E.Izquierdo wrote:
> My friend has a patient that appears to have hyperprolactinemia and
> needs to
> treat her, with a specialty that has as its main active ingredient
> Bromocriptine, Lisuride, Pergolide or Quinagolide. This patient is
> allergic to lactose, so the drug shouldn't contain lactose.
> In Spain it appears there is no such drug, but I need to know if it
> exists elsewhere in some other country.
Allergy to lactose is rare as most infants receive lactose either in
formula or breastmilk. What is much more common is lactose intolerance
which is not a true allergy but rather an inherited enzyme (lactase)
deficiency. There are plenty of OTC lactase replacement preparations
that can alleviate the symptoms of lactose intolerance and permit the
patient to take the bromocriptine formulation even if lactose is also
present in the pill.
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