Anadin extra soluble tablets contain Lactose

[Amanda]

Hi there

I have got a cold, and a friend gave me their box of Anadin Extra Soluable, and I was very suprised to read that the tablets contain Lactose!!

Did anybody else no that Anadin Extra Soluable tablets contained Lactose? Below is a picture of the product in order for you to quickly identifiy the product!!!

http://www.mypharmacy.co.uk/medicines/medicines/a/anadin/anadin_extra_soluble_2.jpg


Each Anadin extra soluble tablet contains: Aspirin Ph Eur 300 mg, Paracetamol Ph Eur 200 mg, Caffeine Ph Eur 45 mg In addition to the above active ingredients, Anadin extra soluble tablets contain: Citric acid (E330), calcium carbonate (E170), lactose. microcrystalline cellulose (E460), potato starch, colloidal silicon dioxide, maize starch. hydrogenated vegetable oil, lemon flavour, saccharin sodium, aspartame, dioctyl sodium sulphosuccinate, pregelatinised starch and povidone!!!

What other cold remedy products contain lactose, does anybody know??

Thanks
Amanda

[astra]

well i've just stocked up our medicine cupboard, and picked up a box of Tesco Maximum Flu Strength caplets - ingredients..

Paracetamol 500mg, Phenylephrine Hydrochloride 6mg and Caffeine 25mg. Also contains Povidone, Crospovidone, Magnesium Sterate, Talc, Stearic Acid, Colloidal Silicon Dioxide, Nipasept(contains E214, E216 and E218) Hydroxypropl Methlcellulose and Plyethylene Glycol.

o.O make of that what you will, but there is no mention of lactose ;)

[Lan]

Hi all,

I have given up on tablets altogether, due to most containing lactose. Instead I normally use Beechams all in one medicine, warm drinks, honey and paracetamol.

I too have a cold at the minute and am feeling awful with it. Hope you all feel better soon.

Lan.

[Copper]

Sudafed tablets contain lactose - that is how I discovered that I was lacose intolerant :( It was a horrible experience and I have no wish to repeat it. I won't take any tablet without asking the doctor, dentist or pharamacist first.

Lactose is used to bind the ingredients into a tablet form - so I am told. Other things can be used instead, so maybe that is where the assorted starch ingredients come in.