Inactive ingredients by manufacturer

Rifampin inactive ingredients by manufacturer

Wondering whether your Rifampin 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 Rifampin 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 18 of the 20 current Rifampin products on the market today, from 14 companies listing it with the FDA, and lined them up side by side. 1 is still being read and will appear on a later visit. 1 could not be linked to a current label.

Ask about your bottle

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

  1. LactoseNo checked product

    No checked Rifampin product lists lactose.

  2. Wheat or gluten sourceNo checked product

    No checked Rifampin product lists a wheat or gluten source.

  3. SoyNo checked product

    No checked Rifampin product lists soy.

  4. Synthetic dyesDiffers by manufacturer

    14 of 18 checked products list synthetic dyes; 4 do not. See the products

    Does not list it A-S Medication Solutions Fresenius Kabi Hikma Mylan Institutional
    Lists it American Health Packaging ANI Bryant Ranch Prepack Chartwell RX Coupler Epic Lupin Major Puracap Laboratories Llc Dba Blu
  5. GelatinDiffers by manufacturer

    15 of 18 checked products list gelatin; 3 do not. See the products

    Does not list it Fresenius Kabi Hikma Mylan Institutional
    Lists it A-S Medication Solutions American Health Packaging ANI Bryant Ranch Prepack Chartwell RX Coupler Epic Lupin Major Puracap Laboratories Llc Dba Blu

Also listed by some products: Corn 15 of 18 Titanium dioxide 14 of 18 Carmine or shellac 15 of 18 Propylene glycol 15 of 18

Find a version without it

Every current Rifampin product and what its label lists

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ProductListsInactive ingredients on the label
A-S Medication Solutions 1 product
300 mg capsuleNDC 50090-5709-00 Corn-derived Gelatin Carmine or shellac Propylene glycol
Show 12 ingredients

CI 16035, CI 42090, CI 45410, CI 77891, CROSPOVIDONE (120 .MU.M), GELATIN, MAGNESIUM STEARATE, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SHELLAC, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, STARCH, CORN
American Health Packaging 2 products
150 mg capsuleNDC 60687-0575-21 Corn-derived Synthetic dyes Titanium dioxide Gelatin Carmine or shellac Propylene glycol
Show 12 ingredients

CROSPOVIDONE, D&C RED NO. 28, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, FD&C RED NO. 40, GELATIN, UNSPECIFIED, MAGNESIUM STEARATE, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SHELLAC, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, STARCH, CORN, TITANIUM DIOXIDE
300 mg capsuleNDC 60687-0586-01 Corn-derived Synthetic dyes Titanium dioxide Gelatin Carmine or shellac Propylene glycol
Show 12 ingredients

CROSPOVIDONE, D&C RED NO. 28, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, FD&C RED NO. 40, GELATIN, UNSPECIFIED, MAGNESIUM STEARATE, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SHELLAC, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, STARCH, CORN, TITANIUM DIOXIDE
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2 products
150 mg capsuleNDC 70954-0892-10 Corn-derived Synthetic dyes Titanium dioxide Gelatin Carmine or shellac Propylene glycol
Show 18 ingredients

CELLULOSE, MICROCRYSTALLINE, D&C RED NO. 28, DOCUSATE SODIUM, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, FD&C RED NO. 40, FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE, GELATIN, MAGNESIUM STEARATE, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SHELLAC, SILICON DIOXIDE, SODIUM BENZOATE, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, STARCH, CORN, TALC, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, WATER
300 mg capsuleNDC 70954-0893-10 Corn-derived Synthetic dyes Titanium dioxide Gelatin Carmine or shellac Propylene glycol
Show 18 ingredients

CELLULOSE, MICROCRYSTALLINE, D&C RED NO. 28, DOCUSATE SODIUM, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, FD&C RED NO. 40, FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE, GELATIN, MAGNESIUM STEARATE, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SHELLAC, SILICON DIOXIDE, SODIUM BENZOATE, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, STARCH, CORN, TALC, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, WATER
Bryant Ranch Prepack 1 product
300 mg capsuleNDC 71335-2613-01 Corn-derived Synthetic dyes Titanium dioxide Gelatin Carmine or shellac Propylene glycol
Show 12 ingredients

