Inactive ingredients by manufacturer

Coal Tar inactive ingredients by manufacturer

Wondering whether your Coal Tar has lactose, gluten, soy, a dye or gelatin in it? The medicine is the same, but the fillers, coatings and colors differ from one company to the next. This page shows what each Coal Tar product's FDA label lists, so you can find a version that leaves out what you avoid and ask your pharmacist for it by its NDC.

We have read the FDA labels of 29 of the 34 current Coal Tar products on the market today, from 21 companies listing it with the FDA, and lined them up side by side. 5 are still being read and will appear on a later visit.

Ask about your bottle

Is there something in your Coal Tar? Ask in plain words.

Name the company, strength or the NDC on your bottle and the ingredient you avoid. The answer comes only from the FDA labels on this page.

Answers are drawn from the FDA label data on this page and checked against it. They are not medical advice: confirm with your pharmacist before relying on them.

The short answer

Which Coal Tar products list lactose, a gluten source, soy, dyes or gelatin?

  1. LactoseNo checked product

    No checked Coal Tar product lists lactose.

  2. Wheat or gluten sourceNo checked product

    No checked Coal Tar product lists a wheat or gluten source.

  3. SoyNo checked product

    No checked Coal Tar product lists soy.

  4. Synthetic dyesDiffers by manufacturer

    16 of 29 checked products list synthetic dyes; 13 do not. See the products

    Does not list it Blaine Chain Drug Marketing Association Dermabon de Chihuahua, S.A. de C.V. G.M.J Natural Products Genomma Guangzhou Danting Bath&Body Care Industry Kobayashi Healthcare Major Nopsor USA Distribution Person and Covey Wisconsin Pharmacal
    Lists it Amazon.com Services Family Dollar Services Garcoa Goodsense Meijer Distribution Neoteric Cosmetics Pete And Pedro Topco Associates Wal-Mart Stores Walgreen Wisconsin Pharmacal
  5. GelatinNo checked product

    No checked Coal Tar product lists gelatin.

Also listed by some products: Tartrazine 12 of 29 Alcohol 6 of 29 Propylene glycol 4 of 29 PEG or polysorbate 25 of 29 Sugar 4 of 29

Find a version without it

Every current Coal Tar product and what its label lists

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ProductListsInactive ingredients on the label
Amazon.com Services Llc 2 products
5 mg/mL ointment or gel topical creamNDC 72288-0043-01 Synthetic dyes Tartrazine (FD&C Yellow No. 5) Polyethylene glycol or polysorbate
Show 16 ingredients

CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, COCO MONOETHANOLAMIDE, EDETATE DISODIUM, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, FD&C RED NO. 40, FD&C YELLOW NO. 5, FD&C YELLOW NO. 6, Laureth-4, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Phenoxyethanol, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Chloride, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, Water
10 mg/mL ointment or gel topical creamNDC 72288-0337-01 Synthetic dyes Tartrazine (FD&C Yellow No. 5) Polyethylene glycol or polysorbate Sugar (sucrose, dextrose)
Show 17 ingredients

Bis-Hydroxyethyl Dihydroxypropyl Stearammonium Chloride, CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, COCO MONOETHANOLAMIDE, EDETATE DISODIUM, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, FD&C RED NO. 40, FD&C YELLOW NO. 5, FD&C YELLOW NO. 6, Laureth-4, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Phenoxyethanol, Polysorbate 20, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, Water
Blaine Labs Inc. 1 product
2 mg/100 mL ointment or gel topical creamNDC 63347-0112-01 Propylene glycol Polyethylene glycol or polysorbate
Show 24 ingredients

ALKYL (C12-15) BENZOATE, ALOE, ARCTIUM LAPPA ROOT, BUTYLPARABEN, CETOSTEARYL ALCOHOL, CETYL ALCOHOL, CHAMAEMELUM NOBILE FLOWER, DIMETHICONE, ETHYLPARABEN, GLYCERIN, GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE, HYDROCORTISONE, LAVENDER OIL, METHYLPARABEN, PEG-100 STEARATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, PROPYLPARABEN, SAFFLOWER OIL, SILVER, TEA TREE OIL, TROLAMINE, WATER, XANTHAN GUM
Chain Drug Marketing Association, Inc. 1 product
5 mg/mL ointment or gel topical creamNDC 83324-0286-08 Alcohol (ethanol) Polyethylene glycol or polysorbate
Show 21 ingredients

