Is Vyvanse gluten-free?
Nothing on the labels looks like gluten. We checked 10 product labels for vyvanse and didn't find any ingredients on our gluten red-flag list. Worth noting — this isn't the same as a manufacturer attestation. Formulations can change without notice, and starch sources aren't always disclosed.
Drug context
About Vyvanse
Vyvanse is a brand name for lisdexamfetamine — a prodrug amphetamine used for ADHD and binge eating disorder. The active ingredient is the same across brand and generic versions, but inactive ingredients (excipients) can differ between manufacturers, which is the whole point of this page.
Why this matters
Different manufacturers, different ingredients
Generics of Vyvanse use the same active ingredient, but they aren't required to use the same inactive ingredients. Your pharmacy may switch which manufacturer they dispense between fills, sometimes without telling you. The list below shows each manufacturer's product label as a separate entry, because that's the granularity that actually matters when you're celiac.
The labels
The 10 we checked
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01Teva Pharmaceuticals, Inc. nothing flagged on the label
Inactive ingredients CORN SYRUP · CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM · GUAR GUM · MAGNESIUM STEARATE · MANNITOL · MEDIUM-CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES · MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE · SILICON DIOXIDE · STARCH, CORN · SUCRALOSE
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02Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. nothing flagged on the label
Inactive ingredients CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM · D&C RED NO. 28 · FD&C BLUE NO. 1 · FD&C RED NO. 3 · FD&C RED NO. 40 · FD&C YELLOW NO. 6 · FERRIC OXIDE YELLOW · FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE · GELATIN, UNSPECIFIED · GUAR GUM · MAGNESIUM STEARATE · MALTODEXTRIN · MANNITOL · MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE · MODIFIED CORN STARCH (1-OCTENYL SUCCINIC ANHYDRIDE) · PROPYLENE GLYCOL · SHELLAC · SILICON DIOXIDE · SUCRALOSE · TITANIUM DIOXIDE
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03Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. nothing flagged on the label
Inactive ingredients AMMONIA · CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM · D&C RED NO. 33 · D&C YELLOW NO. 10 · FD&C BLUE NO. 1 · FD&C BLUE NO. 2 · FD&C RED NO. 40 · FERRIC OXIDE RED · FERRIC OXIDE YELLOW · FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE · GELATIN, UNSPECIFIED · MAGNESIUM STEARATE · MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE 102 · PROPYLENE GLYCOL · SHELLAC · SILICON DIOXIDE · SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE · TITANIUM DIOXIDE
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04Teva Pharmaceuticals, Inc. nothing flagged on the label
Inactive ingredients CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM · D&C RED NO. 28 · D&C YELLOW NO. 10 · FD&C BLUE NO. 1 · FD&C GREEN NO. 3 · FD&C RED NO. 40 · FERRIC OXIDE YELLOW · FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE · GELATIN · MAGNESIUM STEARATE · MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE · POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE · PROPYLENE GLYCOL · SHELLAC · TITANIUM DIOXIDE
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05Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc. nothing flagged on the label
Inactive ingredients CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM · GUAR GUM · MAGNESIUM STEARATE · MANNITOL · MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE · SILICON DIOXIDE · SUCRALOSE
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06Elite Laboratories, Inc. nothing flagged on the label
Inactive ingredients CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM · FD&C BLUE NO. 1 · FD&C RED NO. 3 · FD&C YELLOW NO. 6 · FERRIC OXIDE YELLOW · FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE · Fd&C Blue No. 1 · Ferrosoferric Oxide · GELATIN, UNSPECIFIED · MAGNESIUM STEARATE · MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE · Potassium Hydroxide · Shellac · Silicon Dioxide · TITANIUM DIOXIDE
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07Sandoz Inc nothing flagged on the label
Inactive ingredients ALCOHOL · BUTYL ALCOHOL · CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM · D&C YELLOW NO. 10 · FD&C BLUE NO. 1 · FD&C BLUE NO. 2 · FD&C RED NO. 3 · FD&C RED NO. 40 · FD&C YELLOW NO. 5 · FD&C YELLOW NO. 6 · FERRIC OXIDE RED · FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE · GELATIN, UNSPECIFIED · MAGNESIUM STEARATE · MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE · POVIDONE K30 · PROPYLENE GLYCOL · SHELLAC · TITANIUM DIOXIDE
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08Alvogen Inc. nothing flagged on the label
Inactive ingredients CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM · D&C YELLOW NO. 10 · FD&C BLUE NO. 1 · FD&C RED NO. 3 · FD&C RED NO. 40 · FD&C RED No. 3 · FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE · GELATIN, UNSPECIFIED · MAGNESIUM STEARATE · MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE · PROPYLENE GLYCOL · SHELLAC · TITANIUM DIOXIDE
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09Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc. nothing flagged on the label
Inactive ingredients AMMONIA · CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM · D&C RED NO. 28 · FD&C BLUE NO. 1 · FD&C RED NO. 3 · FD&C YELLOW NO. 6 · FERRIC OXIDE YELLOW · FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE · GELATIN · MAGNESIUM STEARATE · MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE · POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE · PROPYLENE GLYCOL · SHELLAC · SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE · TITANIUM DIOXIDE
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10Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc. nothing flagged on the label
Inactive ingredients ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID · CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM · GUAR GUM · MAGNESIUM STEARATE · MALTODEXTRIN · MANNITOL · MEDIUM-CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES · MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE · SILICON DIOXIDE · SODIUM BENZOATE · STARCH, TAPIOCA · SUCRALOSE · TARTARIC ACID
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Background
What “gluten in a medication” actually means
Gluten enters drugs through their excipients — the inactive ingredients used to bind, coat, fill, or stabilize the dose. The main concern is wheat starch as a filler. Source-ambiguous starches (plain “starch”, pregelatinized starch, sodium starch glycolate, modified starch) get flagged for verification because their botanical origin isn't always disclosed on the label.
The 2024 Mangione et al. pediatric NDC analysis (689 NDCs across the top 100 pediatric medications) found 1.5% contained gluten outright; another 25.7% couldn't be confirmed either way. Liquid and oral-suspension formulations carry disproportionate risk because wheat starch is a common thickener. Full methodology →
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