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Medical Forum / General / Pharmacy / April 2006Identifying a pill
I found a pill on the floor under a chair. It is either Gemfibrozil or Metformin, but I do not know which, and I do not know the dosage. The pharmacist is not able to identify the pill from my description. She state deach supplier may use different codes. Is there a registry of all the codes for each medication? I looked at the online version of the FDA's Orange Book, but did not see any codes listed. Did I miss them?. In any case: 1. The pill is a white oval and scored. 2. The code on the left side is "C". 3. The code on the right side is "474". 4. There are no codes on the other surface of the pill. Can you identify the pill? > I found a pill on the floor under a chair. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > The pharmacist is not able to identify the pill from my description. > She state deach supplier may use different codes. True. Generics are not required to match each other or the brand name. > Is there a registry of all the codes for each medication? Not a truly comprehensive one with free access. drugs.com does a pretty good job, but it is not complete, and doesn't find what you describe. > I looked at the online version of the FDA's Orange Book, but did not see > any codes listed. Did I miss them?. If you email the fda, they will supposedly ID a drug for you. I have no idea how long they take to reply. http://www.fda.gov/cder/Offices/DDI/drugID.htm > In any case: > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Can you identify the pill? If you still care... Your description matches Gold Standard Inc.'s Clinical Pharmacology's description of Caraco Pharmaceutical Labs' Metformin 1000mg. Don't trust your health to anonymous usenet posters though. If you go to Caraco's site, you can look at the package insert which contains a description of the tablets as well. http://www.caraco.com/product.htm It is metformin 1000 mg. > > I found a pill on the floor under a chair. > > [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > contains a description of the tablets as well. > http://www.caraco.com/product.htm > If you email the fda, they will supposedly ID a drug for you. I have no > idea how long they take to reply. > http://www.fda.gov/cder/Offices/DDI/drugID.htm Ayup, they were very quick. > If you still care... > > Your description matches Gold Standard Inc.'s Clinical > Pharmacology's description of Caraco Pharmaceutical Labs' Metformin > 1000mg. Ayup, I had called Caraco. At first they stated that they used different markings, but latter acknowledged that th epill was theirs. > Don't trust your health to anonymous usenet posters though. I would always double check with the manufacturer. > If you go to Caraco's site, you can look at the package insert which > contains a description of the tablets as well. > http://www.caraco.com/product.htm I was there, but did not find any pointers to the package inserts. Attached is the exact reference from Identidrug for the metformin 1000 mg product ID. That is my source. PT > I found a pill on the floor under a chair. > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Can you identify the pill? Thanx to those replying The toll free Poison Control Center people helped me identify all of my elderly fathers medications that he put them all in a Kerr Mason jar because he figured glass was better than plastic. I just called Poison Control and they helped me with everything, including brand and generics. > Thanx to those replying > The toll free Poison Control Center people helped me identify all of my > elderly fathers medications that he put them all in a Kerr Mason jar because > he figured glass was better than plastic. I just called Poison Control and > they helped me with everything, including brand and generics. THanx. |
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