D&C Red No. 7 Calcium Lake
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Feb 26, 2024.
Excipient (pharmacologically inactive substance)
What is it?
D&C Red No. 7 Calcium Lake is a drug and cosmetic synthetic dye. The FDA lists it as a safe additive for drugs and cosmetics as per FDA standards. In cosmetics, it can be used externally and in general cosmetics.[1]
According to the FDA, lakes are formed by reacting straight dyes (such as D&C Red No. 7) with precipitants and salts. Aluminum is often a component, but other precipitants such as calcium or sodium may be used. Lakes may be used as color additives for tablet coatings due to their stability, and may also be used for cosmetics such as eye shadows and lipsticks.[2]
Its use in coloring pharmaceuticals and cosmetics may only be of quantities allowable by the U.S. FDA. The color additive D&C Red No. 7 may be safely used for coloring drugs such that the combined total of D&C Red No. 6 and D&C Red No. 7 does not exceed 5 milligrams per daily dose of the drug.[3]
List of medications using D&C Red No. 7 Calcium Lake
- Acetaminophen, Butalbital, Caffeine and Codeine 325 mg / 50 mg / 40 mg / 30 mg
- Amitriptyline Hydrochloride 75 mg
- Bisacodyl Delayed Release 5 mg
- Bupropion Hydrochloride 100 mg
- Erythrocin Stearate Filmtab 250 mg
- Indomethacin 25 mg
- Indomethacin 50 mg
- Morphine Sulfate Extended-Release 30 mg
- Morphine Sulfate Extended-Release 30 mg
- MS Contin 30 mg
- Multivitamin with Fluoride (Chewable) multivitamin with fluoride 0.5 mg
- Multivitamin with Fluoride (Chewable) multivitamin with fluoride 1 mg
- Oxazepam 15 mg
- Oxazepam 10 mg
- Pepcid Complete (Berry) famotidine 10 mg / calcium carbonate 800 mg / magnesium hydroxide 165 mg
- Prilosec 10 mg
- Prilosec 40 mg
- Prilosec 20 mg
- Tramadol Hydrochloride Extended-Release 200 mg
- Unisom SleepMelts diphenhydramine hydrochloride 25 mg
References
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Cosmetics. Color Additives Permitted for Use. Accessed 8/20/2012. http://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/VoluntaryCosmeticsRegistrationProgramVCRP/OnlineRegistration/ucm109084.htm
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Color Additives and Cosmetics. Updated 4/29/2007. Accessed 8/20/2012. http://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/ColorAdditives/ColorAdditivesinSpecificProducts/InCosmetics/ucm110032.htm
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Color Additives and Cosmetics. Updated 4/29/2007. Accessed 8/20/2012. 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#21:1.0.1.1.27.2.31.16
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