USE OF ASPARTAME BY PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES

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Subject: USE OF ASPARTAME BY PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES

Use of Aspartame By Pharmaceutical Companies

Copyright 1996 Leading Edge Research

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Aspartame is not only used in food, per se, but is also used in
pharmaceutical products. You might be surprised by the number of
products
that contain aspartame. A sample research project was initiated in
April
1994, with requests to companies that produce pharmaceuticals. A number
of
companies failed to respond to a request for information. Some
companies
did respond. Pumping aspartame into children is a priority:

Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceuticals:

    * J&J/Merck Consumer Pharmaceuticals:

Mylanta Natural Fiber Supplement,
Sugar Free.

Lederle Laboratories:

    * Centrum,Jr vitamins contain aspartame.

McNeil Consumer Products: The following McNeil Products contain
aspartame:

    * Childrens TYLENOL acetaminophen Fruit Flavored Chewable Tablets
    * Childrens TYLENOL acetaminophen Grape Flavored Chewable Tablets
    * Childrens TYLENOL acetaminophen Cold Multi-Symptom Chewable
Tablets
    * Junior Strength TYLENOL acetaminophen Fruit Flavored Chewable
Tablets
    * Junior Strength TYLENOL acetaminophen Grape Flavored Chewable
Tablets
    * PEDIACARE Cold-Allergy Tablets for Ages 6 to 12
    * PEDIACARE Cough-Cold Tablets for Ages 6 to 12
    * PEDICARE Childrens Cold Relief Tablets
    * TYLENOL Cold and Flu Hot Medication
    * TYLENOL Cold and Flu No Drowsiness Formula Hot Medication
    * Childrens Chewable CO-TYLENOLv

Miles Incorporated: The following Miles products contain aspartame:

    * ALKA-SELTZER PLUS Night-time Cold Medicine
    * ALKA-SELTZER PLUS Cold and Cough Medicine
    * ALKA-SELTZER PLUS Sinus Allergy Medicine
    * BUGS BUNNY Vitamin Products (ALL)
    * FLINTSTONES Plus Calcium Multivitamin Supplement
    * FLINTSTONES Complete Multivitamin Supplement
    * FLINTSTONES Childrens Chewable Multivitamin

A.H. Robbins Company, Inc: The following Robbins product contains
aspartame.

    * DIMETAPP Cold and Allergy Chewable Tablets

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company: The following BMS product contains
aspartame:

    * CEFZIL

Mead Johnson Nutritionals: The following MJN products contain
aspartame:

    * TEMPRA 3 Chewable Tablets, 80mg acetaminophen tablet (3.3mg
phenylalinine/tab)
    * TEMPRA 3 Double Strength Chewable Tablets, 160mg acetominophen
(6.6mg
Phen/tab)

Glaxo Pharmaceuticals: The following Glaxo product contains aspartame:

    * Zantac Efferdose

Bio-Pharmaceutics: The following Bio-Pharmaceutics products contain
aspartame:

    * Childrens Chewable Acetiminophen

Pennex Products: The following Pennex Products subsidiaries manufacture

products containing aspartame: (Most introduced in 1987):

    * American Stores: SKAGGS ALPHA BETA Childrens Pain Reliever
    * Consumer Value Stores: CVS Childrens Non-Aspirin Pain Reliever
    * Drug Guild Dist: DRUG GUILD childrens anti-pain Chewable Tablets
    * First Nat'l Supermarkets: FINAST Childrens Non-Aspirin Pain
Reliever
    * Greenbax Enterprises: PRICE-WISE Childrens Non-Aspirin Pain
Reliever
    * Hannaford Bros: SHOP'N SAVE Childrens Non-Aspirin Pain Reliever
    * J.C.Penny: TREASURY Childrens Chewable Non-Aspirin Pain Reliever
    * Kinney Drugs: KINNEY"S Childrens Chewable Non-Aspirin Pain
Reliever
    * LaVerdiere's Super Drug: LV ACTION SOOTHSALL Childrens
Non-Aspirin
    * Legend Pharmaceuticals: LEGEND Childrens Chewable Non-Aspirin
P.R.
    * Malone & Hyde: HYDE PARK Childrens Non-Aspirin Pain Reliever
    * Marsh Supermarkets: MARSH Childrens Non-Aspirin Pain Reliever
    * Osco Drug: OSCO Childrens Chewable Non-Aspirin Pain Reliever
    * Pay'n Save Stores: PAY'N SAVE Childrens Chewable Non-Aspirin Pain