ALCOHOL, BUTYL ACRYLATE/METHYL METHACRYLATE/METHACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER (18000 MW), CARBON BLACK, CI 17200, CI 19140, CITRIC ACID, COCAMIDE DEA, COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE, EDETATE DISODIUM, GLYCERIN, GUAR HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, PEG-150 DISTEARATE, PEG-40 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL, PHENOXYETHANOL, QUATERNIUM-16, SODIUM BENZOATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, TRIDECETH-12, WATER
Dermabon de Chihuahua, S.A. de C.V. 1 product
21.3 mg/g ointment or gel topical creamNDC 49758-0001-01 Alcohol (ethanol)
Show 10 ingredients

.ALPHA.-TOCOPHEROL, ALCOHOL, GLYCERIN, GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE, LANOLIN, METHYLPARABEN, SODIUM BORATE, SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE, STEARIC ACID, WATER
Family Dollar Services Inc 1 product
5 mg/mL ointment or gel topical creamNDC 55319-0485-01 Synthetic dyes Tartrazine (FD&C Yellow No. 5) Polyethylene glycol or polysorbate
Show 16 ingredients

CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, COCO MONOETHANOLAMIDE, EDETATE DISODIUM, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, FD&C RED NO. 40, FD&C YELLOW NO. 5, FD&C YELLOW NO. 6, Laureth-4, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Phenoxyethanol, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Chloride, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, Water
G.M.J Natural Products, Inc. 1 product
0.5 g/100 g ointment or gel topical creamNDC 87921-0111-01 Propylene glycol Polyethylene glycol or polysorbate
Show 24 ingredients

ALKYL (C12-15) BENZOATE, ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF JUICE, ARCTIUM LAPPA ROOT, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, CETYL ALCOHOL, CETYL ESTERS WAX, CHAMOMILE, DIMETHICONE, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, GLYCERIN, GLYCERYL STEARATE, Hexylene Glycol, HYDROCORTISONE, HYDROGENATED POLYDECENE (1500 CST), LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA (LAVENDER) OIL, MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA (TEA TREE) LEAF, PEG-100, PHENOXYETHANOL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SODIUM POLYACRYLATE (2500000 MW), TRIDECETH-6, WATER, Xanthan Gum
Garcoa, Inc. 2 products
5 mg/mL ointment or gel topical creamNDC 67385-0702-01 Synthetic dyes Tartrazine (FD&C Yellow No. 5) Polyethylene glycol or polysorbate
Show 16 ingredients

CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, COCO MONOETHANOLAMIDE, EDETATE DISODIUM, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, FD&C RED NO. 40, FD&C YELLOW NO. 5, FD&C YELLOW NO. 6, Laureth-4, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Phenoxyethanol, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Chloride, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, Water
10 mg/mL ointment or gel topical creamNDC 67385-0260-01 Still being read Not read yet
Genomma Lab USA 1 product
5 mg/mL topical solutionNDC 50066-0040-06 Polyethylene glycol or polysorbate
Show 6 ingredients

cocamidopropyl betaine, COCO MONOETHANOLAMIDE, laureth-4, polysorbate 20, SODIUM LAURETH-3 SULFATE, water
Goodsense 1 product
5 mg/mL ointment or gel topical creamNDC 50804-0887-01 Synthetic dyes Tartrazine (FD&C Yellow No. 5) Polyethylene glycol or polysorbate
Show 16 ingredients

CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, COCO MONOETHANOLAMIDE, EDETATE DISODIUM, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, FD&C RED NO. 40, FD&C YELLOW NO. 5, FD&C YELLOW NO. 6, Laureth-4, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Phenoxyethanol, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Chloride, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, Water
Guangzhou Danting Bath&Body Care Industry Co. Ltd. 1 product
5 mg/mL ointment or gel topical creamNDC 75376-0286-08 Alcohol (ethanol) Polyethylene glycol or polysorbate
Show 21 ingredients

