The pill imprinted “1004”
A pill printed with 1004 is SudoGest 30 mg (pseudoephedrine hydrochloride), a red, round, 6 mm tablet.
The pictures are diagrams drawn from the shape, colour and imprint on the FDA label — not photographs of the actual tablet. Identify by the imprint, and confirm with a pharmacist.
What else is in this pill
The inactive ingredients — fillers, binders, coatings and colours — exactly as this label declares them.
This label declares lactose (milk sugar)
Lactose monohydrate
A common tablet filler. Amounts are small, but people with severe lactose intolerance ask about it.
This label declares colour additives
FD&C red #40 lake, FD&C yellow #6 lake
FD&C and D&C dyes, declared individually on the label.
This label declares sugar (sucrose)
Sucrose
Relevant to diabetes management in liquids and chewables.
Full inactive-ingredient list (17)
Calcium sulfate, Carnauba wax, Corn starch, Croscarmellose sodium, FD&C red #40 lake, FD&C yellow #6 lake, Gelatin, Kaolin, Lactose monohydrate, Magnesium stearate, Microcrystalline cellulose, Shellac, Silicon dioxide, Stearic acid, Sucrose, Talc, Titanium dioxide
This is what the label lists, and nothing more. An ingredient not appearing here does not mean the product is free of it — formulations differ between manufacturers and between generic versions of the same pill, and “gluten-free” or “dye-free” is a claim only the manufacturer can make. If you have coeliac disease or a diagnosed allergy, confirm with the pharmacist against the pack in front of you.
Before you rely on this
A pill’s appearance varies between manufacturers and generic versions, imprints wear off, and two different drugs can share an imprint. Everything here is transcribed straight from the FDA’s DailyMed labels — we do not alter or infer it — but treat any identification as a starting point and confirm with a licensed pharmacist before taking or discarding a medication.
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Source: the U.S. National Library of Medicine’s DailyMed Structured Product Labeling — the FDA-required drug labels. Imprint, colour, shape, size and score are transcribed, not inferred. This is reference information, not medical advice.