Headache, Chills, and Nausea Oh My!

There are several reasons I'd rather be elsewhere this time of year than in Chicagoland. Aside from it being bitter cold outside, our family usually seems to contract some sort of virus that overextends its stay in our household. Despite slathering on the "hanitizer", as my childen call the bottles of hand sanitizer scattered throughout our home, we are down for the count. Looking for some temporary relief, I turn to my medicine cabinet.

It is important during this cold and flu season to take a moment and check the ingredients of the medications you have on-hand, to verify that they are indeed gluten free. Below is a list of some common over-the-counter medications that I have personally verified with the manufacturer to be free of any gluten and dairy ingredients. DISCLAIMER: It's always good practice to double-check ingredients of any medication before consuming, as formulations of these medications can change at any time.

Stay Well!


Headache/Fever/Cold
TYLENOL (manufactured by MacNeil PPC) 

• Infants' TYLENOL® Drops Cherry 
• Infants' TYLENOL® Drops Grape
• Children’s TYLENOL® Meltaways Grape Punch 
• Children’s TYLENOL® Meltaways Bubblegum Burst 
• Children’s TYLENOL® Suspension Cherry Blast
•  Jr. TYLENOL® Meltaways Grape PunchJr. TYLENOL® Meltaways Bubblegum Burst 
• Extra Strength TYLENOL® Caplets 
• Regular Strength TYLENOL® Tablets 
• TYLENOL® Arthritis Pain Caplets 
• TYLENOL® 8 Hour Caplets 
• TYLENOL® PM Caplets 
• Simply Sleep® Caplets 
• TYLENOL® Sinus Severe Congestion 
• TYLENOL® Cold Severe Congestion Caplets

 Motrin

• Infants' Motrin® Drops 
• Infants' Motrin® Drops Dye-Free 
• Children’s Motrin® Suspension Grape
• Children’s Motrin® Suspension Berry 
• Children’s Motrin® Suspension Bubblegum 
• Children’s Motrin® Suspension Dye-Free 
• Children’s Motrin® Cold Suspension Berry (available behind the pharmacist’s counter) 
• Motrin® IB Caplets 
• Motrin® IB Tablets

Allergy/Sinus

• Benadryl
• Benadryl-D (Allergy and Sinus)
• Benadryl Allergy and Cold
• Sudafed
• Sudafed PE
• Sudafed Plus
• Sudafed Cold and Sinus Liquid Caps

Cough

• Delsym
• Mucinex ( Note: I've seen some reports online that Mucinex mini-melts for kids is no longer gluten-free)

Sore Throat

• Chloraseptic Spray (all flavors)
• Halls' Cough Drops (all flavors)

Stomach/Digestive

• IMODIUM^® Multi-Symptom Chewable Tablets
• IMODIUM^® A-D Caplets
• Gas-X
• TUMS (Note: On TUMS' website, they state that "there may be trace amounts of gluten in TUMS Smoothies Cocoa and Cream flavor via ingredients that are supplied by outside vendors. Other products of TUMS do not contain gluten.") 
• Prevacid
• Pepcid AC 10 mg Tables
• Pepcid Complete Chewable Mint Tablets
• Regular Strength Mylanta Liquid Original Flavor
• Maximum Strength Mylanta Liquid Original Flavor
• Maximum Strength Mylanta Gas Mint Tablets