ALCOHOL, BUTYL ACRYLATE/METHYL METHACRYLATE/METHACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER (18000 MW), CARBON BLACK, CI 17200, CI 19140, CITRIC ACID, COCAMIDE DEA, COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE, EDETATE DISODIUM, GLYCERIN, GUAR HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, PEG-150 DISTEARATE, PEG-40 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL, PHENOXYETHANOL, QUATERNIUM-16, SODIUM BENZOATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, TRIDECETH-12, WATER
Kobayashi Healthcare International, Inc. 2 products
20 mg/g ointment or gel topical creamNDC 52389-0670-05 Alcohol (ethanol) Polyethylene glycol or polysorbate
Show 20 ingredients

ALCOHOL, ALMOND OIL, ALOE VERA LEAF, ALOE VERA LEAF POLYSACCHARIDES, ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC/LINOLEIC TRIGLYCERIDE, CETEARYL BEHENATE, GLYCERIN, GLYCERYL STEARATE SE, LAVENDER OIL, MYRISTYL ALCOHOL, OATMEAL, OLIVE OIL, PEG-100 STEARATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, POLYSORBATE 80, SHEANUT OIL, STEARYL ALCOHOL, WATER, WHITE PETROLATUM
20 mg/g ointment or gel topical creamNDC 52389-0752-02 Alcohol (ethanol) Polyethylene glycol or polysorbate
Show 3 ingredients

ALCOHOL, PETROLATUM, POLYSORBATE 80
Major Pharmaceuticals 1 product
5 mg/mL ointment or gel topical creamNDC 00904-5259-44 None of these listed
Show 6 ingredients

Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Edetate Sodium, Laureth-4, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Laureth-3 Sulfate, Water
Meijer Distribution, Inc 2 products
5 mg/mL ointment or gel topical creamNDC 41250-0249-01 Synthetic dyes Polyethylene glycol or polysorbate
Show 12 ingredients

Caramel, CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, COCO MONOETHANOLAMIDE, DMDM Hydantoin, EDETATE SODIUM, FD&C RED NO. 40, Laureth-4, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Chloride, SODIUM LAURETH-3 SULFATE, Water
5 mg/mL ointment or gel topical creamNDC 79481-0083-01 Synthetic dyes Tartrazine (FD&C Yellow No. 5) Polyethylene glycol or polysorbate
Show 16 ingredients

CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, COCO MONOETHANOLAMIDE, EDETATE DISODIUM, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, FD&C RED NO. 40, FD&C YELLOW NO. 5, FD&C YELLOW NO. 6, Laureth-4, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Phenoxyethanol, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Chloride, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, Water
Neoteric Cosmetics, Inc. 1 product
0.018 g/mL ointment or gel topical creamNDC 62673-0175-10 Synthetic dyes Alcohol (ethanol) Propylene glycol Polyethylene glycol or polysorbate
Show 21 ingredients

.ALPHA.-TOCOPHEROL ACETATE, ALCOHOL, AVOCADO OIL, CHLOROXYLENOL, CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE, COCO DIETHANOLAMIDE, FD&C RED NO. 40, GLYCOL DISTEARATE, HYPROMELLOSES, MENTHOL, PANTHENOL, PEG-30 LANOLIN, PEG/PPG-4/12 DIMETHICONE, POLYSORBATE 80, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, QUATERNIUM-80, RICINOLEAMIDOPROPYL ETHYLDIMONIUM ETHOSULFATE, SUNFLOWER OIL, TRIETHANOLAMINE SULFATE, TROLAMINE, WATER
Nopsor USA Distribution Co., Inc. 2 products
1.39 g/100 mL ointment or gel topical creamNDC 70666-0016-04 Still being read Not read yet
5.39 g/250 mL ointment or gel topical creamNDC 70666-0022-08 Propylene glycol
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.ALPHA.-HEXYLCINNAMALDEHYDE, .BETA.-CITRONELLOL, (R)-, ALOE VERA LEAF, COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE, COCAMIDOPROPYL HYDROXYSULTAINE, DIAZOLIDINYL UREA, DMDM HYDANTOIN, EDETATE DISODIUM, GERANIOL, GLYCERIN, GLYCOL DISTEARATE, JUGLANS NIGRA LEAF, LAURETH-4, LIMONENE, (+)-, LINALOOL, (+)-, LIPPIA GRAVEOLENS LEAF, LOESELIA MEXICANA TOP, METHYLPARABEN, POLYQUATERNIUM-7 (70/30 ACRYLAMIDE/DADMAC; 1600000 MW), PROPYLENE GLYCOL, PROPYLPARABEN, ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS WHOLE, SALICYLIC ACID, SAMBUCUS NIGRA FLOWER, SAPONARIA OFFICINALIS LEAF, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM COCOYL ISETHIONATE, SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE, THYMUS VULGARIS LEAF, TROPAEOLUM MAJUS, WATER
Person and Covey 3 products
0.005 g/g ointment or gel topical creamNDC 00096-0736-08 Polyethylene glycol or polysorbate
Show 7 ingredients

