- IMPORTANT: No one should discontinue or avoid taking medications that have been prescribed to them without consulting their doctor and Rabbi.
- Medication which tastes bitter when chewed is permitted. However, one should not take a pill that contains chametz if there is a chametz-free alternative.
- Liquid and chewable medications, as well as coatings of medications that contain chametz, should not be used.
- Vitamins and food supplements that contain chametz should not be used.
- Medicine containing kitniyot is permitted for someone who feels ill.
- Products that are only permitted for medical reasons should be used in separate utensils.
- The above guidelines do not address the question of consuming medicines on Shabbat or Yom Tov.
The following is a list of basic over the counter products that are chametz-free but may contain kitniyot. The list does not verify the general kashrut of the medications.
Items must be in exact format as shown and exactly as named.
| Chametz-Free Medications | HIDDEN |
|---|---|
| Allergy and Cold & Cough Relief | HEADING |
| Advil Cold & Flu | |
| Advil Cold & Sinus Plus | |
| Advil Cold & Sinus Nighttime | |
| Aerius | |
| Allegra 12 Hour 60 mg tablet | |
| Allegra 24 Hour 120 mg tablet | |
| Allegra-D | |
| Benadryl Liquid Elixir | |
| Benadryl Allergy Caplets | |
| Benadryl Extra Strength Nighttime Caplets | |
| Benylin Cold and Sinus Plus+ | |
| Benylin Cold and Sinus Day/Night | |
| Claritin Allergy+Sinus Tablet | |
| Claritin Allergy+Sinus Extra Strength | |
| Claritin Kids Syrup | |
| Coricidin HBP Antihistamine Cough & Cold | |
| Reactine Tablets | |
| Reactine Allergy & Sinus | |
| Sudafed Sinus Advance | |
| Sudafed Head Cold + Sinus Extra Strength | |
| Analgesics/Pain Relief | HEADING |
| Advil Tablets/Caplets | |
| Advil Extra Strength Caplets | |
| Advil Muscle & Joint | |
| Advil - Pediatric Drops (All Flavours) | |
| Advil - Children's Advil (All Flavours) | |
| Advil - Junior Strength Swallow Tablets (NOT Chewables) | |
| Aleve Caplets | |
| Anacin | |
| Aspirin Regular Strength Tablets/Caplets | |
| Aspirin Extra-Strength Tablets | |
| Aspirin Stomach Guard Extra Strength | |
| Aspirin Stomach Guard Regular Strength | |
| Midol PMS Complete | |
| Midol Menstrual Complete | |
| Midol Teen Complete | |
| Motrin IB Regular Strength | |
| Motrin IB Extra Strength | |
| Motrin IB Super Strength | |
| Motrin Suspensions and Concentrated Drops | |
| Tempra Syrup | |
| Tylenol Regular Strength Caplets/Tablets | |
| Tylenol Extra Strength Caplets | |
| Antacids | HEADING |
| Alka-Seltzer | |
| Pepcid AC | |
| Pepcid AC Maximum Strength | |
| Pepcid Tablets | |
| Zantac | |
| Anti-Diarrhea | HEADING |
| Imodium Caplets | |
| Pepto-Bismol Liquid | |
| Pepto-Bismol Liquid Extra Strength | |
| Anti-Nausea | HEADING |
| Diclectin | |
| Gravol Filmkote Tablets | |
| Laxatives | HEADING |
| Benefibre (Canadian version only) (The US version of Benefiber is chametz) | |
| Metamucil Original Coarse Powder (non-kitniyot) Also acceptable with Non-Medicinal Ingredient: sucrose | |
| RestoraLAX | |
| Phillips' Milk of Magnesia Original | |
| Senokot Tablets | |
| Senokot•S | |
| Prenatal Vitamins | HEADING |
| PregVit | |
| PregVit Folic 5 |