They have no taste
alef Medications that have no taste may be used on Passover.
They have taste
bet Medications that have taste require verification of their kashrut.
There is taste and a concern of chametz
gimel Medications that have taste and contain chametz or a concern of chametz, and that one needs to take in a manner permitted on Passover (as below, sections he – vav – zayin), if they are in his possession before Passover, he should place them in an area sold to a non-Jew, and each time he needs them he should take them out of the non-Jew’s domain, explicitly intend that he does not wish to acquire ownership of them, use them, and return them to the non-Jew’s domain.
Buying at a pharmacy
dalet If one buys at a pharmacy [where a sale of chametz was performed], he should intend that he does not wish to acquire it for himself; and even though the medication is in his home, nevertheless it remains in the non-Jew’s domain.
How an infant or child should take the medication
he The manner of taking the medication [that has taste] for an infant or child should be through a child under bar mitzvah, who gives it to the infant who needs it; and if the one who needs it is an older child but still under the age of mitzvot, he should take it himself.
How an adult should take it [when it is permitted to take on Passover]
vav An adult who needs to take flavored syrup must have the medication in the non-Jew’s domain, as above, and each time he needs it he should take it out of the non-Jew’s domain and make the medication bitter.
A pill to be swallowed
zayin An adult who needs to take a flavored pill to be swallowed should ask the doctor whether it is possible to take the pill and dissolve it; and if the pill cannot be dissolved, the medication must be in the non-Jew’s domain, as above, and each time he needs it he should take it out of the non-Jew’s domain and make the water bitter.