ANHYDROUS CITRIC ACID, COCAMIDOPROPYL HYDROXYSULTAINE, HYPROMELLOSE 2910 (4000 MPA.S), PEG-8 DISTEARATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, TRIETHANOLAMINE LAURYL SULFATE, WATER
0.005 g/g ointment or gel topical creamNDC 00096-0737-04 Still being read Not read yet
5 mg/mL ointment or gel topical creamNDC 00096-0813-08 Polyethylene glycol or polysorbate
Show 6 ingredients

CITRIC ACID, COCAMIDOPROPYL HYDROXYSULTAINE, PEG-8 DISTEARATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE, WATER
Pete And Pedro Llc 1 product
62.5 mg/mL ointment or gel topical creamNDC 84503-0508-00 Synthetic dyes Polyethylene glycol or polysorbate
Show 16 ingredients

BERGAMOT OIL, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE, COCO MONOETHANOLAMIDE, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, GLYCERIN, GLYCOL STEARATE, GUAR HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA LEAF, MENTHOL, PEPPERMINT OIL, PHENOXYETHANOL, POLYSORBATE 80, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, WATER
Topco Associates LLC 1 product
5 mg/mL ointment or gel topical creamNDC 76162-0190-01 Synthetic dyes Tartrazine (FD&C Yellow No. 5) Polyethylene glycol or polysorbate
Show 16 ingredients

Citric Acid Monohydrate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Coco Monoethanolamide, EDETATE DISODIUM, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Yellow No. 6, Laureth-4, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Phenoxyethanol, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Laureth-3 Sulfate, Water
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 4 products
5 mg/mL ointment or gel topical creamNDC 79903-0087-01 Still being read Not read yet
5 mg/mL ointment or gel topical creamNDC 79903-0291-01 Synthetic dyes Tartrazine (FD&C Yellow No. 5) Polyethylene glycol or polysorbate
Show 16 ingredients

CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, COCO MONOETHANOLAMIDE, EDETATE DISODIUM, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, FD&C RED NO. 40, FD&C YELLOW NO. 5, FD&C YELLOW NO. 6, Laureth-4, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Phenoxyethanol, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Chloride, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, Water
10 mg/mL ointment or gel topical creamNDC 79903-0088-01 Synthetic dyes Tartrazine (FD&C Yellow No. 5) Polyethylene glycol or polysorbate Sugar (sucrose, dextrose)
Show 17 ingredients

BIS-HYDROXYETHYL DIHYDROXYPROPYL STEARAMMONIUM CHLORIDE, CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, COCO MONOETHANOLAMIDE, EDETATE DISODIUM, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, FD&C RED NO. 40, FD&C YELLOW NO. 5, FD&C YELLOW NO. 6, Laureth-4, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, PEG-120 METHYL GLUCOSE DIOLEATE, Phenoxyethanol, Polysorbate 20, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, Water
10 mg/mL ointment or gel topical creamNDC 79903-0284-01 Synthetic dyes Tartrazine (FD&C Yellow No. 5) Polyethylene glycol or polysorbate Sugar (sucrose, dextrose)
Show 17 ingredients

