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Dear List-Serve Members,

I had made a point of having my RX's checked for gluten by the local
pharmacies.  I was a bit curious because none of my prescriptions had ever
been  rejected.  I had also made the gf notation on my profile for our
health insurance pharmacy plan -Merck-Medco.  Now they have a great web site
(www.Merck-Medco.com) with room for feed-back.  I wrote and asked them to
check their formulary for gluten-containing drugs.  I got a follow-up phone
call within hours of making my request.  They are in the process of calling
drug manufacturers (at least that is what the pharmacist said).  I think
calling their attention to the estimated prevalence of celiacs in the US as
close to 1 in 300 may have caught their attention.

I will follow through with them in a few weeks if I don't hear any  more. It
just seemed like a good way to help weed out the gluten containing drugs.
Maybe if all our "members" who ordered on-line would put a feed-back note to
their personal suppliers, we might get a better response - and feel more
confident that our meds aren't making us sicker.

Rose Mary in W. Ky.