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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 - November 2011

First-Time Generic Approvals - November 2011

Tablets/Capsules Only
Generic
Drug Name
Generic
Manufacturer
Referenced
Brand Name
Approval
Date
Pill
Identification
TIAGABINE HYDROCHLORIDE TALBETS, 2 MG AND 4 MG SUN (Caraco) GABITRIL TABLETS 11-04-11 2 MG - round orange 200; 4 MG - round yellow 224
MORPHINE SULFATE EXTENDED-RELEASE CAPSULES, USP 20 MG, 30 MG, 50 MG, 60 MG, 80 MG AND 100 MG WATSON KADIAN CAPSULES 11-10-11 20 MG - yellow & white capsule Watson 3449; 30 MG - blue/violet & white capsule Watson 3450; 50 MG - blue & white capsule Watson 3451; 60 MG - pink & white capsule Watson 3452; 80 MG - flesh & white capsule Watson 3576; 100 MG - blue/green & white capsule Watson 3453
EPROSARTAN MESYLATE TABLETS, 400 MG (BASE) AND 600 MG (BASE) MYLAN TEVETEN TABLETS 11-16-11 400 MG - oblong pink M EN2; 600 MG - oblong white M EN3
LAMIVUDINE TABLETS, 150 MG AND 300 MG AUROBINDO EPIVIR TABLETS 11-17-11 150 MG - oval white 66 Y; 300 MG - oval white 67 Y
PHENYLBUTYRATE TABLETS, 500 MG AMPLOGEN PHARMACEUTICALS BUPHENYL TABLETS 11-18-11
GUAIFENESIN EXTENDED-RELEASE TABLETS, (OTC) 600 MG PERRIGO MUCINEX EXTENDED-RELEASE TABLETS 11-23-11
ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM TABLETS, 10 MG (BASE), 20 MG (BASE), 40 MG (BASE) AND 80 MG (BASE) RANBAXY LIPITOR TABLETS 11-30-11 10 MG - elliptical white RX 12; 20 MG - elliptical white RX 828; 40 MG - elliptical white RX 829; 80 MG - elliptical white RX 830

Sources: US Food and Drug Administration, DailyMed and manufacturers' websites

Pharmer.org Pill Identifier - Morphine Imprints

First-Time Generics - October 2011

First-Time Generic Approvals - October 2011

Tablets/Capsules Only
Generic
Drug Name
Generic
Manufacturer
Referenced
Brand Name
Approval
Date
Pill
Identification
DIETHYLPROPION HYDROCHLORIDE EXTENDED-RELEASE TABLETS, 75 MG LANNETT TENUATE DOSPAN, 75 MG TABLETS 10-24-11 Oblong white LCI 1477
OLANZAPINE TABLETS USP, 2.5 MG, 5 MG, 7.5 MG, 10 MG AND 15 MG TEVA ZYPREXA TABLETS 10-24-11 2.5 MG - round white Teva 5767; 5 MG - round white Teva 5768; 7.5 MG - round white Teva 5769; 10 MG - round white Teva 5770; 15 MG - oblong blue Teva 5771
OLANZAPINE ORALLY DISINTEGRATING TABLETS, 5 MG, 10 MG, 15 MG AND 20 MG PAR ZYPREXA ZYDUS ODT 10-24-11 5 MG - round yellow P (logo) 320; 10 MG - round yellow P (logo) 321; 15 MG - round yellow P (logo) 322; 20 MG - round yellow P (logo) 323
OLANZAPINE ORALLY DISINTEGRATING TALBETS, 5 MG, 10 MG, 15 MG AND 20 MG DR. REDDY'S ZYPREXA ZYDUS ODT 10-24-11 5 MG - oblong yellow R 262; 10 MG - oblong yellow R 263; 15 MG - oblong yellow R 264; 20 MG - oblong yellow R 265
OLANZAPINE TABLETS USP, 20 MG DR. REDDY'S ZYPREXA TABLETS 10-24-11
OLANZAPINE ORALLY DISINTEGRATING TABLETS, 5 MG, 10 MG, 15 MG AND 20 MG APOTEX ZYPREXA ZYDIS ODT 10-24-11 5 MG - round yellow APO OL5; 10 MG - round yellow APO OL 10; 15 MG - round yellow APO OL 15; 20 MG - round yellow APO OL 20
MEMANTINE HYDROCHLORIDE TABLETS, 5 MG AND 10 MG TEVA NAMENDA TABLETS 10-25-11
LEVONORGESTREL & ETHINYL ESTRADIOL TABLETS AND ETHINYL ESTR 0.1 MG/0.02 MG; 0.01 MG WATSON LO SEASONIQUE TABLETS 10-25-11
LEVONORGESTREL & ETHINYL ESTRADIOL TABLETS AND ETHINYL ESTR 0.1 MG/0.02 MG; 0.01 MG LUPIN LO SEASONIQUE TABLETS 10-26-11

Sources: US Food and Drug Administration, DailyMed and manufacturers' websites

Searching for Pill Imprints

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

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.

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