Please Help Antibiotic Question

[finally diagnosed]

does anyone know if macrobid or generic form nitrofurantion is gluten free? my pharmacy which always does a super job is unable to get a hold of Sandoz / Eon pharmacetiucls d/t they only numbers they have are open mon-fri no weekend or emergency number's to call.

i found the alpha drug list on the internet

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and it posts Macrobid as gluten free, so should i assume that all macrobid for any company is gluten free? this list was updated on 8/13/10?

can somone please help.. i need to start taking this last night..

thank you in advance...

[burdee]

  On 9/4/2010 at 3:06 PM, finally diagnosed said:

does anyone know if macrobid or generic form nitrofurantion is gluten free? my pharmacy which always does a super job is unable to get a hold of Sandoz / Eon pharmacetiucls d/t they only numbers they have are open mon-fri no weekend or emergency number's to call.

i found the alpha drug list on the internet

Open Original Shared Link

and it posts Macrobid as gluten free, so should i assume that all macrobid for any company is gluten free? this list was updated on 8/13/10?

can somone please help.. i need to start taking this last night..

thank you in advance...

You can 'google' search 'nitrofurantion (sp?) ingredients' and read the ingredient list. I've taken many different antibacterial, antiparasitic and antifungal drugs. I always check the ingredient list online. You could also call a good pharmacy, especially a compounding pharmacy, and ask the ingredients of any drug.

Sometimes you can get a drug compounded (prepared) without gluten or other intolerance ingredients. I recently took Iodoquinol for the dientamoeba fragilis parasite. Iodoquinol normally contains a 'lactose' ingredient. I ordered that compounded without the lactose. I still had drug side effects, but not my usual dairy reaction, while taking that drug.

[bincongo]

  On 9/4/2010 at 3:06 PM, finally diagnosed said:

does anyone know if macrobid or generic form nitrofurantion is gluten free? my pharmacy which always does a super job is unable to get a hold of Sandoz / Eon pharmacetiucls d/t they only numbers they have are open mon-fri no weekend or emergency number's to call.

i found the alpha drug list on the internet

Open Original Shared Link

and it posts Macrobid as gluten free, so should i assume that all macrobid for any company is gluten free? this list was updated on 8/13/10?

can somone please help.. i need to start taking this last night..

thank you in advance...

Did you ever get an answer from Sandoz? I have to use this drug on a regular basis and it is from Sandoz.