Bis-Hydroxyethyl Dihydroxypropyl Stearammonium Chloride, CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, COCO MONOETHANOLAMIDE, EDETATE DISODIUM, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, FD&C RED NO. 40, FD&C YELLOW NO. 5, FD&C YELLOW NO. 6, Laureth-4, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Phenoxyethanol, Polysorbate 20, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, Water
Walgreen Company 2 products
5 mg/mL ointment or gel topical creamNDC 00363-1591-01 Synthetic dyes Tartrazine (FD&C Yellow No. 5) Polyethylene glycol or polysorbate
Show 16 ingredients

CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, COCO MONOETHANOLAMIDE, EDETATE DISODIUM, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, FD&C RED NO. 40, FD&C YELLOW NO. 5, FD&C YELLOW NO. 6, Laureth-4, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Phenoxyethanol, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Chloride, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, Water
10 mg/mL ointment or gel topical creamNDC 00363-1590-01 Synthetic dyes Tartrazine (FD&C Yellow No. 5) Polyethylene glycol or polysorbate Sugar (sucrose, dextrose)
Show 17 ingredients

Bis-Hydroxyethyl Dihydroxypropyl Stearammonium Chloride, CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, COCO MONOETHANOLAMIDE, EDETATE DISODIUM, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, FD&C RED NO. 40, FD&C YELLOW NO. 5, FD&C YELLOW NO. 6, Laureth-4, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Phenoxyethanol, Polysorbate 20, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, Water
Wisconsin Pharmacal Company 3 products
0.03 g/g ointment or gel topical creamNDC 68093-7233-01 Polyethylene glycol or polysorbate
Show 9 ingredients

.ALPHA.-TOCOPHEROL, D-, ALKYL (C12-15) BENZOATE, BIS-DIGLYCERYL POLYACYLADIPATE-2, CHOLECALCIFEROL, GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE, PEG-100 STEARATE, PEG/PPG-18/18 DIMETHICONE, PETROLATUM, VITAMIN A PALMITATE
0.03 g/g ointment or gel topical creamNDC 68093-5206-01 Still being read Not read yet
0.03 g/g ointment or gel topical creamNDC 68093-7232-01 Synthetic dyes
Show 14 ingredients

BETAINE, BUTYLPARABEN, COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE, ETHYLPARABEN, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, GUAR GUM, ISOBUTYLPARABEN, LAURAMIDOPROPYL HYDROXYSULTAINE, METHYLPARABEN, PHENOXYETHANOL, PORK COLLAGEN, PROPYLPARABEN, SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE, WATER

A product with none of these listed is not certified to be without them: the label says what the manufacturer declared, and the source of a starch or a flavor is often not stated. The companies are the FDA's labelers, which include repackagers and distributors selling another company's product under their own label. The NDC opens the product's own page, with the full label and its inactive-ingredient notes.

Coal Tar without synthetic dyes

Synthetic dyes: FD&C or D&C colorants and their aluminum lakes. 16 of 29 checked products list synthetic dyes; 13 do not.

Does not list synthetic dyes

Lists synthetic dyes

Coal Tar without tartrazine (FD&C Yellow No. 5)

Tartrazine (FD&C Yellow No. 5): flagged separately: labels must warn about it, and it can cause reactions in people sensitive to aspirin. 12 of 29 checked products list tartrazine (FD&C Yellow No. 5); 17 do not.

Does not list tartrazine (FD&C Yellow No. 5)

Lists tartrazine (FD&C Yellow No. 5)

Coal Tar without alcohol (ethanol)

Alcohol (ethanol): mostly in liquids; a concern in alcohol recovery, for children, or with disulfiram or metronidazole. 6 of 29 checked products list alcohol (ethanol); 23 do not.

Does not list alcohol (ethanol)

Lists alcohol (ethanol)

Coal Tar without propylene glycol

Propylene glycol: A solvent in liquids and capsules; a concern in kidney disease, for infants, and at high doses. 4 of 29 checked products list propylene glycol; 25 do not.

Does not list propylene glycol

Lists propylene glycol

Coal Tar without polyethylene glycol or polysorbate

Polyethylene glycol or polysorbate: PEG, macrogol or polysorbate; a rare cause of allergic reactions. 25 of 29 checked products list polyethylene glycol or polysorbate; 4 do not.

