The Inactive Ingredients in Pills Can Cause Side Effects, Too

The annoying, even life-threatening, side effects of a medication may not actually be caused by the drug itself, explains a new study out Wednesday. Sometimes, the stuff used to make pills go down easier—the inactive ingredients—could trigger a person’s allergies or intolerances.

Doctors have occasionally spotted cases of allergy brought on by a drug’s inactive ingredients, which can include dyes, sugars, and even foods. But according to study author Carlo Traverso, a gastroenterologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital as well as an assistant professor in MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, there hasn’t been a large study that’s tried to gauge how much of a risk these ingredients could pose.

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The Inactive Ingredients in Pills Can Cause Side Effects, Too

The Inactive Ingredients in Pills Can Cause Side Effects, Too

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