July 2, 2008 - 6:23pm
Why don't all prescription drugs come stamped with their name and dosage. I first thought of this when I saw Wellbutrin XL 300 mg. It is a tiny tablet, with all that information very clearly printed on it. I think it would make it much safer for patients - every tablet, not just the bottle, says what it is. Easier for doctors when patients come in with just their daily pill box, or all their pills mixed up in one bottle. Safer and easier for pharmacists when they make up the prescription. I guess there is really no answer, but I was just thinking.
July 2, 2008 - 6:54pm
#2
Well a large marjority of
Well a large marjority of the name brand drugs do come up with this. I know several antidepressants like this and certain name brand benzodiazepines do however it would be illegal for a generic to put the brand name and a majority of what people get is generic although it would be better if it had the name on it.
July 2, 2008 - 7:12pm
#3
Wellbutrin has ten letters,
Wellbutrin has ten letters, Bupropion only has nine! Even easier to fit on a pill!
July 2, 2008 - 8:02pm
#4
Yes but....
Frk... You are right about the brand names, but they could use the generic name of the drug, for example .... like you said the benzos, let's take 1mg xanax... Blue football with Xanax 1.0 imprinted on it, and then there are the blue footballs imprinted GG 258, which could read Alprazolam 1.0 See where I'm going with this?
July 2, 2008 - 8:08pm
#5
like gtrplayer said
like gtrplayer said. then we would have to come up with something else to do in free time.
July 7, 2008 - 1:10pm
#6
Good point...
I have wondered the same thing. Another one that says exactly what it is, is Percocet 10/325 I dont know if it is just a surface area thing, or if there is some code they use to create the imprint, but I wish they would put the information on the pills, but what would we do with oral suspensions?
July 9, 2008 - 12:21am
#7
Who knows......
Who knows I am sure someone will come up with the answer. But that makes sence. But its patent infringement if they copy and yada yada yada!!!
Later!!
Because then we would not need this site, and we'd have nothing to do.
gtrplayer