Identifying Pills with RXList

1. Which pill is this?

2. Medication needs to be organized

3. b ut what if it isn’t?

4. How do you know which pill is which?

5. Rxlist.com can help

6. Rxlist.com can help Medical data is provided by the FDA & First Data Bank, Inc.

7. Rxlist.com can help Medical data is provided by the FDA & First Data Bank, Inc. Written by physicians and pharmacists

8. Rxlist.com can help Medical data is provided by the FDA & First Data Bank, Inc. Written by physicians and pharmacists Updated continuously

9. 1. S elect “Pill Identifier”

10. 1. S elect “Pill Identifier”

11. Pill Identifier

12. Scroll to this box

13. 3 . Fill in the first field

14. 3 . Fill in the first field You can leave fields blank

15. 3 . Fill in the first field You can leave fields blank but if you fill in all relevant fields, the result will be clearer

16. What is an imprint?

17. An imprint is the marking on a pill

18. An imprint is the marking on a pill Like “512” on this pill

19. Let’s practice with that pill

20. 4. Fill in the second field

21. 4 . Fill in the second field

22. 4 . Fill in the second field Click the color of your pill

23. 4 . Fill in the second field

24. 5 . Fill in the third field

25. 5. Fill in the third field Click the shape of your pill

26. 5. Fill in the third field

27. 6. Click “Search”

28. 6. Click “Search”

29. 7. Compare the result(s) to your pill

30. 7. Compare the result(s) to your pill

31. 7. Compare the result(s) to your pill Is the imprint the same size?

32. 7. Compare the result(s) to your pill Is the imprint the same size? Is the imprint font the same?

33. 7. Compare the result(s) to your pill Is the imprint the same size? Is the imprint font the same? Are there any visible differences?

34. 7. Compare the result(s) to your pill Do you have a prescription for the named drug?

35. 7. Compare the result(s) to your pill Do you have a prescription for the named drug? Don’t forget to check the generic name

36. 7. Compare the result(s) to your pill Do you have a prescription for the named drug? Don’t forget to check the generic name If you do not live alone check prescription bottles & boxes. This may be a house-mate’s pill.

37. 8 . Click the drug name for details

38. 8 . Click the drug name for details Or click a hyperlink below the drug name to go directly to a specific topic

39. Medicine Description

40. Medicine Description If you are satisfied that you have identified your pill, you can learn more about the medication on this page.

41. Medicine Description If you are satisfied that you have identified your pill, you can learn more about the medication on this page. These tabs will take you to different sections of the article

42. What if…

43. What if… I don’t have a prescription for this medicine

44. What if… I don’t have a prescription for this medicine None of my housemates have a prescription for this medicine

45. What if… I don’t have a prescription for this medicine None of my housemates have a prescription for this medicine There are no results for my imprint, color, and shape!

46. It could be a supplement

47. It could be a supplement… Vitamins and supplements rarely show up in the Pill I dentifier

48. It could be a supplement… Vitamins and supplements rarely show up in the Pill I dentifier If you want to know for certain what your pill is or have other questions…

49. You have options.

50. You have options. Visit your local library to use a print “pill index” A.

51. You have options. Visit your local library to use a print “pill index” It will be in the Reference section A.

52. You have options. Visit your local library to use a print “pill index” It will be in the Reference section Bring the pill with you because books from this section can’t be checked out A.

53. You have options. Visit your local library to use a print “pill index” It will be in the Reference section Bring the pill with you because books from this section can’t be checked out Ask your pharmacist to help you identify the pill A. B.

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