Pharmer News

Congratulations to both the US Food and Drug Administration and Pharmer.org.

During 2006 the FDA celebrates its 100th year of service to the American people. The agency came into existence June 1906 when the Food and Drugs Act became law. At that time the FDA was known as the Bureau of Chemistry and was under the Department of Agriculture. The FDA is now part of the Department of Health and Human Services.

The FDA has many events planned for its centennial celebrations. Please refer to the FDA News Release - January 4, 2006 for more information.

Pharmer.org celebrates its first year anniversary January 9, 2005, when the Welcome to Pharmer.org article was published. The website went online later in the month and has grown from a handful of members to over 2,800 members.

Our mission at Pharmer.org is "to help educate you about the medicines you and your loved ones are prescribed." We trust we are helping since we continue to grow and attract members with world-class problem solving skills. If our members can't identify your pill, it's either because the imprint is foreign, obscure, nonexistent or not yet published anywhere. And the Pharmer.org team has assembled links to make it easy for you to find credible pill identification and health/drug information among the myriad of internet medical websites. Our team will continue to add resources for you, the consumer.

We are very pleased to tell you that Pharmer.org has received HONcode accreditation issued by the Health on the Net Foundation. We may now proudly display the HONcode seal.

We subscribe to the HONcode principles. Verify here.

The Health on the Net Foundation, a non-profit organization, is dedicated "... to guide the growing community of healthcare consumers and providers on the World Wide Web to sound, reliable medical information and expertise. In this way, HON seeks to contribute to better, more accessible and cost-effective health care."

The Health on the Net Foundation's Code of Conduct sets certain standards for webmasters of health-related websites to follow. Websites that receive HONcode accreditation must adhere to all eight principles of the HON Code of Conduct to receive and retain eligibility.

Is someone here all the time to answer my question? What if it's an emergency?

• GET HELP NOW - CALL 911, YOUR DOCTOR OR POISON CONTROL.
• If you think you have a poisoning emergency, call 911.
• If you are not sure it's urgent but need an answer now, call your doctor or call poison control at 1-800-222-1222. DO NOT post a question and wait for an answer.

Do you endorse the medications you write about?

• We do not endorse any medications mentioned on this website. We are providing links to credible medical resources for the reader to learn about various medicines, both brand names and generics. When reporting on new drugs approved by the FDA, we will include the manufacturer's website for its new medication if a website exists. And we provide links to manufacturers' websites in our Common Imprints section for the reader's convenience. We are not endorsing any products or any manufacturers.

How is your website funded?

• Pharmer.org accepts Google AdSense advertisements to pay for our new dedicated server, hosting arrangements and domain registration. Any shortfall in funding is provided from personal sources.

What is your advertising policy?

• We accept Google AdSense ads.

  Pharmer.org is not responsible for the content of these ads, and we have no control over the advertising website when you click on an advertisement.

  Google accepts advertising from online pharmacies in the US and Canada with PharmacyChecker IDs to participate in its ad program. Please read Google's qualifications for online pharmacy advertisers:

  Google Pharmacy Qualifications

  Pharmer.org does not recommend or endorse any paid advertisers appearing on our pages.

  Links to non-licensed online pharmacies in forum posts remain strictly prohibited as always, and such links will promptly be deleted.

Please do not email requests for pill identification, it only takes a second to register and post your question in the pill identification forum. Questions and comments regarding our website contents (including forum contents), privacy policy or disclaimers:

Additions, deletions and corrections to our Common Imprints section:

Technical problems with our website:

Other problems you may encounter while visiting Pharmer.org:

We've had a few comments from our pill identification experts asking for a permanent list of unidentified pills. These drug imprints have been posted on our forum and/or other boards; to date identification of these pill imprints are 'unsolved mysteries'.

Everyone is invited to look over the list at 'Most Wanted' Imprints. If you have any ideas what the pills could be, what country they are from or what manufacturer, please post and help us out. Thanks for your help.

This Privacy Statement describes our current privacy practices with regard to information we collect when you or your computer interact with Pharmer.org.

Information Collection and Use The only information we collect from our users is a valid email address which is required to create an account. Your email address will never intentionally be divulged to third parties without your permission and consent. We despise spam as much as you do.

Log Files We use the information in our server log files to analyze trends in the usage of our website, to administer and maintain our website, to track a user's path through our website, and to gather broad demographic statistics about our website and the ways in which the site is used. Most of the information in these files is not unique to you as an individual, such as the files requested and pages you visit on our website, the websites from which you may have been referred to our website, and information about the type of browser you use and its settings. Some of the log files contain IP addresses and other personally identifiable information, which are used to identify user connections and to resolve technical issues related to administration of our website.

Cookies A cookie is a small text file stored on a computer that contains information associated with that computer. Our website uses cookies for several purposes, such as maintaining your login state, customizing the content of our web pages, and improving the security of your use of our website.

Public Forums You may participate in public forums on our website. Any information you make available in these forums, such as an email address, would become public information and could be used by others to send you unsolicited communications. Please be careful about disclosing personal information in public forums.

Changes to this Privacy Statement Pharmer.org will occasionally update this Privacy Statement as our website evolves. When we do, we will also revise the "last updated" date at the top of the Privacy Statement.

Contact Us If you have questions about this Privacy Statement, its implementation, or our practices, please contact us at admin@pharmer.org.

Any information contained on this website, including the information provided by outside sources to which Pharmer.org provides links (e.g. Resources for Pill Identification and Consumer Health Topics) is not a substitute for consultation with your qualified healthcare professional. Diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions must be determined between you and your physician through a personal consultation.

Information on this website or third-party links regarding prescription drugs is not a substitute for the knowledge and judgment of your physician and pharmacist. These two professionals work together to determine the correct drug(s) and dosage for your particular medical condition. The information on this or any other website Pharmer.org links to is not to be construed as an endorsement for particular medications or for self prescribing any pharmaceutical.

The Pharmer.org website has Forums to help people identify their medications and to discuss newly marketed pharmaceuticals. These sections are a public service, but it must be noted that the people who provide IDs or information about new (and old) drugs might not be medical professionals. Pharmer.org is not responsible for any errors, omissions or falsehoods regarding drug information, including pill identification. All data pertaining to medicines and/or identification of pills should be confirmed by a licensed medical professional such as your doctor or pharmacist.

This morning we've updated the software that powers Pharmer.org to the newest version. 

We've added many pill imprints for citalopram (Celexa and generics) to our Imprints of Antidepressants.