Catch-Up Mondays: Sulfites and Drugs – revisited

This is part four of the four-part series of posts on sulfites.  The staggering number of drugs that contain sulfites as a preservative is unbelievable.  I am sure this list is not complete but it gives you a good awareness of how far reaching sulfite use is.

I know many of you out there might not use medications. But at some point in your life, there may not be an option in order to stay alive. I have discovered that there are medications that contain sulfites. I am sure this list is by no means complete as new drugs and variations of those drugs come on the market daily. Following is what I have learned about drugs and sulfites.

Bronchodilator solutions for asthma

• Adrenalin chloride 1:1000 concentration
• Bronkosol
• Isuprel hydrochloride solution

Topical eye drops

• Pred-Mild
• Pred-Forte
• Sulfacetamide
• Prednisol
• desamethasone

Injectable medications

• Amikacin
• Betamethasone phosphate (Celestone)
• Chloropromazine (Thorazine)
• Dexamethasone phosphate (Decadron)
• Dopamine
• Epinephrine (Adrenaline, Ana-Kit, Epi-Pen)
• Garamycin
• Gentamycin – I have taken this before and reacted.
• Isoetharine HCI
• Isoproterenol (injectable)
• Lidocaine with epinephrine (Xylocaine) When I needed this before, I had to get it preservative free.
• Meperidine (Demerol)
• Metarminol
• Norepinephrine (Levophed)
• Procaine (Novacaine)
• Prochloroperazine (Compazine)
• Promethazine (Phenergan)
• Solutions for total parenteral nutrition and dialysis
• Tobramycin

General Anesthesia Drugs

Sites I visited to get my sulfite information:

http://www.webmd.com/allergies/guide/sulfite-sensitivity

http://ww.sulfites.org/sulfite-foods

http://nutrition.about.com/od/recipesmenus/a/organic.htm

http://www.allergy-and-diabetic-health.com/sulfite-free-foods-no-way-out-to-survive-the-fight-goes-on.html

http://www.allergy-and-diabetic-health.com/sufites-in-bleached-sugar-beet-and-cane.html

http://www.wikihow.com/Live-With-an-Allergy-to-Sulfites

http://allergies.about.com/od/foodallergies/a/sulfites.htm