Gluten Free and Allergy Friendly Expo (Worcester, MA July 25, 2015) - Part 2

As mentioned I attended the Gluten Free and Allergy Friendly Expo this past weekend.
Another class/lecture I attended was "Is My Medication Making Me Sick" by Tom Keogh, R.Ph.

You can go online or call the drug company to find out if your medication (both prescription and over the counter). Tom explained that the best way to find out if your medication contains gluten is to ask your pharmacist.

Ingredients in medications that can contain gluten (depending on source of ingredient)
• Caramel coloring
• Dextrins
• Dextomaltose
• Modified Starch
• Pre-Gelatinized Starch
• Pre- Gelatinized Modified Starch
• Sodium Starch Glycolate
• Tapioca and Wheat

Sugar Alcohol does not contain gluten but may feel like a gluten exposure

There are a couple of websites that you can do a search for your medication to find out if it contains gluten

1. Pillbox: http://pillbox.nlm.nih.gov/pillimage/search.php
2. Dailymed: http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/index.cfm