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Prescription medicines are often distinctively
shaped and colored to differentiate themselves from other
brands or to indicate dosage. This actually has the beneficial
effect of cutting down on mistakes while dispensing medications.
Some patients even
organize their multi-drug regimen by color or shape ("I
take the green pill with lunch, the blue and white one at
6 PM and the little red ones at bedtime") Since medicines
are often dispensed in identical bottles, it can be argued
that this is one instance where easily identifiable, bright
colors are desirable and worth a small bit of artificial color.
Please note - on this page we list the
manufacturer's specific brand name for a product containing
Red Dye #40 as part of the formulation. There may be generic
versions of the drug that are differently colored.
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| Amoxil |
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amoxicillin |
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antibiotic |
| Apo-Nizatidine |
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nizatidine |
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anti-acid |
| Cardizem SR |
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diltiazem |
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calcium channel blocker (blood pressure) |
| Cenestin |
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synthetic conjugated estrogens |
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hormone |
| Compazine |
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prochlorperazine |
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anti anxiety |
| Coumadin 2mg |
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warfarin sodium |
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anti-coagulant |
| Depakote |
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divalproex sodium |
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antidepressant |
| Dexedrine |
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dextroamphetamine |
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stimulant, appetite suppressant |
| Diflucan |
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fluconazole |
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anti-fungal |
| Doxepin |
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doxepin |
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antidepressant |
| Eskalith |
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lithium carbonate |
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bipolar disorder treatment |
| Ery-Tab |
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erythromycin |
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antibiotic |
| Gen-Temazepam |
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temazepam |
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sleep aid |
| Levsinex |
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hyoscyamine |
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anticholinergic agent |
| Lithobid |
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lithium carbonate |
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bipolar disorder treatment |
| MSIR CII |
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morphine sulphate |
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analgesic |
| Mestinon Syrup |
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pyridostigmine bromide |
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myasthenia gravis treatment |
| Nexium |
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esomeprazole |
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proton pump inhibitor (anti-acid) |
| Phenaphen w/ codeine |
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acetaminophen and codeine |
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analgesic |
| Phentermine |
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Phentermine |
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appetite suppressant |
| Septra (grape suspension) |
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trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole |
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antibiotic |
| Serentil |
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mesoridazine besylate |
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tranquilizer |
| Soma |
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carisoprodol |
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muscle relaxant |
| Tanafed suspension |
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chlorpheniramine and pseudoephedrine |
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antihistamine and decongestant |
| Tiazac |
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diltiazem |
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calcium channel blocker
(blood pressure) |
| Thyrolar |
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triiodothyronine |
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thyroid hormone |
| Trilisate |
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choline magnesium trisalicylate |
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non steroidal anti-inflammatory |
| Urimax |
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methenamine and hyoscyamine
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urinary pain |
| Vivactil |
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protriptyline |
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anti-depressant |
| Wellbutrin |
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bupropion |
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anti-depressant |
| Zarontin |
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ethosuximide |
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anticonvulsant |
| Zithromax |
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azithromycin |
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antibiotic |
| Zoloft |
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sertraline |
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anti-depressant |
| Zyban |
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bupropion |
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anti-smoking |
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