What medications are permissable to use on passover?
• ANSWER: The following are the OU guidelines for consuming medications on Passover: 1. Creams, pills (non-chewable and uncoated) and injections may be owned and used on Pesach even if they contain chametz or kitnios, since they are inedible. This covers most medicines used by adults. a. It is permissible to grind pills and mix the powder into food items so that a child can take medicine on Pesach. However, a doctor must be consulted to make sure that the child is getting the correct dosage and that the potency of the pill isn’t compromised by grinding it up. 2. Liquid medicines, chewable pills (and pills coated with a flavored glaze) are edible and may contain chametz and/or kitnios. Therefore: a. If possible, they should be replaced – under the direction of a doctor – with a non-chewable, uncoated pill. b. If substitution is not possible and the person is in a state of sakanah or safek sakanah (any possible danger to human life), they may own and consume the medication. The same appl
