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Posted by jane d on September 30, 2003, at 17:10:48
I have a couple of hours to figure out what a half dozen pills are (a long story). I know they are psych meds. I need to decide whether to be a good girl and give them to another person or not. I know what the drugs are supposed to be but not what these pills actually are. And just refusing to give any of them could harm someone.
Does anyone know of an online (free) site that will let me identify these pills? If no online site is available I'll try to find a library. know about The Pill Book. Are there any others?
I have not done a search here because quite simply I don't have time. I've struck out on a quick search of google too. But it seems to me that I found something like this once in the past.
I'll be extremely grateful for any suggestions any one can give me.
Thanks,
Jane
Posted by Larry Hoover on September 30, 2003, at 17:27:58
In reply to Identifying unknown pills - any online resources? , posted by jane d on September 30, 2003, at 17:10:48
> Does anyone know of an online (free) site that will let me identify these pills?You can identify the imprint code at Rxlist:
http://www.rxlist.com/interact.htmAbout a third of the way down the page.
Lar
Posted by jane d on September 30, 2003, at 23:46:20
In reply to Re: Identifying unknown pills - any online resources? » jane d, posted by Larry Hoover on September 30, 2003, at 17:27:58
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Your super quick response meant I could identify the pills in time to make a decision about what to do.
Jane
Posted by Ame Sans Vie on October 1, 2003, at 1:07:33
In reply to Thank you!! » Larry Hoover, posted by jane d on September 30, 2003, at 23:46:20
For the record, http://www.idthispill.com is another excellent resource. You can post a description or picture of your pill(s) there and be almost guaranteed a response. Many pills that are ID'd there are not listed on http://www.rxlist.com or http://www.drugs.com.
Posted by jane d on October 3, 2003, at 20:34:36
In reply to Re: www.idthispill.com » jane d, posted by Ame Sans Vie on October 1, 2003, at 1:07:33
I've bookmarked all the sites just in case this comes up again or, more likely, the next time my pharmacy changes generic manufacturers without telling me.
Jane
Posted by Ame Sans Vie on October 3, 2003, at 22:08:48
In reply to Re: Thank you too » Ame Sans Vie, posted by jane d on October 3, 2003, at 20:34:36
That's always a very good idea. :-) I remember the first time I ever had to use a pill identifier was for that exact purpose -- I filled a prescription for a bunch of Halcion 0.25mg, and they didn't look like the description on the bottle said they should, nor did they look like brand name Halcion or one other generic that I've taken. I was a bit scared to take it, but then found out about rxlist.com and felt reassured to know that the pills were what they said they were. How moronic of the pharmacy to put the wrong description on there (which I also looked up, btw, and found it to also be triazolam 0.25mg). I have quite harsh feelings toward pharmacists, as *every single prescription* I've had filled over the past few months has ended up either taking three or for times longer than necessary, they make mistakes when calling Medicaid to receive authorization to fill it (and only once I b*tch and moan for 30 minutes do they actually try to rectify the situation... then of course I have to go home and wait another two hours for my meds), they misread my prescription history and decide not to fill my prescriptions because it's "too soon" (hmm... 60 2mg clonazepam, four daily... so why has this happened three times now when I go in exactly two weeks after the first fill??), or I get shorted on the quantity (this only seems to happen with clonazepam, alprazolam and dextroamphetamine... odd, huh? Heh.)
Of course, always keep in mind that if you're unable to find your pill(s) on rxlist.com, drugs.com, or idthispill.com, calling a pharmacist or poison control center pretty much guarantees a proper identification.
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