CROSPOVIDONE (120 .MU.M), D&C RED NO. 28, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, FD&C RED NO. 40, GELATIN, UNSPECIFIED, MAGNESIUM STEARATE, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SHELLAC, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, STARCH, CORN, TITANIUM DIOXIDE
Chartwell RX, LLC 2 products
150 mg capsuleNDC 62135-0315-30 Corn-derived Synthetic dyes Titanium dioxide Gelatin Carmine or shellac Propylene glycol
Show 16 ingredients

BUTYL ALCOHOL, D&C RED NO. 28, D&C YELLOW NO. 10 ALUMINUM LAKE, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, FD&C BLUE NO. 1 ALUMINUM LAKE, FD&C BLUE NO. 2 ALUMINUM LAKE, FD&C RED NO. 40, FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE, GELATIN, UNSPECIFIED, MAGNESIUM STEARATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SHELLAC, SILICON DIOXIDE, STARCH, CORN, TALC, TITANIUM DIOXIDE
300 mg capsuleNDC 62135-0316-60 Corn-derived Synthetic dyes Titanium dioxide Gelatin Carmine or shellac Propylene glycol
Show 16 ingredients

BUTYL ALCOHOL, D&C RED NO. 28, D&C YELLOW NO. 10 ALUMINUM LAKE, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, FD&C BLUE NO. 1 ALUMINUM LAKE, FD&C BLUE NO. 2 ALUMINUM LAKE, FD&C RED NO. 40, FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE, GELATIN, UNSPECIFIED, MAGNESIUM STEARATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SHELLAC, SILICON DIOXIDE, STARCH, CORN, TALC, TITANIUM DIOXIDE
Coupler LLC 1 product
150 mg capsuleNDC 67046-1605-03 Corn-derived Synthetic dyes Titanium dioxide Gelatin Carmine or shellac Propylene glycol
Show 17 ingredients

D&C RED NO. 28, D&C YELLOW NO. 10, DOCUSATE SODIUM, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, FD&C BLUE NO. 2, FD&C RED NO. 40, FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE, GELATIN, UNSPECIFIED, MAGNESIUM STEARATE, MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SHELLAC, SILICON DIOXIDE, SODIUM BENZOATE, STARCH, CORN, TALC, TITANIUM DIOXIDE
Epic Pharma, Llc 2 products
150 mg capsuleNDC 42806-0801-01 Corn-derived Synthetic dyes Titanium dioxide Gelatin Carmine or shellac Propylene glycol
Show 17 ingredients

D&C RED NO. 28, D&C YELLOW NO. 10, DOCUSATE SODIUM, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, FD&C BLUE NO. 2, FD&C RED NO. 40, FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE, GELATIN, UNSPECIFIED, MAGNESIUM STEARATE, MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SHELLAC, SILICON DIOXIDE, SODIUM BENZOATE, STARCH, CORN, TALC, TITANIUM DIOXIDE
300 mg capsuleNDC 42806-0799-01 Still being read Not read yet
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC 1 product
600 mg injectionNDC 63323-0351-20 None of these listed
Show 2 ingredients

SODIUM FORMALDEHYDE SULFOXYLATE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. 1 product
600 mg injectionNDC 00143-9230-01 None of these listed
Show 2 ingredients

SODIUM FORMALDEHYDE SULFOXYLATE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE
Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2 products
150 mg capsuleNDC 68180-0658-01 Corn-derived Synthetic dyes Titanium dioxide Gelatin Carmine or shellac Propylene glycol
Show 12 ingredients

CROSPOVIDONE (120 .MU.M), D&C RED NO. 28, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, FD&C RED NO. 40, GELATIN, MAGNESIUM STEARATE, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SHELLAC, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, STARCH, CORN, TITANIUM DIOXIDE
300 mg capsuleNDC 68180-0659-01 Corn-derived Synthetic dyes Titanium dioxide Gelatin Carmine or shellac Propylene glycol
Show 12 ingredients

CROSPOVIDONE (120 .MU.M), D&C RED NO. 28, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, FD&C RED NO. 40, GELATIN, MAGNESIUM STEARATE, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SHELLAC, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, STARCH, CORN, TITANIUM DIOXIDE
Major Pharmaceuticals 1 product
300 mg capsuleNDC 00904-7315-61 Corn-derived Synthetic dyes Titanium dioxide Gelatin Carmine or shellac Propylene glycol
Show 12 ingredients

