Re: Lactose fillers in pharmaceuticals

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I went to a compounding pharmacy to pick up some hydrocodone without

acetametaphin. I was disappointed that the pills are capsules, because

sometimes I only take a half and it's easier to use a pill cutter than

it is to divide a cap. But, of course, if it's made at a compounding

pharmacy, it would be a capsule. Duh.

I said to the pharmacist, So this is strictly hydrocodone, with nothing

else, right? And he said the pills have a lactose base. I said, Great. I

had just paid for 200. Anyway, milk often doesn't agree with me and I

haven't determined whether the problem is lactose or casein. I got home

and took some lactase first and next time I'll ask my doctor to tell the

pharmacist to put something else in the capsules. I'm hoping to get some

pain relief so I don't have to order more painkillers, but that's

another story.

The pharmacist told me that lactose is a very common filler (I think he

said the most common filler) which surprises me, when so many sick

people have digestive problems. I've seen occasional references (by

others here) to lactose in certain pills, some antibiotics, so I know

that some of you are aware of this, but I'll bet most people don't now

that lactose is such a common filler. I ALWAYS ASK WHAT'S IN EVERYTHING,

and I still didn't know this.

Marsha

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Hi Marsha and everyone,

Thanks for your post. I avoid lactose too and was told

by pharmacists that it is in just about everything.

(because it's cheap and does a great job). And just

in case others are not aware of this fact: I was

informed that ALL contraceptive pills on the market

here in Australia have lactose in them. I think in US

there may be only one brand still available without

lactose. Lactose is frequently not even listed in the

ingredients for contraceptive pills! ly, I was

pretty astounded when I found this out. Like you, I

check everything before I take it, but if they don't

list it in the contents...... It makes me wonder what

else they are not telling us. I also understand that

contraceptive pills have artificial colors in them, as

do many capsules and pills which could be causing

problems for many.

Regards,

Jan.

--- Marsha Gentry <mgentry@...> wrote:

> I went to a compounding pharmacy to pick up some

> hydrocodone without

> acetametaphin. I was disappointed that the pills are

> capsules, because

> sometimes I only take a half and it's easier to use

> a pill cutter than

> it is to divide a cap. But, of course, if it's made

> at a compounding

> pharmacy, it would be a capsule. Duh.

>

> I said to the pharmacist, So this is strictly

> hydrocodone, with nothing

> else, right? And he said the pills have a lactose

> base. I said, Great. I

> had just paid for 200. Anyway, milk often doesn't

> agree with me and I

> haven't determined whether the problem is lactose or

> casein. I got home

> and took some lactase first and next time I'll ask

> my doctor to tell the

> pharmacist to put something else in the capsules.

> I'm hoping to get some

> pain relief so I don't have to order more

> painkillers, but that's

> another story.

>

> The pharmacist told me that lactose is a very common

> filler (I think he

> said the most common filler) which surprises me,

> when so many sick

> people have digestive problems. I've seen occasional

> references (by

> others here) to lactose in certain pills, some

> antibiotics, so I know

> that some of you are aware of this, but I'll bet

> most people don't now

> that lactose is such a common filler. I ALWAYS ASK

> WHAT'S IN EVERYTHING,

> and I still didn't know this.

>

> Marsha

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi!

Some of you probably have heard about it but I just wanted to repeat it once

more.What about capsules produced frombones which has possibility of

transferring Mad Cow Disease?

Nil

Re: Lactose fillers in pharmaceuticals

| Hi Marsha and everyone,

|

| Thanks for your post. I avoid lactose too and was told

| by pharmacists that it is in just about everything.

| (because it's cheap and does a great job). And just

| in case others are not aware of this fact: I was

| informed that ALL contraceptive pills on the market

| here in Australia have lactose in them. I think in US

| there may be only one brand still available without

| lactose. Lactose is frequently not even listed in the

| ingredients for contraceptive pills! ly, I was

| pretty astounded when I found this out. Like you, I

| check everything before I take it, but if they don't

| list it in the contents...... It makes me wonder what

| else they are not telling us. I also understand that

| contraceptive pills have artificial colors in them, as

| do many capsules and pills which could be causing

| problems for many.

|

| Regards,

| Jan.

|

| --- Marsha Gentry <mgentry@...> wrote:

| > I went to a compounding pharmacy to pick up some

| > hydrocodone without

| > acetametaphin. I was disappointed that the pills are

| > capsules, because

| > sometimes I only take a half and it's easier to use

| > a pill cutter than

| > it is to divide a cap. But, of course, if it's made

| > at a compounding

| > pharmacy, it would be a capsule. Duh.

| >

| > I said to the pharmacist, So this is strictly

| > hydrocodone, with nothing

| > else, right? And he said the pills have a lactose

| > base. I said, Great. I

| > had just paid for 200. Anyway, milk often doesn't

| > agree with me and I

| > haven't determined whether the problem is lactose or

| > casein. I got home

| > and took some lactase first and next time I'll ask

| > my doctor to tell the

| > pharmacist to put something else in the capsules.

| > I'm hoping to get some

| > pain relief so I don't have to order more

| > painkillers, but that's

| > another story.

| >

| > The pharmacist told me that lactose is a very common

| > filler (I think he

| > said the most common filler) which surprises me,

| > when so many sick

| > people have digestive problems. I've seen occasional

| > references (by

| > others here) to lactose in certain pills, some

| > antibiotics, so I know

| > that some of you are aware of this, but I'll bet

| > most people don't now

| > that lactose is such a common filler. I ALWAYS ASK

| > WHAT'S IN EVERYTHING,

| > and I still didn't know this.

| >

| > Marsha

| >

| >

| >

|

|

| __________________________________________________

|

[Guest guest]

Jan,

>>I also understand that contraceptive pills have artificial colors in

them, as

do many capsules and pills which could be causing problems for many. <<

It's amazing that lactose is in B.C. pills. A lot of times a woman takes

a pill and it doesn't agree with her, so she switches to something else,

never guessing the lactose could cause a problem.

