White round pill with 01 C imprinted on each half

UVW
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Gday,

I recently purchased a bottle of 'Dexamphetamine Tablets' with Dexamphetamine Sulphate 5mg printed on the label. Upon opening the bottle i found that the pills were not marked 'D 5' like usual, but instead carried a '01 C' marking on each half of the pill, and a strange series of lines on the other side.

Note* The pills were flat and round in shape and white in colour. I also have a suspicion that the bottle may have been tampered with, although the safety seal was intact and the correct amount of pills were inside.

This is my first post so any help with identifying these pills would be greatly appreciated.


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Submitted by UVW on October 10, 2008 - 9:26pm. login or register to post comments

kirby
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Australia, eh?

Your D5 tablet is made by Sigma, Australia, so I assume you're from Australia or somewhere in that part of the world.

So far nothing is popping up for 01C 01C except that I think the manufacturer is Boehringer, a company that makes brand name meds.

Does the Boehringer logo look like your description of "...strange series of lines on the other side"?

Submitted by chemik on August 14, 2006 - 6:22am.
Logo - Boehringer Ingelheim


Boehringer Ingelheim Worldwide

Original image courtesy of chemik

 

I'm not a pharmacist or a medical doctor. This message is not medical advice nor is it an offer to provide medical advice. All drug identifications should be validated by a licensed MD or pharmacist.


October 11, 2008 - 10:38am login or register to post comments

UVW
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A 'Boehringer' pill

Yeah im from WA, you were right saying 'Boehringer' is the manufacturer. The pills have that exact logo printed on the back.

I've been looking around their site and am pretty sure that the pills are called 'Clonidine', each pill (or half pill) containing 100mcg 'Clonidine Hydrochloride'.

It seems that the D 5's were removed and these 'Clonidine' pills put back in their place.

Thanks for your help Kirby :)



October 11, 2008 - 11:55pm login or register to post comments

kirby
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Boehringer Logo 01C 01C

UVW, thank you so much for coming back and telling us what the pill is. Smile

I never looked at Catapres imprints at all. Often the details get to me and the big picture is overlooked.Surprised My focus was on CNS stimulants or similar so I ignored most of the other Boehringer tabs.

In this case I'm embarassed since Catapres is probably Boehringer's most famous med in the US (both tablets and patch). Our tablet imprint is different but that's beside the point.

Here is detailed info from MyDr.com.au re Catapres® 100 Tablets and the description:

Quote:
Catapres® 100 Tablets

Clonidine hydrochloride

7. Product Description
7a) What is Catapres

Catapres is the brand name of your medicine. Catapres 100 tablets are scored, white tablets, marked with the Boehringer Ingelheim logo on one side and O1C/O1C on the reverse side.

Catapres 100 tablets are available in boxes of 100 tablets.

Each pack is labelled with the Australian Registration number AUST R 17921.
7b) Ingredients

Each Catapres 100 tablet contains 100 micrograms clonidine hydrochloride. The other ingredients are maize starch, colloidal anhydrous silica, povidone, stearic acid, calcium hydrogen phosphate, and lactose.

 

For future reference the imprint is the same in Canada - and most likely the same in the UK and New Zealand.

Thanks again!

And I assume you realize that Catapres is not anything similar to dexamphetamine or other CNS stimulants. Catapres (clonidine) treats high blood pressure but is is often prescribed for 'off label' uses in the US.

I'm not a pharmacist or a medical doctor. This message is not medical advice nor is it an offer to provide medical advice. All drug identifications should be validated by a licensed MD or pharmacist.


October 13, 2008 - 8:41pm login or register to post comments

UVW
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Very Informative

Thanks for the info Kirby, it was most helpfull as i have not come accross 'Catapres' tablets before.

Yeah at first i thought it must of been some sort of CNS stimulant, but the 'Boehringer' imprint on the back was a bit of a throw off..

I checked up on 'Clonidine' and am now aware of its 'properties'. It seems that i was swindled with my purchase.. not to worry tho :)

If i have any other 'suspect pills' i shall be sure to post them in the forum. Cheers Kirby, all the best :)



October 20, 2008 - 7:20pm login or register to post comments