FD&C Blue No. 2
Excipient (pharmacologically inactive substance)
What is it?
FDA has regulatory review for color additives used in foods, drugs, cosmetics, and medical devices. FD&C Blue No. 2 (also known as indigotine, C16H10N2O2) is a colorant used for drug dosage forms such as tablets and capsules. It is also approved for use in foods and cosmetics.[1] [2]
[1] U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Color Additives: FDA's Regulatory Process and Historical Perspectives. Accessed 10/20/2011. http://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/ColorAdditives/RegulatoryProcessHistoricalPerspectives/default.htm
[2] Electronic Code of Federal Registers. Title 21: Food and Drugs. Part 74. Listing of color additives subject to certification. Subpart B. Drugs. Accessed online October 19, 2011. http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr;sid=c387334e82029536a53dde1171ba5481;rgn=div5;view=text;node=21%3A1.0.1.1.27;idno=21;cc=ecfr#21:1.0.1.1.27.2.31.35
Top Medications with this excipient
- Alprazolam 2 mg (Dava Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Alprazolam 1 mg (Actavis)
- Alprazolam 1 mg (Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Alprazolam 1 mg (Dava Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Alprazolam 1 mg (Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine 10 mg (Core Pharmaceuticals Inc)
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine Extended Release 20 mg (Actavis Elizabeth LLC)
- Clonazepam 1 mg (Accord Healthcare, Inc.)
- Cyclobenzaprine Hydrochloride 10 mg (Teva Pharmaceuticals)
- Morphine Sulfate SR 30 mg (Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals)
- Morphine Sulfate SR 15 mg (Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals)
- Oxycodone Hydrochloride 30 mg (Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals)
- Oxycodone Hydrochloride 30 mg (Actavis)
- Oxycodone Hydrochloride 15 mg (Actavis)
- Oxycodone Hydrochloride 15 mg (Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals)
- Oxycodone Hydrochloride 20 mg (Nesher Pharmaceuticals USA LLC)
- Oxycodone Hydrochloride 30 mg (Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.)
- Sertraline Hydrochloride 50 mg (Camber Pharmaceuticals)
- Viagra 100 mg (Pfizer U.S. Pharmaceuticals Group)
- Xanax 1 mg (Pfizer U.S. Pharmaceuticals Group)
