D&C Red No. 27
Excipient (pharmacologically inactive substance)
What is D&C Red No. 27?
D&C Red No. 27 is a drug and cosmetic synthetic dye. The FDA lists it as a safe additive for drugs and cosmetics as per FDA standards. D&C Red No. 27 may be safely used for coloring drugs generally in amounts consistent with current good manufacturing practice and all batches must be certified. In cosmetics, it can be used externally and in general cosmetics, including lipsticks, but is not to be used in cosmetics close to the eye.[1] Its use in coloring pharmaceuticals and cosmetics may only be of quantities allowable by the FDA.[1][2]
[1] U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Cosmetics. Color Additives Permitted for Use. Accessed 8/20/2012. http://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/VoluntaryCosmeticsRegistrationProgramVCRP/OnlineRegistration/ucm109084.htm
[2] U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Color Additives and Cosmetics. Updated 4/29/2007. Accessed 8/20/2012. http://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/ColorAdditives/ColorAdditivesinSpecificPr
Top Medications Containing D&C Red No. 27
- Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone Bitartrate 500 mg / 10 mg (Vintage Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Acetaminophen and Propoxyphene Napsylate 650 mg / 100 mg (Teva Pharmaceuticals USA)
- Acetaminophen and Propoxyphene Napsylate 650 mg / 100 mg (Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals)
- Amitriptyline Hydrochloride 10 mg (Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Diclofenac Sodium Extended-Release 100 mg (Teva Pharmaceuticals USA)
- Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride 25 mg (New World Imports, Inc)
- Estradiol 1 mg (Teva Pharmaceuticals USA)
- Haloperidol 2 mg (Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Ibudone 10 mg / 200 mg (ProEthic Laboratories LLC)
- Levothyroxine Sodium 175 mcg (0.175 mg) (Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Levothyroxine Sodium 112 mcg (0.112 mg) (Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Levothyroxine Sodium 112 mcg (0.112 mg) (Lannett Company, Inc.)
- Levothyroxine Sodium 175 mcg (0.175 mg) (Lannett Company, Inc.)
- Metoprolol Tartrate 50 mg (Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Metoprolol Tartrate 50 mg (Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Morphine Sulfate SR 30 mg (Ethex Corporation)
- Oxycodone Hydrochloride 10 mg (Ethex Corporation)
- Pramipexole Dihydrochloride 0.5 mg (Zydus Pharmaceuticals)
- Synthroid 175 mcg (0.175 mg) (Abbott Laboratories)
- Synthroid 112 mcg (0.112 mg) (Abbott Laboratories)
