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Is Lisinopril gluten free?

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I am coeliac and my GP would like me to try Lisinopril for my unacceptably high blood pressure. However neither he, the pharmacist nor myself have been able to discover if the drug is gluten free. We are also concerned that I have had severe allergic reactions (SJS) to ACE inhibitors in the past.

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  • hilary
    hilary

    Posted

    Hi

    I've sent an e-mail to the two drug companies who manufacture Lisinopril to see if they can provide the answer. I'll let you know via this thread as soon as I hear anything back.

    Hilary - Patient Admin Team

  • hilary
    hilary

    Posted

    I have received the following back:

    [quote:6906a61859]Thank you for your enquiry regarding Carace (lisinopril).

    I can confirm that Carace is not a gluten-free product.

    Catherine Davies (BPharm)

    Medical Information Scientist

    Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals Ltd

    [/quote:6906a61859]

  • hilary
    hilary

    Posted

    I've now had a reply from the other manufacturer:

    [quote:2b505856db]Thank you for your recent correspondence regarding Zestril® (Lisinopril), containing gluten. I am pleased to confirm that Zestril is gluten free. In order to support your other allergic reactions, I have listed the excipients in Zestril. I hope this information will be of use to you.

    This information has bee taken from the SPC (summary product characteristics) on the Electronic Medicines Compendium website http://emc.medicines.org.uk/).

    Under section 6.1 List of Excipients

    Mannitol

    Calcium Hydrogen Phosphate dihydrate

    Red Iron Oxide, in all except the 2.5 mg (E172)

    Maize Starch

    Pregelatinised Starch

    Magnesium Stearate

    Dee Parmar

    Medical Customer Contact Centre Advisor

    [/quote:2b505856db]

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