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            Oils in Medication

            Published by Dr José Costa at 07/01/2023

            Are you aware of the use of oils, often unrefined, as ingredients in products we use daily?⁣

             

            Started by looking into Becodefence and the information about it being safe for sesame allergy sufferers.⁣

            This is a wrong claim as one of the Sesame’s proteins (Ses i 1) is a Storage Protein, 2S Albumin, which is stable to heat and digestion.⁣

             

            So are other medications safe or not?⁣

            Actually there is significant variability and this is where we should be more cautious.⁣

            (more information on this can be seen at http://emc.medicines.org.uk)⁣

             

            The most common ones containing peanut oil (focusing mainly in Paediatrics) are:

            • Cerumol (for removing ear wax)⁣
            • Siopel barrier cream⁣
            • Zinc and castor oil ointment⁣
            • Calamine oily lotion⁣
            • Dermovate (topical steroid cream)⁣
            • Naseptin cream⁣
            • Abidec multivitamin drops – safe as it is refined oil⁣
            • Isotretinoin capsules (for treating acne)⁣
            • Sustanon (testosterone injection)⁣
            • Calogen (high fat calorie supplement)⁣

             

            Regarding Sesame oil (and apart from the example above), it is used in:

            • Solvent for intramuscular injections⁣
            • Fragrance ingredient⁣
            • Skin-conditioning agents⁣
            • May be added to hair conditioners and skin masks⁣
            Examples of products containing oils

            But how are oils refined?

            • The process involves the use of chemicals (mainly hexane, which is a byproduct of petroleum). They can also be neutralized, filtered or deodorized.⁣
            • To make matters worse, the process leads to the making of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Due to its smell, bleach is used to deodorize it.⁣
            • Also the oils taken from the seeds oxidize and turn into trans fats.⁣

             

            So, please don’t use refined oils for cooking!⁣

             

            But is it all that bad?⁣

            • A study in Sweden looking at children taking vitamin A and D supplementation in either water-soluble form or in arachis (peanut) oil for at least the first year of life did have some interesting results.⁣
            • The ones taking the vitamins in peanut oil had lower incidence of peanut allergy.⁣

             

            The bottom line is:

            • Read labels and if in doubt do not take medication.⁣
            • See if the oil is refined or unrefined.⁣
            • Ask your GP, Paediatrician or Allergist if the medication is safe for you or your child

             

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