Inactive ingredients by manufacturer

Pyridostigmine inactive ingredients by manufacturer

Wondering whether your Pyridostigmine 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 Pyridostigmine 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 25 of the 26 current Pyridostigmine products on the market today, from 21 companies listing it with the FDA, and lined them up side by side. 1 could not be linked to a current label.

Ask about your bottle

Is there something in your Pyridostigmine? 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 Pyridostigmine products list lactose, a gluten source, soy, dyes or gelatin?

  1. LactoseDiffers by manufacturer

    12 of 25 checked products list lactose; 13 do not. See the products

    Does not list it Acella Alvogen Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC Apnar Bausch Health Novadoz Novitium Rising Sandoz VistaPharm
    Lists it American Health Packaging Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York ANI Bausch Health Golden State Medical Supply Major Method Surgeon General-Department of the Army Zydus Zydus Lifesciences
  2. Wheat or gluten sourceNo checked product

    No checked Pyridostigmine product lists a wheat or gluten source.

  3. SoyNo checked product

    No checked Pyridostigmine product lists soy.

  4. Synthetic dyesDiffers by manufacturer

    7 of 25 checked products list synthetic dyes; 18 do not. See the products

    Does not list it Alvogen American Health Packaging Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York ANI Bausch Health Golden State Medical Supply Major Method Novadoz Rising Sandoz Surgeon General-Department of the Army Zydus Zydus Lifesciences
    Lists it Acella Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC Apnar Bausch Health Novitium Rising VistaPharm
  5. GelatinNo checked product

    No checked Pyridostigmine product lists gelatin.

Also listed by some products: Titanium dioxide 1 of 25 Carmine or shellac 1 of 25 Alcohol 8 of 25 Benzyl alcohol 1 of 25 Propylene glycol 1 of 25 Sorbitol or mannitol 9 of 25 Sugar 8 of 25

Find a version without it

Every current Pyridostigmine product and what its label lists

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ProductListsInactive ingredients on the label
Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC 1 product
60 mg/5 mL oral solutionNDC 42192-0626-16 Synthetic dyes Alcohol (ethanol) Sorbitol or mannitol Sugar (sucrose, dextrose)
Show 9 ingredients

ALCOHOL, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, FD&C RED NO. 40, GLYCERIN, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE, SORBITOL, SUCROSE, WATER
Alvogen, Inc. 1 product
180 mg extended-release tabletNDC 47781-0335-30 None of these listed
Show 5 ingredients

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, UNSPECIFIED FORM, CARNAUBA WAX, MAGNESIUM STEARATE, SILICON DIOXIDE, ZEIN
American Health Packaging 1 product
60 mg tabletNDC 68084-0494-01 Lactose
Show 4 ingredients

ANHYDROUS LACTOSE, MAGNESIUM STEARATE, SILICON DIOXIDE, STEARIC ACID
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC 1 product
105 mg extended-release tabletNDC 60846-0559-10 Titanium dioxide Carmine or shellac Propylene glycol Sorbitol or mannitol
Show 19 ingredients

AMMONIA, AMMONIUM METHACRYLATE, CALCIUM CARBONATE, CROSPOVIDONE, FERRIC OXIDE RED, FERRIC OXIDE YELLOW, FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE, HYDROXYPROPYL CELLULOSE, UNSPECIFIED, HYPROMELLOSES, MAGNESIUM STEARATE, MANNITOL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SHELLAC, SILICON DIOXIDE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, SUCCINIC ACID, TALC, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, TRIETHYL CITRATE
Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC 1 product
60 mg/5 mL oral solutionNDC 69238-1731-02 Synthetic dyes Alcohol (ethanol) Sorbitol or mannitol Sugar (sucrose, dextrose)
Show 9 ingredients

ALCOHOL, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, FD&C RED NO. 40, GLYCERIN, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE, SORBITOL, SUCROSE, WATER
Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York LLC 2 products
30 mg tabletNDC 00115-2134-01 Lactose
Show 4 ingredients

ANHYDROUS LACTOSE, MAGNESIUM STEARATE, SILICON DIOXIDE, STEARIC ACID
60 mg tabletNDC 00115-3511-01 Lactose
Show 4 ingredients

