Splenda in drugs

Eight percent of the artificial sweetener Splenda is currently sold to pharmaceutical companies for over-the-counter cold remedies, lozenges and vitamins sold in America. Tate & Lyle, Splenda's manufacturers, hopes to replicate their success in this product area in Europe.

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Existing applications include vitamin tablets, throat lozenges, and cold remedies. Currently 8% of SPLENDA Sucralose (by sales revenue) is sold into the pharmaceutical industry, 39% into beverages and 53% into food.

Tate & Lyle, the world’s only manufacturer of SPLENDA Sucralose, is set to respond to demand in the European pharmaceutical industry for sweetening ingredients for use in new product development and reformulation. SPLENDA Sucralose is a no-calorie sweetener that is made from sugar and tastes like sugar. In the food and beverage industry it has enjoyed phenomenal uptake across the globe, stimulating brand extensions and enabling the development of new healthy-lifestyle products. It has also been used extensively in pharmaceutical applications by companies in the United States, having been included in the US Pharmacopeia. Many world renowned companies already use SPLENDA Sucralose in their products in the United States. Existing applications include vitamin tablets, throat lozenges, and cold remedies. Currently 8% of SPLENDA Sucralose (by sales revenue) is sold into the pharmaceutical industry, 39% into beverages and 53% into food.

The following symptoms have been noticed within a 24-hour period following consumption of Splenda products:

• Skin -- Redness, itching, swelling, blistering, weeping, crusting, rash, eruptions, or hives (itchy bumps or welts). These are the most common allergic symptoms that people have.
  
• Lungs -- Wheezing, tightness, cough, or shortness of breath.
  
• Head -- Swelling of the face, eyelids, lips, tongue, or throat; headaches and migraines (severe headaches).
  
• Nose -- Stuffy nose, runny nose (clear, thin discharge), sneezing.
  
• Eyes -- Red (bloodshot), itchy, swollen, or watery.
  
• Stomach -- Bloating, gas, pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or bloody diarrhea.
  
• Heart -- Palpitations or fluttering.
  
• Joints -- Joint pains or aches.
  
• Neurological -- Anxiety, dizziness, spaced-out sensation, depression.