FD&C Green No. 3
Excipient (pharmacologically inactive substance)
What is it?
FD&C Green No. 3, also known as Fast Green FCF is a food, drug and cosmetic synthetic dye with an aquamarine color. It is listed as a safe additive by the FDA. However, the European Union does not allow the use of Fast Green. This substance has been found to have tumorigenic effects in experimental animals, as well as mutagenic effects in both experimental animals and humans.[1] It's use in coloring foods, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics may be of quantities allowable by the U.S. FDA.
[1] 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#21:1.0.1.1.27.1.31.6
Top Medications with this excipient
- Aspirin, Butalbital and Caffeine 325 mg / 50 mg / 40 mg (Watson Pharmaceuticals)
- Cephalexin 500 mg (Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories,Ltd.)
- Cephalexin Monohydrate 500 mg (Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Dexamethasone 4 mg (Roxane Laboratories, Inc.)
- Doxepin Hydrochloride 100 mg (Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Hydroxyzine Pamoate 25 mg (Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Hydroxyzine Pamoate 50 mg (Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Indomethacin 50 mg (Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Indomethacin 25 mg (Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Indomethacin SR 75 mg (Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Ketoprofen 75 mg (Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Methylphenidate Hydrochloride 10 mg (Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Omeprazole 20 mg (Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Omeprazole Delayed Release 40 mg (Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Piroxicam 20 mg (Teva Pharmaceuticals USA)
- Prazosin Hydrochloride 1 mg (Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Temazepam 15 mg (Actavis)
- Vistaril 25 mg (Pfizer U.S. Pharmaceuticals Group)
- Vistaril 50 mg (Pfizer U.S. Pharmaceuticals Group)
- Zaleplon 10 mg (Teva Pharmaceuticals USA)
