Gianvi

[kikamonster]

By any chance, has anyone checked to see whether Gianvi (the new generic of Yaz from Teva) is gluten-free? My pharmacist claimed it was, but I am really starting to doubt her based on the sudden resurgence of a lot of my symptoms.. the only thing I can figure out that has changed is that medication! But, before accusing her, I'd like to confirm. Has anyone had any luck getting Teva Pharmaceuticals to tell them whether a drug was gluten-free or not?

Thanks!

Kika

[ravenwoodglass]

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When I contact a company I will not only ask if something is gluten free I also tell them that I have an allergy to wheat. The reason I do this is because wheat starch can be considered gluten free so I want to be sure that the item is not made with it.

[Kim27]

It's gluten free. I had the same sudden problem when I went to pick mine up 2 weeks ago and it was suddenly a generic. I checked with the clinical pharmacist on glutenfreedrugs.com and he confirmed it is gluten-free. Also, my pharmacist contacted the manufacturing company and they themselves also confirmed its gluten-free status. I felt comfortable with it being gluten-free after those 2 sources had the same response.

[DakotaRN]

Pharmaceutical development

manufacture and marketing

1090 Horsham Rd. P.O.B. 1090

North Wales, PA 19454

USA +1-215-591-3000

Here is their contact info

When I contact a company I will not only ask if something is gluten free I also tell them that I have an allergy to wheat. The reason I do this is because wheat starch can be considered gluten free so I want to be sure that the item is not made with it.

[DakotaRN]

Thanks for the info. I recieved the same med when refilling my script for Yaz and was concerned that it wouldn't be gluten free. Thanks again.

[kikamonster]

Thanks so much for letting me know! I was about to call and decided to check and realized that I had my answer.

Guess I have to keep looking to figure out what's up with my health now... But at least I know what it's not!

Kika

It's gluten free. I had the same sudden problem when I went to pick mine up 2 weeks ago and it was suddenly a generic. I checked with the clinical pharmacist on glutenfreedrugs.com and he confirmed it is gluten-free. Also, my pharmacist contacted the manufacturing company and they themselves also confirmed its gluten-free status. I felt comfortable with it being gluten-free after those 2 sources had the same response.

[ravenwoodglass]

Thanks so much for letting me know! I was about to call and decided to check and realized that I had my answer.

Guess I have to keep looking to figure out what's up with my health now... But at least I know what it's not!

Kika

It could be possible that something else in the med is causing problems. It isn't always gluten. Can you stop the med for a bit and see if the symptoms resolve? Of course if you are taking it for birth control do use another method to prevent any 'accidents'.

[gfkikamonster]

I forgot to report back here. I took Gianvi for two months, then asked them to do my next refill as Yaz (even though the copay was significantly higher). Turns out it WAS the Gianvi causing my diarrhea. Joy. Then just recently I transferred my prescriptions to a different pharmacy and my old one didn't pass on the info about no generic.. so just had another month of confirming that there is SOMETHING in Gianvi that really doesn't get along with my body. Anyone else had this problem?