Does not list polyethylene glycol or polysorbate

Lists polyethylene glycol or polysorbate

Coal Tar without sugar (sucrose or dextrose)

Sugar (sucrose, dextrose): A consideration in diabetes, mostly in liquids and chewables. 4 of 29 checked products list sugar (sucrose or dextrose); 25 do not.

Does not list sugar (sucrose or dextrose)

Lists sugar (sucrose or dextrose)

At the pharmacy counter

How to use this at the pharmacy counter

  1. Pick the company whose list suits you and copy the NDC from the table. Many pharmacies order from wholesalers that carry several companies' versions and can request a particular one if you ask before the prescription is filled; some buy from one contracted source only, and a few insurance plans cover only certain NDCs, so ask the pharmacist to check.
  2. Treat "does not list" as exactly that. The label is what the manufacturer declared; a flavor or a starch may have an unstated source, and lines change. For celiac disease or a serious allergy, ask the manufacturer's medical information line for a written statement about the lot you have.
  3. Check the bottle each refill. A different company usually means a different shape, color and inactive-ingredient list; the pharmacist can tell you who made it, and the two-NDC comparison shows the difference line by line.
  4. If you need one company's version kept constant, ask your prescriber to write that company or the NDC on the prescription and tell the pharmacy you need it held. Rules vary by state and plan, so confirm with the pharmacist.
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Common questions about Coal Tar inactive ingredients

Is Coal Tar gluten-free?
This page cannot certify any Coal Tar product gluten-free; it reports what each label declares. Of the 29 products checked, none lists a wheat, barley, rye or gluten ingredient, and none lists a starch without a stated source. If you have celiac disease, ask the manufacturer's medical information line for a written gluten statement for the lot you have.
Does Coal Tar contain lactose?
No checked Coal Tar product lists lactose on its label. People with a milk allergy or a strong intolerance often prefer a version that does not list it.
Does Coal Tar contain soy?
No checked Coal Tar product lists a soy ingredient (soybean oil or soy lecithin) on its label. Soy lecithin is the usual form and the amount is small, but people with a soy allergy often prefer a version that does not list it.
Is there a dye-free Coal Tar?
16 of 29 checked Coal Tar products list a synthetic dye (an FD&C or D&C colorant); 13 do not: Blaine (2 mg/100 mL ointment or gel topical cream), Chain Drug Marketing Association (5 mg/mL ointment or gel topical cream), Dermabon de Chihuahua, S.A. de C.V. (21.3 mg/g ointment or gel topical cream) and G.M.J Natural Products (0.5 g/100 g ointment or gel topical cream) and 7 other companies. Colorants often differ by strength within one company's line, so compare the lists above strength by strength.
Does Coal Tar contain gelatin?
No checked Coal Tar product lists gelatin on its label. Gelatin is usually bovine or porcine and the label rarely says which; for kosher, halal or vegetarian needs, ask the manufacturer.
Why do the inactive ingredients differ between manufacturers?
A generic must match the brand's active ingredient, strength, dose form and how it is absorbed; its fillers, binders, coatings and colorants are the manufacturer's own choice. That is why one Coal Tar product can list lactose and a dye while another from a different company lists neither.
Can my pharmacy give me a specific manufacturer's version?
Often, if you ask before the prescription is filled: many pharmacies order from wholesalers that carry several companies' versions and can request a particular one. Some pharmacies buy a generic from one contracted source only, and a few insurance plans cover only certain NDCs, so ask the pharmacist to check. Give them the NDC from this page; the company name alone is often enough.
How current is this list?
The products are the ones in the FDA's current NDC directory as of October 5, 2026, and each inactive-ingredient list is the manufacturer's FDA label as our label sync last read it. Formulations change, so check the label on your own bottle and ask your pharmacist if a refill looks different.

Sources: the products are the finished Coal Tar products in the FDA's current NDC directory (openFDA), as of October 5, 2026; each inactive-ingredient list is the manufacturer's FDA Structured Product Label via DailyMed, as our label sync last read it. The concern groups are HelloPharmacist's classification of the names the label declares. Educational information only, not medical advice; confirm with your pharmacist before relying on a list. ← Back to the Coal Tar guide