Welcome to Pharmer.org

Submitted by TP Admin on January 9, 2005 - 7:24pm


Welcome to Pharmer.org, an educational resource that will help you identify and learn about the medicines you and your loved ones are prescribed. We have assembled some pill identification reference tools for you. Our Common Imprints detail some of the more commonly prescribed drugs:

We plan to continue giving drug identification imprints for other medications. If you can't find your pill imprint in our lists, we have assembled links to other Pill Identification resources. If you don't like to research, we also have interactive forums for the discussion of new medicines, pill identification, and prescription and OTC drugs. Feel free to ask a question or answer a question. Or provide helpful comments regarding new medicines. Or tell us what you would like to see on our site. Take a look around our site and read about us.

First-Time Generics - June 2010

Submitted by TP Admin on August 7, 2010 - 10:59am

First-Time Generic Approvals - June 2010

Tablets/Capsules Only
Generic
Drug Name		 Generic
Manufacturer		 Referenced
Brand Name		 Approval
Date		 Pill
Identification
CHLORZOXAZONE TABLETS USP, 375 MG AND 750 MG MIKART PARAFON FORTE DSC CAPLETS 06-01-10
OXYMORPHONE HYDROCHLORIDE EXTENDED-RELEASE TABLETS, 5 MG, 10 MG, 20 MG AND 40 MG IMPAX (Global) OPANA ER TABLETS 06-14-10
ANASTROZOLE TABLETS, 1 MG ACCORD HEALTHCARE ARIMIDEX TABLETS 06-28-10 Round white AHI
ANASTROZOLE TABLETS, 1 MG NATCO (Breckenridge) ARIMIDEX TABLETS 06-28-10 Round white AN 1
ANASTROZOLE TABLETS, 1 MG SANDOZ ARIMIDEX TABLETS 06-28-10 Round white SZ 171
ANASTROZOLE TABLETS, 1 MG STASON (Cypress) ARIMIDEX TABLETS 06-28-10 Round white 0376
ANASTROZOLE TABLETS, 1 MG MYLAN ARIMIDEX TABLETS 06-28-10 Round white M 34
ANASTROZOLE TABLETS, 1 MG ZYDUS ARIMIDEX TABLETS 06-28-10 Round white A7
ANASTROZOLE TABLETS, 1 MG THREE RIVERS ARIMIDEX TABLETS 06-28-10 Round white 3RP 1
ANASTROZOLE TABLETS, 1 MG FRESENIUS KABI ARIMIDEX TABLETS 06-28-10 Round white DB 02
ANASTROZOLE TABLETS, 1 MG SYNTHON ARIMIDEX TABLETS 03-27-09
ANASTROZOLE TABLETS, 1 MG ROXANE ARIMIDEX TABLETS 06-28-10 Round white 54 077
ANASTROZOLE TABLETS, 1 MG WATSON ARIMIDEX TABLETS 06-28-10
ANASTROZOLE TABLETS, 1 MG DR. REDDY'S ARIMIDEX TABLETS 06-28-10 Round white RDY 1
ANASTROZOLE TABLETS, 1 MG TEVA ARIMIDEX TABLETS 06-28-10 Round white Teva A 10
VENLAFAXINE HCL ER CAPSULES, 37.5 MG, 75 MG AND 150 MG TEVA EFFEXOR XR CAPSULES 06-28-10 37.5 mg - grey & buff capsule 93 7384; 75 mg - buff capsule 93 7385; 150 mg - orange capsule 93 7386

