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Posted: 03 October 2007 at 2:39pm |
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I get emails from sue kedgley from teh green party and the other day got one mentioning how aspartame is contained in lots of meds for kids...and today i got emailed the list of them... it is quite long but thought it might interest some people, so here tis:
The approved medicines which contain aspartame and have dosage instructions for children and/or young people are:
Anti-inflammatory Lozenges - Menthol and Eucalyptus Flavour Lozenge Amcal
Anti-inflammatory Lozenges - Raspberry Flavour Lozenge Amcal
Augmentin Duo 200 Powder for oral suspension
Augmentin Duo 400 Powder for oral suspension
Augmentin ES Powder for oral suspension 600mg/42.9mg per 5mL
Augmentin Forte Powder for oral suspension 250
Augmentin Powder for oral suspension 125
Berocca Performance Effervescent tablet
Berocca Performance Effervescent tablet Original Flavour and Tropical Flavour
Cellcept Powder for oral suspension 200mg/mL
Children's Panadol 7+ Years Soluble tablet 250mg
Chlorvescent Effervescent tablet
Claramax Reditabs Tablet 5mg
Curam Powder for oral suspension 125mg, 31.25mg/5mL and 250mg, 62.5mg/5mL
E-Mycin Granules for oral suspension 200mg/5mL and 400mg/5mL
Gastrolyte Powder Sachets Powder for oral solution fruit flavour and natural flavour
Gastrolyte Pre-Mix Oral solution
Gastrolyte-R Powder
Gaviscon Chewable tablet 80mg/250mg/133.5mg – lemon flavour and peppermint flavour
Gaviscon Cool Chewable tablet Cool Peppermint
Gaviscon Double Strength Chewable tablet 160mg/500mg/267mg – lemon flavour and peppermint flavour
Glycoprep-C Powder 6%w/w
Imodium Melts Orodispersible tablet 2mg
Konsyl Orange (Sugar Free) powder Powder for oral solution 60.3%
Lemsip Cold & Flu Hot Drink Powder for oral solution 500mg Lemon & Menthol flavour
Lemsip Cold & Flu Hot Drink Powder for oral solution Lemon flavour
Lemsip Max Cold & Flu + Chesty Cough Powder for oral solution
Lemsip Max Cold & Flu Direct Blackcurrant Oral granules and Lemon Oral granules
Lemsip Max Cold & Flu Hot Drink Powder for oral suspension 1,000mg Lemon flavour and blackcurrant flavour
Lemsip Max Cold & Flu with Decongestant Hot Drink Powder for oral solution Lemon flavour and Blackcurrant flavour
Lemsip Max Flu Lemon Powder for oral solution
Metamucil Lemon Lime Smooth Powder for oral solution 3.4g/dose
Metamucil Orange Flavour Smooth Texture Powder for oral solution 3.4g/dose (sachet)
Metamucil Orange Smooth Powder for oral solution 3.4g/dose (Jar)
Moxlin Sugar Free Powder for oral suspension 125mg/5mL and 250mg/5mL
Mucilax Powder for oral suspension 3g/dose (Orange flavour)
Nucolox Powder for oral suspension
Nurofen For Children Meltlets Orodispersible tablet 100mg Strawberry Flavour
Nurofen Meltlets Orodispersible tablet 200mg – lemon flavour and mint flavour
Orelox Granules for oral suspension 40mg/5mL
Ospamox Powder for oral suspension 100mg/mL, 125mg/5mL, 250mg/5mL
Panadol Cold & Flu Citrus Effervescent tablet 500mg
Panadol Rapid Soluble tablet 500mg
Paracotene Effervescent tablet 500mg/8mg
Phenergan Elixir 5mg/5mL
PicoPrep Powder for oral solution 0.64mg/g
Redoxon Double Action Chewable tablet
Redoxon Double Action Effervescent tablet 1000mg/10mg
Singulair Chewable tablet 4mg and 5mg
Synermox Syrup 125 Powder for oral suspension
Synermox Syrup 250 Powder for oral suspension
Throat Lozenges - Menthol and Eucalyptus Flavour Lozenge Guardian
Throat Lozenges - Raspberry Flavour Lozenge Guardian
Vicks Vital Lemon Throat Lozenge and Orange Throat Lozenge
Videx Chewable/dispersible tablet 25mg, 50mg, 100mg and 150 mg
Videx Chewable/dispersible tablet 25mg, 50mg, 100mg, 150mg and 200mg (mandarin orange)
Vitaplus B Plus Effervescent tablet
Voltfast Powder for oral solution 50mg
Zyvox Granules for oral suspension 20mg/mL
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Posted: 03 October 2007 at 2:41pm |
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most surprising for me was lemsip and metamucil and phenergan.
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Posted: 03 October 2007 at 2:45pm |
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wow thanks i agree, i am suprised that it was in lemsip and metamucil
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Posted: 03 October 2007 at 3:22pm |
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sorry but can i ask what aspartame is
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Posted: 03 October 2007 at 3:26pm |
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I was wondering the same thing Robyn.
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Posted: 03 October 2007 at 3:27pm |
 my2angels wrote:
sorry but can i ask what aspartame is |
its that sugar substitute - remember that lady who got sick from too much chewing gum, thats the stuff.
i googled it and got this:
There are over 92 different health side effects associated with aspartame consumption. It seems surreal, but true. How can one chemical create such chaos? Aspartame dissolves into solution and can therefore travel throughout the body and deposit within any tissue. The body digests aspartame unlike saccharin, which does not break down within humans.
and this from another site:
Aspartame is, by far, the most dangerous substance on the market that is added to foods. Aspartame is the technical name for the brand names NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, and Equal-Measure. It was discovered by accident in 1965 when James Schlatter, a chemist of G.D. Searle Company, was testing an anti-ulcer drug.
