Allergy to tartrazine in antidepressants.
The authors describe five cases of apparent allergy to tartrazine (FD&C yellow dye number 5) in 170 patients exposed to the dye in antidepressants. The frequency of tartrazine sensitivity was much higher than the reported frequency of six in 1,000 persons.
D000328:Adult; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001391:Azo Compounds / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003891:Desipramine / Q000009:adverse effects; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007099:Imipramine / Q000009:adverse effects; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D010592:Pharmaceutic Aids / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013645:Tartrazine / Q000009:adverse effects*
D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D001391:Azo Compounds; D010592:Pharmaceutic Aids; D013645:Tartrazine; D007099:Imipramine; D003891:Desipramine