D&C Red No. 27
Excipient (pharmacologically inactive substance)
What is it?
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/ColorAdditivesinSpecificProducts/InCosmetics/ucm110032.htm
Top Medications with this excipient
- Acetaminophen and Caffeine 500 mg / 65 mg (L.N.K. International, Inc.)
- Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone Bitartrate 500 mg / 10 mg (Vintage Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Amitriptyline Hydrochloride 10 mg (Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine 20 mg (Core Pharmaceuticals Inc)
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine 30 mg (Core Pharmaceuticals Inc)
- ConRx Allergy diphenhydramine hydrochloride 25 mg (Eagle Distributors,Inc.)
- Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride 25 mg (Major Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride 25 mg (Time Cap Laboratories Inc)
- Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride 25 mg (A&Z Pharmaceutical, Inc.)
- Estradiol 1 mg (Teva Pharmaceuticals USA)
- Excedrin Tension Headache acetaminophen 500 mg / caffeine 65 mg (Novartis Corporation)
- Levothyroxine Sodium 112 mcg (0.112 mg) (Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Metoprolol Tartrate 50 mg (Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Metoprolol Tartrate 50 mg (Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Oxycodone Hydrochloride 10 mg (Zydus Pharmaceuticals)
- Oxycodone Hydrochloride 10 mg (Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.)
- Phenylephrine Hydrochloride 5 mg (North Safety Products)
- Pramipexole Dihydrochloride 0.5 mg (Zydus Pharmaceuticals)
- Promethazine Hydrochloride 25 mg (Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Spectracef 200 mg (Cornerstone BioPharma Inc)
