Medications, Cosmetics, and Toiletries Important All medications for a heart condition, diabetes, abnormal blood pressure, stroke, kidney disease, lung disease, depression, epilepsy, the immune system (transplant anti-rejection), and cancer treatment (including precautionary) may be taken on Pesach. Furthermore, all prescription medication taken on a regular basis for chronic conditions should only be changed with the consultation of your physician and Rav. (If you can not reach your physician, you should continue to take your regular prescription and not change.) Some examples of such chronic conditions include the following: Any psychiatric condition, prostate condition, Crohn’s Disease, celiac, colitis, high cholesterol, Parkinson’s Disease, anemia, multiple sclerosis, thyroid condition, and asthma. Some forms of medications listed here may be permissible according to basic Halacha regardless of their content, but we list them for the benefit of those who wish to be stringent and use only chometz-free varieties. Consult your Rav for guidance. This is a very partial list, for Pesach 5781 / 2021 only. The omission of any specific brand or product does not necessarily imply that it contains chometz or that it is not permissible for use on Pesach. - This list refers only to products manufactured in the U.S. Products manufactured in other countries, including Canada, even with the same brand names, may have different formulations. - Most of the medications, cosmetics and toiletries listed are not under supervision and their listing here, taken primarily from Rabbi Bess’ list and based on information from the manufacturer, pertains only to their lack of chometz, not to the general Kashrus of their ingredients. Many of the medications contain kitniyos, which is permissible when taken for medicinal purposes. – Many items are available from Adwe Products with Kosher for Pesach certification, and are certified free of chometz, kitniyos and animal derivatives. An extensive coverage of medications, cosmetics and toiletries which are acceptable for Pesach, prepared by Rabbi Gershon Bess, is available from the Kollel Bais Avrohom of Los Angeles, and may be ordered by calling the Kollel at (323) 933-7193. It is also available locally at Borenstein’s and Spitzer’s Bookstores. Updates to the list will be posted at kehilasyaakov.org. No one should refrain from taking any required medication, even if it contains chometz, without first consulting his physician and Rav. ANALGESICS: Advil tablets & caplets - only regular coated, not film-coated [check the upper right portion of the label for the words “FILM-COATED”], Aleve - blue pill (not blue capsule), Bayer Aspirin (all forms), Bayer Children’s Aspirin, Motrin Children’s Register online to receive email updates: cordetroit.com/pesach 26 Suspension - all flavors; Motrin Infants’ Drops - all flavors, Motrin IB Coated caplets, Tylenol tablets & Extra Strength caplets, Continue on next page…
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