Claim: Videos show flucloxacillin medication contains something that makes it magnetic.
Fact-check: Flucloxacillin capsules contain iron oxide which may make them magnetic - Full Fact
Verdict: we cannot verify the provenance of the videos, but the mhra told full fact that the magnet is most likely attracting the iron oxide food colouring used in the capsule shell.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Daniella De Block Golding
Date published: 2021-12-07T00:00:00