In message <[log in to unmask]>, Xenu's Sister
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>At 02:32 AM 7/8/97 -0400, Lillian wrote:
>
>>I will never forget how shocked I was to find out that many of the pills we
>>take have milk in them. My pharmicist, who is not a compounding pharmicist,
>>did not know that. Milk by-products are hidden in many different ways, in
>>many different things. It's a problem long suffered by people and one that I
>>am personally very pleased that people are becoming aware of.
>
>No kidding. I was shocked to find out that my
>thyroid medicine, Synthroid, has *lactose* in it!
>It also has confectioner's sugar in it. And here I
>thought I had cut out all dairy and sugar from my
>diet.
>
><sigh>
>
>Vickie

Imigran for migraine also has lactose in it. It's just there to bulk the
tablets out, apparently. You'd think that the pharmaceutical companies
could choose a less problematical bulking ingredient, wouldn't you.
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