ANHYDROUS LACTOSE, MAGNESIUM STEARATE, SILICON DIOXIDE, STEARIC ACID
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1 product
60 mg tabletNDC 62559-0470-01 Lactose
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ANHYDROUS LACTOSE, SILICON DIOXIDE, STEARIC ACID
Apnar Pharma LP 1 product
60 mg/5 mL oral solutionNDC 24689-0104-01 Synthetic dyes Alcohol (ethanol) Sorbitol or mannitol Sugar (sucrose, dextrose)
Show 10 ingredients

ALCOHOL, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, FD&C RED NO. 40, GLYCERIN, LACTIC ACID, RASPBERRY, SODIUM BENZOATE, SORBITOL, SUCROSE, WATER
Bausch Health US, LLC 3 products
180 mg extended-release tabletNDC 00187-3013-30 None of these listed
Show 6 ingredients

carnauba wax, ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL, magnesium stearate, silicon dioxide, tribasic calcium phosphate, WATER
60 mg/5 mL oral solutionNDC 00187-3012-20 Synthetic dyes Alcohol (ethanol) Sorbitol or mannitol Sugar (sucrose, dextrose)
Show 9 ingredients

alcohol, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Red No. 40, glycerin, LACTIC ACID, UNSPECIFIED FORM, sodium benzoate, sorbitol, sucrose, water
60 mg tabletNDC 00187-3010-30 Lactose
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LACTOSE, UNSPECIFIED FORM, silicon dioxide, stearic acid
Golden State Medical Supply, Inc. 1 product
60 mg tabletNDC 51407-0590-30 Lactose
Show 4 ingredients

ANHYDROUS LACTOSE, HYDROXYPROPYL CELLULOSE, LOW SUBSTITUTED, SILICON DIOXIDE, STEARIC ACID
Major Pharmaceuticals 1 product
60 mg tabletNDC 00904-6622-59 Lactose
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ANHYDROUS LACTOSE, LOW-SUBSTITUTED HYDROXYPROPYL CELLULOSE, UNSPECIFIED, SILICON DIOXIDE, STEARIC ACID
Method Pharmaceuticals, LLC 2 products
30 mg tabletNDC 58657-0810-21 Lactose
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ANHYDROUS LACTOSE, SILICON DIOXIDE, STEARIC ACID
60 mg tabletNDC 58657-0811-01 Lactose
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ANHYDROUS LACTOSE, SILICON DIOXIDE, STEARIC ACID
Novadoz Pharmaceuticals LLC 1 product
60 mg/5 mL oral solutionNDC 72205-0098-72 Alcohol (ethanol) Sorbitol or mannitol Sugar (sucrose, dextrose)
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ALCOHOL, GLYCERIN, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE, SORBITOL, SUCROSE, WATER
Novitium Pharma LLC 1 product
60 mg/5 mL oral solutionNDC 70954-0148-10 Synthetic dyes Alcohol (ethanol) Sorbitol or mannitol Sugar (sucrose, dextrose)
Show 9 ingredients

ALCOHOL, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, FD&C RED NO. 40, GLYCERIN, LACTIC ACID, RASPBERRY, SODIUM BENZOATE, SORBITOL, SUCROSE
Oceanside Pharmaceuticals 1 product
180 mg extended-release tabletNDC 68682-0301-30 No current label Not available
Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. 2 products
60 mg/5 mL oral solutionNDC 16571-0833-16 Synthetic dyes Alcohol (ethanol) Sorbitol or mannitol Sugar (sucrose, dextrose)
Show 10 ingredients

ALCOHOL, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, FD&C RED NO. 40, GLYCERIN, LACTIC ACID, RASPBERRY, SODIUM BENZOATE, SORBITOL, SUCROSE, WATER
180 mg tabletNDC 64980-0220-03 None of these listed
Show 5 ingredients

CARNAUBA WAX, MAGNESIUM STEARATE, SILICON DIOXIDE, TRIBASIC CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, ZEIN
Sandoz Inc 1 product
5 mg/mL injectionNDC 00781-3040-95 Benzyl alcohol
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BENZYL ALCOHOL, CITRIC ACID MONOHYDRATE, SODIUM CITRATE, UNSPECIFIED FORM, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, WATER
Surgeon General-Department of the Army (TSG-DA) 1 product
30 mg tabletNDC 72458-0128-02 Lactose
Show 3 ingredients

ANHYDROUS LACTOSE, SILICON DIOXIDE, STEARIC ACID
VistaPharm, LLC 1 product
60 mg/5 mL oral solutionNDC 66689-0406-10 Synthetic dyes Alcohol (ethanol) Sorbitol or mannitol Sugar (sucrose, dextrose)
Show 10 ingredients