Reliever
    * Penned Products: GOOD HEALTH Childrens Non-Aspirin Pain Reliever
    * Peoples Drug Stores: PEOPLES Childrens Chewable Non-Aspirin Pain
Reliever
    * Piggly Wiggly Corp: PIGGLY WIGGLY Childrens Chewable Non-Aspirin
P.R.
    * Rite Aid Corp.: RITE AID Childrens Aceteminophen Non-Aspirin Pain

Reliever
    * Scriver: SUPER TRU Childrens Non-Aspirin Pain Reliever
(Acetaminophen)
    * Wegman's Food Markets: WEGMANS Childrens Chewable Acetaminophen

Whitehall Labs: The following Whitehall Labs product contains
aspartame:

    * Childrens Anacin-3 Chewable Tablets

Cenci Powder: The following Cenci products contain aspartame:

    * NATURLAX Natural Fiber Laxative
    * LIFE LINE Natural Fiber Laxative

H & PC Products: The following H&PC product contains aspartame:

    * SUGAR FREE METAMUCIL

L.Perrigo: The following subsidiary product lines contain aspartame:

    * Eckerd: ECKERD Sugar Free Natural Fiber Laxative
    * Fay's: FAY'S Sugar Free Natural Vegetable Laxative
    * Longs: LONGS Sugar Free Natural Vegetable Powder Laxative
    * Payless: PAYLESS Sugar Free Natural Vegetable Powder Laxative
    * Perrigo: Sugar Free Natural Vegetable Powder
    * Perry: PERRY Drug Stores Sugar Free Natural Veg.Powder Bulk
Laxative
    * Raley's: RALEY'S Sugar Free Natural Vegetable Powder
    * Rite Aid: RITE AID Sugar Free Regular Flavor Nat.Veg.Bulk Powder
    * Squibb: SQUIBBCARE Sugar Free Natural Fiber Laxative
    * Thrifty: THRIFTY Sugar Free Natural Vegetable Laxative

Hall Laboratories: The following Hall Labs products contain aspartame:

    * HEALTH BALANCE Childrens Chewable Multivitamin
    * ZOO CHEWS Animal-Shaped Chewable Multivitamin

Mediguard: The following Mediguard product contains aspartame:

    * MEDIGUARD Childens Multivitamin Supplement (Cherry,Orange and
Grape)

Equate: The following Equate product contains aspartame:

    * EQUATE Chewable Vitamins Animal-Shaped (with Iron)

Meijer: The following Meijer product contains aspartame:

    * MEIJER CIRCUS SHAPES (Complete with Calcium,Iron and Minerals)
    * MIEJER CIRCUS SHAPES (with Iron)

Perrigo: The following additional Perrigo product contains aspartame:

    * ANIMAL SHAPES Chewable Vitamins Plus Extra C
    * ANIMAL SHAPES Chewable Vitamins Complete
    * ANIMAL SHAPES Chewable Vitamins With Iron

Raley's: The following Raleys product contains aspartame:

    * Childrens Chewable Vitamins With Iron

Lifeline Nutritional: The following subsidiary lines contain aspartame:

    * Lucky Stores: Mediguard Childrens Multivitamin Supplement with
Iron

P.Leiner: The following Leiner subsidiary products contain aspartame:

    * Carls Drug Co: CARLS DRUG Childrens Chewable Multivitamin
    * Malone & Hyde: HYDES PARK Childrens Chewable Multivitamin
    * Hills Dept Stores: HILLS Childrens Chewable Multivitamin
    * Kent Co: DART Childen's Chewable Multivitamin
    * Big B Discount Drugs: BIG B Childrens Chewable Multivitamin
    * LKS Products, Inc: MEDI-GUARD Childrens Chewable Multivitamins
    * Revco Drug Stores: REVCO Childrens Chewable Multivitamins
    * Longs Drug Stores: LONGS Children's Chewable Multivitamin
    * Gray Drug Fair, Inc: GRAY DRUG FAIR Childrens Chewable
Multivitamin

Pharmavite Corp:

    * ECKARD DRUG: Childrens Chewable Multivitamin
    * LONGS DRUG Childrens Chewable Multivitamin
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REFERENCES

Data obtained from Aspartame Research Group forwarded to Leading Edge
Research.

(Web sites with more information on aspartame, http://www.wnho.net ,
http://www.dorway.com and http://www.holisticmed.com/aspartame