Lialda fillers--free from soy, gluten or dairy says maker.

[carolm]

HI all, in August my GI doc and I tried Lialda. At that time I emailed the company and asked if Lialda contained any gluten, soy or dairy. They did respond finally. The rest of the letter read like the insert the pharmacy gives you. Here is the actual answer to my question. .....

Shire Med Response.PDF
725 Chesterbrook Blvd.
Wayne, PA


Gluten, Dairy, and Soy in Lialda

Lialda® (mesalamine) delayed-release tablets are indicated for the induction of remission in patients with active, mild to moderate ulcerative colitis (UC) and for the maintenance of remission of UC (Lialda PI).

Lialda is “free from” gluten, dairy, and soy. “Free from” is defined as follows: The allergen source can be guaranteed as not present in the finished product.

Please note that the accuracy of our statement is current as of October 3, 2014. Raw
material suppliers will periodically change; therefore, we can only guarantee this
information to be correct on October 3, 2014.

REFERENCE:

LIALDA®

[package insert]. Wayne, PA: Shire US Inc.
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This information is supplied as a courtesy in response to your inquiry. It is not intended

to recommend any indication, dosage, or other use that is not covered in the Lialda®

package insert(s).

Please discuss this information and any additional questions with your physician or

health care provider. He or she knows your medical history and is in the best position to

give you appropriate information about your medications.

Sincerely,

Yvan Chapdelaine, Ph.D.

Medical Affairs Associate

Enclosure:

LIALDA Package Insert. Wayne, PA: Shire US Inc.
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[Hopeful]

Thanks for checking on that. I have been on Lialda for 2 years. Trying now, with diet, to wean myself off it.

[carolm]

Hopeful, you are welcome. But I know several people on this site are on Lialda and I thought that the information might be helpful to someone.
As it turns out I developed the acute intolerance syndrome reaction after 4 days and had to discontinue Lialda. I actually had forgotten that I emailed the company.

Glad it was helpful to you.

Carol

[nerdhume]

I tried Lialda for 2 weeks with no help, actually think it was worse.
Have a bottle I can't use.........is it legal to mail it to someone?
A friend that is a doctor told us at church about exchanging meds. If I have a prescription to buy it and a friend has a prescription to take it that is technically not illegal (selling it would be).