ALCOHOL, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, FD&C RED NO. 40, GLYCERIN, LACTIC ACID, RASPBERRY, SODIUM BENZOATE, SORBITOL, SUCROSE, WATER
Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc. 1 product
60 mg tabletNDC 68382-0659-01 Lactose
Show 4 ingredients

ANHYDROUS LACTOSE, HYDROXYPROPYL CELLULOSE, LOW SUBSTITUTED, SILICON DIOXIDE, STEARIC ACID
Zydus Lifesciences Limited 1 product
60 mg tabletNDC 65841-0819-01 Lactose
Show 4 ingredients

ANHYDROUS LACTOSE, HYDROXYPROPYL CELLULOSE, LOW SUBSTITUTED, SILICON DIOXIDE, STEARIC ACID

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.

Pyridostigmine without lactose

Lactose: milk sugar; a concern with lactose intolerance or a milk allergy. 12 of 25 checked products list lactose; 13 do not.

Does not list lactose

Lists lactose

Pyridostigmine without synthetic dyes

Synthetic dyes: FD&C or D&C colorants and their aluminum lakes. 7 of 25 checked products list synthetic dyes; 18 do not.

Does not list synthetic dyes

Lists synthetic dyes

Pyridostigmine without titanium dioxide

Titanium dioxide: A white colorant some people choose to avoid. 1 of 25 checked products list titanium dioxide; 24 do not.

Does not list titanium dioxide

Lists titanium dioxide

Pyridostigmine without carmine or shellac

Carmine or shellac: insect-derived red colorant or coating glaze. 1 of 25 checked products list carmine or shellac; 24 do not.

Does not list carmine or shellac

Lists carmine or shellac

Pyridostigmine without alcohol (ethanol)

Alcohol (ethanol): mostly in liquids; a concern in alcohol recovery, for children, or with disulfiram or metronidazole. 8 of 25 checked products list alcohol (ethanol); 17 do not.

Does not list alcohol (ethanol)

Lists alcohol (ethanol)

Pyridostigmine without benzyl alcohol

Benzyl alcohol: A preservative, mostly in injections and liquids; not for newborns. 1 of 25 checked products list benzyl alcohol; 24 do not.

Does not list benzyl alcohol

Lists benzyl alcohol

Pyridostigmine without propylene glycol

Propylene glycol: A solvent in liquids and capsules; a concern in kidney disease, for infants, and at high doses. 1 of 25 checked products list propylene glycol; 24 do not.

Does not list propylene glycol

Lists propylene glycol

Pyridostigmine without sorbitol or mannitol

Sorbitol or mannitol: sugar alcohols that can cause bloating or diarrhea in larger amounts. 9 of 25 checked products list sorbitol or mannitol; 16 do not.

Does not list sorbitol or mannitol

Lists sorbitol or mannitol

Pyridostigmine without sugar (sucrose or dextrose)

Sugar (sucrose, dextrose): A consideration in diabetes, mostly in liquids and chewables. 8 of 25 checked products list sugar (sucrose or dextrose); 17 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 Pyridostigmine inactive ingredients

Is Pyridostigmine gluten-free?
This page cannot certify any Pyridostigmine product gluten-free; it reports what each label declares. Of the 25 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 Pyridostigmine contain lactose?
12 of 25 checked Pyridostigmine products list lactose; 13 do not: Acella (60 mg/5 mL oral solution), Alvogen (180 mg extended-release tablet), Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC (105 mg extended-release tablet) and Amneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC (60 mg/5 mL oral solution) and 7 other companies. The lactose in a tablet or capsule is a small amount, but people with a milk allergy or a strong intolerance often prefer a version that does not list it.
Does Pyridostigmine contain soy?
No checked Pyridostigmine 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 Pyridostigmine?
7 of 25 checked Pyridostigmine products list a synthetic dye (an FD&C or D&C colorant); 18 do not: Alvogen (180 mg extended-release tablet), American Health Packaging (60 mg tablet), Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC (105 mg extended-release tablet) and Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York (30 mg tablet and 60 mg tablet) and 11 other companies. Colorants often differ by strength within one company's line, so compare the lists above strength by strength.
Does Pyridostigmine contain gelatin?
No checked Pyridostigmine 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 Pyridostigmine 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 6, 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 Pyridostigmine products in the FDA's current NDC directory (openFDA), as of October 6, 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 Pyridostigmine guide