September 14, 2008 - 4:07pm
recently in belize i ran out of meds for my broken shoulder, i went to a pharmacy and they gave me something they claimed was Demeral. my girl made me toss the package before we left but i did not have time to verify what it was. hopefully someone here can help
September 14, 2008 - 4:34pm
#1
Help identifiy this supposed
supposed demeral from belize
Help identifiy this supposed pain med i purchased in belize: i have broken shoulder and ran out of meds on vacation. a parmacist sold me these in belize and said they were demeral. my girl made me throw out the package before i had time to verify. can anyone tell me what this is. it is a round white tablet. with a M 50 on on side and scored on the other. any help would be appriciated.
September 14, 2008 - 7:40pm
#2
Looks like it may very well
Looks like it may very well be generic Demerol. The generic name of demerol is meperdine (hence the M on your pill) and 50mg is a common strength of that med (hence the 50 on your pill).
Since the med is not from the U.S., it will be really hard to get an accurate i.d. on it, however, I would say that there is a pretty decent chance that it is just what they told you it was. If it is not, then they at least went to some effort to try to make it look legit.
Unfortunately, it will be near impossible to know for sure without expensive lab testing, however, if I had to guess then I would say it is legit.
all thoughts and opinions expressed are those of my own and should not be mistaken for medical advice. i am not a doctor nor a pharmacist. all medical questions should be answered by a licensed pharmacist, doctor, or primary care manager.
September 14, 2008 - 8:09pm
#3
Phisher, that was my first
Phisher, that was my first thought too. However I remembered that outside the US, mainly Europe the chemical name for generic Demerol is usually refered to as Pethidine instead of Meperidine. It appears that Belize was under brit control until 1981, so one could guess that they would also refer to it as Pethidine in that country. However, there is/was a brand called Mefedina that sounds a little spanish (but could also be Italian...?) and thats another common language in Belize. Hopefully the OP will remember a little more detail or someone will recognise these pills. I always love a mystery.
September 22, 2008 - 7:40pm
#4
thanks for ur help all. i
thanks for ur help all. i hope someone here can positively identify this.
