rule 127
List of colours permitted to be used in drugs.−(1) No drug shall contain a colour
The Drugs and Cosmetics Act and RulesPart XII STANDARDS
(1) No drug shall contain a colour other than specified below :- (1) Natural Colours: Annatto, Carotene, Chlorophyll, Cochineal, Curcumin, Red Oxide of iron, Yellow Oxide of iron, Titanium Oxide, Black Oxide of iron. (2) Artificial Colours: Caramel, Riboflavin. (3) Coal Tar Colours: (Common name of the colour | Colour Index Number | Chemical Name) (GREEN) Quinazarine Green S.S. | 61565 | 1, 4-bis (p-Toluino) anthraquinone. Alizarin Cyanine Green F. | 61570 | Disodium salt of 1, 4-bis (O-sulfo-p-Toluino) anthra-quinone. Fast Green F.C.F. | 42053 | Disodium salt of 4-{[4-(N-ethyl-p Sulfobenzylamino)-phenyl-]-(4-hydroxy-2- sulfoniumphenyl)-methylene} [1-(N-ethyl-N-p-sulfobenzyl]∆ 2, 5-cyclohexadienimine]. (YELLOW) Tartrazine | 19140 | Trisodium salt of 3-carboxy-5- hydroxy-l-p-sulfophenyl-4-p- Sulfophenyl azopyrazole. Sunset Yellow FCF | 15985 | Disodium salt of 1-p-sulfophenyl azo-2-naphthol-6-sulfonic acid.
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