Ferrosoferric Oxide
Excipient (pharmacologically inactive substance)
What is it?
FDA regulates color additives used in foods, drugs, cosmetics, and medical devices. Ferric (iron) oxides, also known as ferrosoferric oxides, are inorganic pigments used in the pharmaceutical industry as coating pigments. Iron oxides are also commonly used in the cosmetics industry. Iron oxides for use in pharmaceutical manufacturing may also be synthetic.[1][2]
[1] [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 (Actavis Elizabeth LLC)
- Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine Extended Release 30 mg (Actavis Elizabeth LLC)
- Fluoxetine Hydrochloride 20 mg (Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Gabapentin 300 mg (Aurobindo Pharma)
- Gabapentin 300 mg (Actavis Elizabeth LLC)
- Hydroxyzine Pamoate 25 mg (Watson Pharmaceuticals)
- Hydroxyzine Pamoate 25 mg (Teva Pharmaceuticals USA)
- Lyrica 75 mg (Pfizer U.S. Pharmaceuticals Group)
- Lyrica 150 mg (Pfizer U.S. Pharmaceuticals Group)
- Methylphenidate Hydrochloride Extended-Release 36 mg (Mallinckrodt, Inc.)
- Omeprazole 20 mg (Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
- Omeprazole Delayed Release 20 mg (Kremers Urban)
- Omeprazole Delayed Release 20 mg (Apotex Corp.)
- OxyContin 30 mg (Purdue Pharma LP)
- OxyContin 60 mg (Purdue Pharma LP)
- OxyContin 15 mg (Purdue Pharma LP)
- Ranitidine Hydrochloride 150 mg (Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited)
- Temazepam 30 mg (Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