CROSPOVIDONE (120 .MU.M), D&C RED NO. 28, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, FD&C RED NO. 40, GELATIN, UNSPECIFIED, MAGNESIUM STEARATE, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SHELLAC, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, STARCH, CORN, TITANIUM DIOXIDE
Mylan Institutional LLC 1 product
600 mg/10 mL injectionNDC 67457-0445-60 None of these listed
Show 2 ingredients

SODIUM FORMALDEHYDE SULFOXYLATE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE
Puracap Laboratories Llc Dba Blu Pharmaceuticals 2 products
150 mg capsuleNDC 24658-0801-30 Corn-derived Synthetic dyes Titanium dioxide Gelatin Carmine or shellac Propylene glycol
Show 17 ingredients

D&C RED NO. 28, D&C YELLOW NO. 10, DOCUSATE SODIUM, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, FD&C BLUE NO. 2, FD&C RED NO. 40, FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE, GELATIN, UNSPECIFIED, MAGNESIUM STEARATE, MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SHELLAC, SILICON DIOXIDE, SODIUM BENZOATE, STARCH, CORN, TALC, TITANIUM DIOXIDE
300 mg capsuleNDC 24658-0802-60 Corn-derived Synthetic dyes Titanium dioxide Gelatin Carmine or shellac Propylene glycol
Show 16 ingredients

D&C YELLOW NO. 10, DOCUSATE SODIUM, FD&C BLUE NO. 1, FD&C BLUE NO. 2, FD&C RED NO. 40, FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE, GELATIN, UNSPECIFIED, MAGNESIUM STEARATE, MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SHELLAC, SILICON DIOXIDE, SODIUM BENZOATE, STARCH, CORN, TALC, TITANIUM DIOXIDE
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC 1 product
600 mg/10 mL injectionNDC 00068-0597-01 No current label Not available

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.

Rifampin without synthetic dyes

Synthetic dyes: FD&C or D&C colorants and their aluminum lakes. 14 of 18 checked products list synthetic dyes; 4 do not.

Does not list synthetic dyes

Lists synthetic dyes

Rifampin without gelatin

Gelatin: animal-derived (usually bovine or porcine); a concern for vegetarian, kosher or halal needs. 15 of 18 checked products list gelatin; 3 do not.

Does not list gelatin

Lists gelatin

Rifampin without corn-derived ingredients

Corn-derived: corn starch, maize or corn syrup; a concern with corn allergy. 15 of 18 checked products list corn-derived ingredients; 3 do not.

Does not list corn-derived ingredients

Lists corn-derived ingredients

Rifampin without titanium dioxide

Titanium dioxide: A white colorant some people choose to avoid. 14 of 18 checked products list titanium dioxide; 4 do not.

Does not list titanium dioxide

Lists titanium dioxide

Rifampin without carmine or shellac

Carmine or shellac: insect-derived red colorant or coating glaze. 15 of 18 checked products list carmine or shellac; 3 do not.

Does not list carmine or shellac

Lists carmine or shellac

Rifampin without propylene glycol

Propylene glycol: A solvent in liquids and capsules; a concern in kidney disease, for infants, and at high doses. 15 of 18 checked products list propylene glycol; 3 do not.

Does not list propylene glycol

Lists propylene glycol

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 Rifampin inactive ingredients

Is Rifampin gluten-free?
This page cannot certify any Rifampin product gluten-free; it reports what each label declares. Of the 18 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 Rifampin contain lactose?
No checked Rifampin product lists lactose on its label. 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 Rifampin contain soy?
No checked Rifampin 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 Rifampin?
14 of 18 checked Rifampin products list a synthetic dye (an FD&C or D&C colorant); 4 do not: A-S Medication Solutions (300 mg capsule), Fresenius Kabi (600 mg injection), Hikma (600 mg injection) and Mylan Institutional (600 mg/10 mL injection). Colorants often differ by strength within one company's line, so compare the lists above strength by strength.
Does Rifampin contain gelatin?
15 of 18 checked Rifampin products list gelatin; 3 do not: Fresenius Kabi (600 mg injection), Hikma (600 mg injection) and Mylan Institutional (600 mg/10 mL injection). 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 Rifampin 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 Rifampin 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 Rifampin guide