The imprint TYLENOL500 appears on 2 different products in the FDA data: Tylenol 500 mg, Acetaminophen 500 mg. Match the colour and shape below to your pill.
By the pharmaranks editorial team·Reviewed against the U.S. FDA / DailyMed (Structured Product Labeling) sources·How we research
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.
TYLENOL500 mg
Imprint TYLENOL;500 · Red · Round · 12 mm · Tablet, film coated
The inactive ingredients — fillers, binders, coatings and colours — exactly as this label declares them.
This label declares colour additives
FD&C red no. 40 aluminum lake, FD&C yellow no. 6 aluminum lake
FD&C and D&C dyes, declared individually on the label.
Full inactive-ingredient list (15)
Carnauba wax, FD&C red no. 40 aluminum lake, FD&C yellow no. 6 aluminum lake, Hypromellose, Iron oxide, Magnesium stearate, Modified starch may contain, Polyethylene glycol, Polysorbate 80, Powdered cellulose, Pregelatinized starch, Purified water, Sodium starch glycolate, Sucralose, 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.
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.