Ferric Oxide Yellow
Excipient (pharmacologically inactive substance)
What is it?
FDA regulates color additives used in foods, drugs, cosmetics, and medical devices. Ferric oxide yellow is an inorganic yellow pigment used in the pharmaceutical industry as a coating pigment. It is also known as yellow iron oxide [FeOH3]. It exists as an amorphous yellow powder, and is primarily used in the cosmetics industry.[1] [2]
[1] Dave RH. Overview of pharmaceutical excipients used in tablets and capsules. Drug Topics (online). Advanstar. 10/24/2008 http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Top+News/Overview-of-pharmaceutical-excipients-used-in-tabl/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/561047. Accessed 08/19/2011
[2] 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
Top Medications with this excipient
- Acetaminophen and Tramadol Hydrochloride 325 mg / 37.5 mg (Amneal Pharmaceuticals)
- Amoxicillin Trihydrate 500 mg (Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine Extended Release 20 mg (Global Pharmaceuticals)
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine Extended Release 30 mg (Actavis Elizabeth LLC)
- Cyclobenzaprine Hydrochloride 10 mg (Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Cyclobenzaprine Hydrochloride 10 mg (Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc.)
- Cyclobenzaprine Hydrochloride 10 mg (InvaGen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
- Cyclobenzaprine Hydrochloride 10 mg (KVK Tech, Inc.)
- Cyclobenzaprine Hydrochloride 5 mg (InvaGen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
- Cyclobenzaprine Hydrochloride 5 mg (Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc.)
- Diclofenac Sodium Delayed Release 75 mg (Pack Pharmaceuticals, LLC)
- Gabapentin 300 mg (Ascend Laboratories, LLC)
- Gabapentin 300 mg (Aurobindo Pharma)
- Mirtazapine 15 mg (Aurobindo Pharma)
- Naproxen 500 mg (InvaGen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
- OxyContin 40 mg (Purdue Pharma LP)
- OxyContin 30 mg (Purdue Pharma LP)
- OxyContin 80 mg (Purdue Pharma LP)
- Sertraline Hydrochloride 100 mg (InvaGen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)
- Sertraline Hydrochloride 100 mg (Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc)
