Pharmaceutical colours

Colour coated medicines are useful because they are attractive and help to differentiate medicines for the end users. Moreover, colours add an aesthetic appeal to the medicine that makes it easier for patients to consume it. Medicines such as tablets are colour coated and available in various shapes for medical practitioners to easily identify them. Since most of the medicines are consumed, pharmaceutical colours are usually edible. Some of the common properties of pharma colours are good dispersion, consumption safety and high purity. Pharmaceutical colours are available in organic and inorganic variants. Water soluble colourants are used in pharma as well. These colours are manufactured in accordance with strict rules set by the authorities of the country where the pharmaceutical products are to be used. Colours used in pharma are chosen based on extensive research and are finalized only after testing as per set guidelines. Applications of Pharmaceutical colours include Coated Tablets and Gelatin Capsules.