Help Investigate Whether a Med is Derived From Animals

August 2022

Some patients will ask you if their meds contain ingredients from animal sources.

People may need or want to avoid products derived from animals due to religious beliefs...an allergy...or personal preferences.

For instance, Armour Thyroid comes from desiccated pig thyroid...enoxaparin from pig intestines...Premarin from pregnant mares’ urine...and some flu vaccines are grown in chicken eggs (Afluria, etc).

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