Take the dyes and nutrasweet out of the chewable Benadryl, please!

Posted Sat October 14, 2006 12:00 pm, by Daniela E. written to Pfizer, Inc.

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Dear Makers of Benadryl,

Hello and thank you for making the most used medicinal product in my home! My kids suffer from various allergies and your product has been the most effective treatment for them for several years. When ever a friend tells me about a reaction their kids are having, I say did you try Benadryl yet? It's the first name people think of when they think about sudden allergic reactions. It's a great product, without a doubt. I even use it!

Here is why I'm writing you: My kids are old enough now to use the chewables and fastmelt products you have. They are much eaiser to accurately dispense than their liquid counterpart, and they taste good and I have no problem getting them to take it.

However, both of these products contain artificial sweetners, the chewables (I can say w/certainty because they are in my hand right now) specifically contain aspartame, which ironically my kids are allergic to. In addition, there are artificial colors (red dye no. 27 and blue dye #1). The reason I am pointing this out is that you obviously already know that kids have allergic reactions to some inactive ingredients, such as dyes and sugar and that is why you offer the liquid dye-free, alcohol free, sugar free version. The sugar replacement in this case is not aspartame, but saccharine.

I would like to ask that you make a chewable and/or fastmelt product that does not contain dyes or aspartame. It seems counterintuitive to give my kids a product that aggrivates their allergies when I'm in fact trying to get them relief from their symptoms.

With 3 young kids, I go through bottles of this each allergy season. I'd much rather hand them a pill and not spill any of this *precious* medicine!

I hope to hear from you regarding this or better yet, see the new product on the shelves at my local CVS!

Thank you in advance.

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They already replied back (yay pfizer) by Daniela E Posted Mon October 16, 2006 @ 11:54 PM Dear Daniela, Thank you for your e-mail regarding one of our Benadryl products. We appreciate you taking the time to contact us and would be interested to know more about your use of this product. Please call Consumer Affairs at 1-800-223-0182, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and one of our representatives will be happy to assist you. Please reference the number in the subject line of this e-mail when you call. I have forwarded your e-mail to our Global Product Safety Surveillance and Information Department for their review. Papa Consumer Consultant Consumer Affairs Department Pfizer Consumer Healthcare Reply Was his name *really* Papa?!? by Beth - PFB Site Admin Tue October 17, 2006 @ 5:55 AM Re: Take the dyes and nutrasweet out of the chewable Benadryl, please! by Harleycat Posted Mon October 16, 2006 @ 10:39 AM I can sympathize with you. I have very sensitive skin and I have to use dye and fragrance free detergent. Tide works best. I get so mad when Path Mark (on Hempstead Tpke, yes I live near you) has Tide on sale but they never have the Tide Free. And to answer your question in another post, yes my insurance is through Local 3. How did you know? Yours too? You can e-mail me through my profile. Reply yes, me too... by Daniela E Mon October 16, 2006 @ 11:43 PM Next Contract by Harleycat Tue October 17, 2006 @ 8:55 AM no kidding... by Daniela E Thu October 19, 2006 @ 10:16 PM I heard That by Harleycat Fri October 20, 2006 @ 3:47 PM Tell me about it! by Daniela E Thu October 26, 2006 @ 3:58 PM Re: Take out the dyes and nutrasweet please! by Ree Posted Sun October 15, 2006 @ 1:28 AM Benadryl does make dye free products that don't contain Nutrasweet. http://www.pfizerch.com/product.aspx?id=246 http://www.pfizerch.com/product.aspx?id=384 I don't know if either product is useful to you. I know my nephew suffers from a lot of allergies, and my sister has used the dye free Bendaryl for years with no problems. Reply Very helpful, Ree! by RedheadWGlasses Sun October 15, 2006 @ 11:16 AM Great Info Ree by Gino Version 1.2 Sun October 15, 2006 @ 9:03 PM I saw those too, but... by Beth - PFB Site Admin Sun October 15, 2006 @ 9:04 PM Colors and flavor by RedheadWGlasses Mon October 16, 2006 @ 1:53 PM Shhh...don't tell anyone! by Beth - PFB Site Admin Mon October 16, 2006 @ 3:42 PM LOL!!!! by Ree Mon October 16, 2006 @ 6:10 PM NO!!! by Daniela E Mon October 16, 2006 @ 11:49 PM Actually by LadyMac Wed October 18, 2006 @ 9:31 AM But there is no definitive "test" by Daniela E Thu October 19, 2006 @ 10:24 PM True by LadyMac Fri October 20, 2006 @ 8:08 AM One more thing by LadyMac Fri October 20, 2006 @ 12:52 PM Ok by Leanne~~PFB Site Moderator yes, I apologize for the inconsiderate comment by Daniela E Thu October 26, 2006 @ 4:03 PM Daniela....lighten up....that comment wasn't addressed to the ADHD thing by Ree Sun October 22, 2006 @ 5:26 AM I see... by Daniela E Sun November 12, 2006 @ 3:37 AM Yeah... by Ree Mon October 16, 2006 @ 6:12 PM Yes, but not in the fastmelt or chewable by Daniela E Mon October 16, 2006 @ 11:53 PM Re: Take out the dyes and nutrasweet please! by Leanne~~PFB Site Moderator< Posted Sat October 14, 2006 @ 8:42 PM Great letter! I find it amazing that nutrasweet is in so many things now and there are truly many people allergic to it. I hope they respond and you let us know the results! Reply me too!!!!! by Daniela E Sat October 14, 2006 @ 9:23 PM