As far as food coloring goes, I've thought erroneously in the past that

if I bought something white, there was no color in it, but often they

use blue to color something white.

Marsha

[Guest guest]

You mean like mercury in fillings?

I was talking to my old boss the other day and told him I had mercury

poisoning. He asked " where from " ? I said, fillings. He said " what kind of

fillings? " He was shocked, has a mouth full of them. Is usually very

aware, like would tell me all the reasons chlorine is bad, etc.

He told me something I never picked up on about the Bay Area. I knew that

mercury was bad up in the mining towns, but I've never been to those towns.

But what I didn't know was that Los Gatos (down in the South Bay) is full of

mercury mines. Duh... Quicksilver park.? Never made the connection...

They mined the mercury there which was used to extract the gold from the

gold mines. So the whole south part of the bay that used to be water and is

now sludge, is filled with mercruy which is why they haven't dredged it.

I thought this was fascinating. I have heard rumors that there are a lot of

people with CFS in the Bay Area, and I know there is a lot of breat cancer.

Doris

Re: Lactose fillers in pharmaceuticals

> Hi Marsha and everyone,

>

> Thanks for your post. I avoid lactose too and was told

> by pharmacists that it is in just about everything.

> (because it's cheap and does a great job). And just

> in case others are not aware of this fact: I was

> informed that ALL contraceptive pills on the market

> here in Australia have lactose in them. I think in US

> there may be only one brand still available without

> lactose. Lactose is frequently not even listed in the

> ingredients for contraceptive pills! ly, I was

> pretty astounded when I found this out. Like you, I

> check everything before I take it, but if they don't

> list it in the contents...... It makes me wonder what

> else they are not telling us. I also understand that

> contraceptive pills have artificial colors in them, as

> do many capsules and pills which could be causing

> problems for many.

>

> Regards,

> Jan.

[Guest guest]

on 3/4/02 3:12 PM, Marsha Gentry at mgentry@... wrote:

> The pharmacist told me that lactose is a very common filler (I think he

> said the most common filler) which surprises me, when so many sick

> people have digestive problems. I've seen occasional references (by

> others here) to lactose in certain pills, some antibiotics, so I know

> that some of you are aware of this, but I'll bet most people don't now

> that lactose is such a common filler. I ALWAYS ASK WHAT'S IN EVERYTHING,

> and I still didn't know this.

I'm with you all the way on that; BIGTIME!

If the tartrazine don't get you then the lactose will! [if the sulfites,

bisulfites and metabisulfites don't get ya first...].

Yes it is appalling and even shocking to know that that infamous little

innocent sounding 'milk sugar'‹to which a large proportion of the population

is intolerant (due to lack of proper enzymes which breakdown lactose)‹should

remain as one of- or the-most commonly used pharmaceutical fillers. also,

nearly all homeopathic remedies are lactose based; unless they're in a

liquid form.

To be honest, I have much less problem with lactose in pills as compared

with the damned dyes like tartrazine and FD & C yellow #6 or what have you.

Although I suppose it's just really a matter of quantity. If the pill has

enough lactose in it, I will definitely have some gut symptoms. But if the

pill has enough tartrazine in it, Ii'll wind up with worsened

asthma--particularly nocturnal asthma, which is very bothersome.

I've long dreamed of forming a consumers coalition to either lobby against

the continued use of synthetic petrochemical derived colouring agents in

food or drug products, forcing the pharmaceuticrats to substitute known safe

dyes (like turmeric) for their coaltar cancer-causing crap--at threat of

boycott. And alongside that dream is one in which the pharmacrats say " no

way we're gonna change " so we, the consumers, open our own pharmaceutical

house where we would be able to decide which fillers and additives, coloring

agents, etc. would be used in the production of our house's meds.

If you think of it this way, it's not far-fetched at all:

Someone with serious organizing skills gets together with a compounding

pharmacy and orders a large batch of the pure drug, then working with the

pharmacist to specify which fillers and the like you wish to have used in

compounding the product. A sort of buyers club could maybe handle this sort

of task. It's something I want to look into b/c it makes a lot of sense to

me. Pool our resources collectively and we are no longer as limited in our

ability to influence the manufacturing process.

Just wanted to drop that b/c it's been on my chest, pardon the pun.

--

Hud (8 >{D)

hudr@...

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In a message dated 3/7/02 2:49:28 AM Mountain Standard Time,

hudr@... writes:

> It's something I want to look into b/c it makes a lot of sense to

> me. Pool our resources collectively and we are no longer as limited in our

> ability to influence the manufacturing process.

Sounds like a winner, Hud! Certainly worth trying. I hope you will. (I don't

have much sensitivity, but I am struck by your idea)

Adrienne

[Guest guest]

--- ng <ng2113@...> wrote:

> Hi!

> Some of you probably have heard about it but I just

> wanted to repeat it once

> more.What about capsules produced frombones which

> has possibility of

> transferring Mad Cow Disease?

> Nil

>

Yes Nil, it is a worry that gelatine could carry mad

cow disease. As a vegetarian I alway go for the

vegi-caps. In Adele ' book " Lets Get Well " I

read that Gelatine is also very high in glycine which

can knock the balance of amino acids out if there's

too much which can cause big problems. She said to

avoid gelatine if you are ill. I saw an article from

UK there were several people who died of mad cow

disease which was linked to the liver tablets they

were taking. (they were all taking the same liver

tablets).

Regards,

Jan.

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