Oral Meds: "Inactive" Ingredients Adverse Reactions

[Gabrie Jansen]

"Almost all oral solids (92.8%) contain at least one potential allergen"

Source: attached journal article.

"... intolerances to an inactive ingredient can cause symptoms through mechanisms such as malabsorption, which causes gastrointestinal symptoms via direct osmotic effects or as a result of their fermentation in the digestive system. These potentially affect a much larger population with more benign symptoms compared to allergic reactions"

Source: attached journal article.

Attached a popular article from Science News as well as the original journal article.

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