Aspartame was approved for dry goods in 1981 and for carbonated beverages in 1983. It was originally approved for dry goods on July 26, 1974, but objections filed by neuroscience researcher Dr John W. Olney and Consumer attorney James Turner in August 1974 as well as investigations of G.D. Searle's research practices caused the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to put approval of aspartame on hold (December 5, 1974). In 1985, Monsanto purchased G.D. Searle and made Searle Pharmaceuticals and The NutraSweet Company separate subsidiaries.
Aspartame accounts for over 75 percent of the adverse reactions to food additives reported to the FDA. Many of these reactions are very serious including seizures and death.(1) A few of the 90 different documented symptoms listed in the report as being caused by aspartame include: Headaches/migraines, dizziness, seizures, nausea, numbness, muscle spasms, weight gain, rashes, depression, fatigue, irritability, tachycardia, insomnia, vision problems, hearing loss, heart palpitations, breathing difficulties, anxiety attacks, slurred speech, loss of taste, tinnitus, vertigo, memory loss, and joint pain.
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Posted: 03 October 2007 at 3:36pm |
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Posted: 03 October 2007 at 3:40pm |
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i will copy the original email from sue kedgley here too - it says it better than i could.
Green Party MP Sue Kedgley says she is very concerned to discover that 81 medicines which may be used by children and young people contain the controversial additive aspartame, which has been linked to a range of adverse reactions.
“This is arguably the most controversial additive in the food supply. Why would such an additive be permitted to be used in medicines, which are supposed to make children get better, especially when there are less controversial sweeteners available?”
In response to a written question, the Minister of Health has confirmed Medsafe has approved 124 medicines containing aspartame, including 81 with dosage instructions for children or young people.
“It worries me that many parents may not be aware that some prescribed and over the counter medicines they may be giving to their children may contain an additive that is linked with adverse reactions,” Ms Kedgley says.
“It is very important that parents do not stop their children from taking necessary medications, however, if they are concerned, they should ask their doctor or pharmacist if there is an equivalent medicine that does not contain aspartame,” Ms Kedgley says.
The Green Party is calling on Medsafe to source medicines for children which do not contain the artificial sweetener aspartame following revelations that 81 medicines which may be used by children and young people contain the controversial additive.
Ms Kedgley is also calling on Medsafe to put pressure on pharmaceutical companies to reformulate their products, and in the meantime ensure medicines containing aspartame are clearly labelled with a warning so parents are aware of its presence and potential for side effects.
“An adverse reaction linked to aspartame may actually be misdiagnosed as being a symptom of another illness resulting in the child being prescribed further unnecessary medications.”
Another concern is that aspartame is not always clearly identified on many labels, Ms Kedgley says.
“There should be a requirement that the word ‘aspartame’ appear prominently on the label, along with a warning statement that it has been linked to a range of adverse reactions.”
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Posted: 03 October 2007 at 3:46pm |
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That's frightening GandT, I wouldn't recommend aspartame for children at all. Its an artifical sweetner and the effects of having it in your diet long term - ie from childhood are unknown.
There have been some links between artifical sweetners and alzhheimers.
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Posted: 03 October 2007 at 3:49pm |
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Wow I had no idea! thanks for letting us all know.
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Posted: 03 October 2007 at 5:07pm |
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wow that is scary. I drink about 2-3 glasses of coke zero a day, have equal for all my coffees, have diet anything and everything i can and have heaps of chewing gum so chances are im overdosing on the stuff. COuld explain a lot really but doesnt it suck that anything diet is probably worse for you than the real thing.
When i was pregnant and avoidign the diet stuff my diabetes nurses were telling me its ok to have diet stuff when pregnant and that there was no risk to my baby, Im glad i didnt listen!
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Posted: 03 October 2007 at 8:49pm |
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ewww and it tastes GROSS, I hate "lite" yoghurts, some taste of it really bad, and "diet coke" and now I know why I hate lemsip.
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Posted: 04 October 2007 at 4:04am |
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Thanks for that!
Revolting stuff- I avoid it like the plague! Never knew about the phenergan- it just seems so pointless to have it in there. I'm pretty sure Sprite has it in both its fatty and diet as well. If you check almost all fizz has it- the only one that I think didn't was bundaberg ginger beer and 7up. Over here they have diet, caffiene free aspartame free cola- it tastes pretty poxy but better than poisoning ourselves!
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Posted: 04 October 2007 at 8:13am |
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I wonder how much is too much. Of that list i would have at least 12 of those symptoms on a regular basis. I wonder how much would be due to all the aspartame i have each day or if the amount i consume isnt actually a lot compared to others.
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Posted: 04 October 2007 at 2:28pm |
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Aspartame is not carcinogenic in small doses. Your intestines can break down a fair bit of it quite normally and put it out with waste I think it is about 40mg per kg of body weight (EDIT: as measured for a 70kg person) or something to that effect.
I think if you are dosing your kids constantly on this stuff then it is going to give you problems but like everything else that is bad for you, should be taken in moderation.
I would hope this would also go for things like metamucil and phenergan!
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