadryl, Excedrin and many others.  Elaine Monarch sent it to me (she
runs the Celiac Disease Foundation and is hoping to join our list shortly,
when she gets her computer on-line to the internet), along with a short note
saying the study was deficient in her opinion.

If Don Kasarda, Joe Murray or any of our other full-time professionals on the
list have seen this study, can you please comment on this?  Thanks,  Bill
Elkus