FDA Moves to Advance Labeling of Gluten in Medications

When you’re diagnosed with celiac disease, you typically think of gluten as being in food, but it’s important to remember that gluten can hide in other products like prescription drugs, over the counter medications and nutritional supplements. Until recently, few regulations were in place to help consumers with celiac disease identify gluten in their medicines. But new steps by the FDA may help make the process easier to determine the gluten-free status of a drug. To help us discuss this important topic, we’ve got Dr. Steve Plogsted in the studio. He’s a clinical pharmacist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and maintains the GlutenFreeDrugs.com website.

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