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animal-derived products
Drugs Containing Animal Products:
1) bee pollen, bees wax
2) calcium: bone meal, oyster shell
3) chondroitin: cartilage
4) conjugated estrogens: Mare's urine (horse)
5) dessicated thyroid: pig thyroid
6) gelatin: connective tissue
7) glucosamine: marine exoskeleton (corn source exists) [1]
8) heme iron, non-hem iron available from plant sources
9) heparins: pig intestinal mucosa
10) lanolin: wool
11) omega-3 fatty acids: fish, algae source of DHA available
12) pancreatic enzymes: pig
References
- Prescriber's Letter 19(3): 2012
Drugs Containing Animal Products
Detail-Document#: 280311
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