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6410802 
Journal Article 
Allergic reactions due to F D and C Yellow No. 5, tartrazine, an aniline dye used as a coloring and identifying agent in various steroids 
Lockey, SD 
1959 
Yes 
Annals of Allergy
ISSN: 0003-4738 
17 
719-721 
English 
14417794 
BCI:BCI19603500035388 
Three case histories are presented which attribute allergic reactions to an aniline dye; food coloring agent (hydrazine yellow; FD and C yellow no.5 (when certified); trisodium salt of 3-carboxy-5-hydroxy-1-sulfophenylazopyrazole). This.material was found in Decadron (dexamethasone) 0.5 mg tablets, Paracortol (prednisolone) 5 mg tablets and Deronil (dexamethasone) 0.75 mg tablets. Three different pharmaceutical companies produced the above products.