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Daughter's Cvs Pharmacy Experience

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luvs2eat Collaborator
luvs2eat
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Celiac daughter bought CVS multivitamins today... buy one-get one free! The label said Gluten free, dairy free and lots of other "free" stuff... gluten being the only important one to daughter. On an impulse, she went to their website to find a completely different ingredients, including GLUTEN... not maybe gluten in something... but GLUTEN as an ingredient!

She called their "Customer Care" line and the woman on the phone was completely noncommittal... "Gee, they're not SUPPOSSED to have gluten... I wonder why gluten's listed in the ingredients??"

Daughter told her she'd be taking the vitamins back and that they'd better get their labeling and website straight because it was a matter of becoming VERY sick!!

Beware!! :blink:

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Which multi vit. did she get? I see many different ones on their online store.

kareng Grand Master
kareng
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I looked at the CVS website at the buy one get one free listed there and found this oneas the only multi vitamin I could see. I don't know where the gluten would be.

CVS Daily Multiple Tablets For Women

USP - Verified Dietary Supplement. Multivitamin with iron, calcium, zinc & folic acid. This formula contains essential nutrients for women that support bone health, energy metabolism, immune system and heart health. This is a USP quality supplement for vitamins with minerals tablets. No yeast, wheat, milk or milk derivatives, lactose, preservatives, artificial flavor, salt. (These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.)

Other Ingredients: Croscarmellose, Cellulose (Plant Origin), Hypromellose, Titanium Dioxide Color, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Silica, Gelatin, Maltodextrin, Polyethylene Glycol, Mannitol, FD&C Yellow No. 6 Lake, FD&C Yellow No. 5 Lake, FD&C Blue No. 2 Lake.

kareng Grand Master
kareng
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Juat found one not on line as a buy one sale and it does list gluten as an ingredient.

CVS Daily Multiple Tablets Plus Iron

Per Tablet: Vitamin A 5000 IU; Vitamin C 60 mg; Vitamin D 400 IU; Vitamin E 30 IU; Thiamin 1.5 mg; Riboflavin 1.7 mg; Niacin 20 mg; Vitamin B6 2 mg; Folic Acid 400 mcg; Vitamin B12 6 mcg; Pantothenic Acid 10 mg; Iron 18 mg; Calcium Carbonate; Ascorbic Acid; Ferrous Fumarate; Gelatin; dl-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate; Niacinamide; Starch; Calcium Pantothenate; Microcrystalline Cellulose; Calcium Silicate; Crospovidone; Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose; Hydroxypropyl Cellulose; Dicalcium Phosphate; Artificial Colors (Titanium Dioxide; FD&C Yellow #5; FD&C Yellow #6); Stearic Acid; Vitamin A Acetate; Pyridoxine HCI; Polyethylene Glycol; Magnesium Stearate; Thiamin Mononitrate; Gluten ; Beta Carotene; Cholecalciferol; Cyanocobalamin; Sodium Bisulfite

it doesn't say on the website that it is gluten-free or Cf,etc. That is wierd to list gluten like that. :huh:

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luvs2eat
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Juat found one not on line as a buy one sale and it does list gluten as an ingredient.

CVS Daily Multiple Tablets Plus Iron

Per Tablet: Vitamin A 5000 IU; Vitamin C 60 mg; Vitamin D 400 IU; Vitamin E 30 IU; Thiamin 1.5 mg; Riboflavin 1.7 mg; Niacin 20 mg; Vitamin B6 2 mg; Folic Acid 400 mcg; Vitamin B12 6 mcg; Pantothenic Acid 10 mg; Iron 18 mg; Calcium Carbonate; Ascorbic Acid; Ferrous Fumarate; Gelatin; dl-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate; Niacinamide; Starch; Calcium Pantothenate; Microcrystalline Cellulose; Calcium Silicate; Crospovidone; Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose; Hydroxypropyl Cellulose; Dicalcium Phosphate; Artificial Colors (Titanium Dioxide; FD&C Yellow #5; FD&C Yellow #6); Stearic Acid; Vitamin A Acetate; Pyridoxine HCI; Polyethylene Glycol; Magnesium Stearate; Thiamin Mononitrate; Gluten ; Beta Carotene; Cholecalciferol; Cyanocobalamin; Sodium Bisulfite

it doesn't say on the website that it is gluten-free or Cf,etc. That is wierd to list gluten like that. :huh:

That was the one! The label on the bottle said Gluten free, dairy free, etc. etc...

Skylark Collaborator
Skylark
Posted

I bet it's a spell checker typo and was supposed to be lutein, glutamine, or some other nutrient. :blink:

Juliebove Rising Star
Juliebove
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I would go by the label on the bottle and not what it says on the website. Websites can contain old information.

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