Sources: US Food and Drug Administration and manufacturers' websites

First-Time Generics - May 2010

Submitted by TP Admin on July 24, 2010 - 4:45am

First-Time Generic Approvals - May 2010

Tablets/Capsules Only
Generic
Drug Name		 Generic
Manufacturer		 Referenced
Brand Name		 Approval
Date		 Pill
Identification
METRONIDAZOLE EXTENDED-RELEASE TABLETS, 750 MG ALEMBIC LTD. FLAGYL ER TABLETS, 750 MG 05-05-10
TRANDOLAPRIL AND VERAPAMIL HCL EXTENDED-RELEASE TABLETS, 4 MG/240 MG GLENMARK TARKA TABLETS 05-05-10 Oval brown G 38
OMEPRAZOLE AND SODIUM BICARBONATE CAPSULES, 20 MG/1100 MG AND 40 MG/1100 MG PAR ZEGERID CAPSULES 05-25-10 20 mg/1100 mg - white & blue capsule Par 397; 40 mg/1100 mg - white & blue capsule Par 455
TRANDOLAPRIL AND VERAPAMIL HCL EXTENDED-RELEASE TABLETS, 2 MG/180 MG AND 2 MG/240 MG GLENMARK TARKA TABLETS 05-26-10 2 mg/180 mg - oval pink 295; 2 mg/240 mg - oval cream 296

Sources: US Food and Drug Administration and manufacturers' websites

Searching for Pill Imprints

Submitted by TP Admin on October 17, 2005 - 5:27pm

Here are a few hints that should make your pill identification search on Pharmer.org easier:

Try using the drug imprint numbers only. This works best if you have 3 or more unique numbers like 361 or 3601.

Less info is better. Don't search for 'white round scored pill marked 512 and Percocet'. This type of search works on the internet search engines, but it doesn't work well on Pharmer.org. Our search results will include all white pills, all round pills, all scored pills and all pages where Percocet and/or 512 are listed. If you search for ‘512’ the results will include only those pages where 512 is mentioned.

Don't add a space when searching for an imprint divided by a score. For example, S 8667 imprint is S on one side, and 86 | 67 on the other side. The only way to search is simply to use 8667, not 86 67.

If your pill has a set of numbers (44 XXX, 93 XXX or XX XXX), try searching for the second set of numbers. If that doesn't work, try all the numbers. First try with no space between the number set. If nothing matches, try adding the space. But be aware that adding the space will bring up all pills with 44 or 93 or XX on them - and there are many.

If you don’t get results by searching for numbers only, try adding the letter or letters on the pill if any. L 484 should find all pages with 484, L484 and X484. L484 will give you only those pages that match the phrase exactly. Watson 503 will show results for all Watson pills, whereas Watson503 will zero in on that pill imprint only.

If the pill imprint consists of one letter or logo only, check out our Vague Pharmaceutical Imprints article. This article has a lot of neat images of 'strange' imprints and might help you identify your pill. We add images periodically.

If you don't find your pill ID, please post a question in our Pill Identification forum, and someone will be glad to help you.

Updated 03-04-06

Vague Pharmaceutical Imprints

Submitted by TP Admin on July 9, 2005 - 5:25pm

All FDA approved pharmaceuticals must have a unique imprint. An imprint is any marking on the pill such as an engraved logo, numbers and/or letters, or a raised or debossed symbol. Some pill imprints are quite simple. Maybe the imprint is only a logo; other times it's one letter or number. We have assembled a list of some unusual imprints that are hard to identify and which are commonly mistaken for street drugs such as ecstasy.

These drug imprints are the hardest to find in the databases because there is so little information to go on. It's a lot easier to identify a pill marked with a letter and three or four numbers than a drug imprint consisting of only one letter, number, logo or shape. Pills with simple imprints make positive pill identification difficult. Look through any imprint database, and you're likely to find many different medications marked with an identical letter or number.

'Most Wanted' Imprints

Submitted by TP Admin on April 24, 2005 - 12:50pm

All prescription and over-the-counter drugs sold in the US are required by law to be uniquely identifiable by their imprint, shape and color. However, many pills are notoriously difficult to identify. This is especially true for OTC pill imprints and foreign drugs.

For all the pill identification ‘gurus’ out there (and anyone else who just happens to have the same pill on hand or knows what it is), we are assembling a list of unidentified drug imprints that have been submitted to this and other forums.

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