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
- Amlodipine Besylate and Benazepril Hydrochloride 2.5 mg / 10 mg (Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Inc.)
- Carbamazepine Extended-Release 300 mg (Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.)
- Carbamazepine Extended-Release 200 mg (Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.)
- Chlordiazepoxide Hydrochloride 10 mg (Solco Healthcare U.S., LLC)
- Dexamethasone 4 mg (Roxane Laboratories, Inc.)
- Diltiazem Hydrochloride Extended-Release 420 mg (Inwood Laboratories Inc)
- Diltiazem Hydrochloride Extended-Release 300 mg (Physicians Total Care, Inc.)
- Flagyl 375 375 mg (Pfizer U.S. Pharmaceuticals Group)
- Hydroxyzine Pamoate 25 mg (Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Hydroxyzine Pamoate 50 mg (Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Indomethacin 50 mg (Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Lithium Carbonate 300 mg (West-Ward Pharmaceutical Corporation)
- Methylphenidate Hydrochloride 10 mg (Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Methylphenidate Hydrochloride Extended-Release (CD) 10 mg (Teva Pharmaceuticals)
- Omeprazole 20 mg (Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Prazosin Hydrochloride 1 mg (Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Temazepam 15 mg (Actavis)
- Tiazac 420 mg (Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
- Tiazac 300 mg (Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
- Zaleplon 5 mg (Corepharma LLC)
