Pill Identifier (Pill Finder Wizard) - Pill Identification Tool Using Drug Pictures, Color, Shape, Number, or Imprint (2024)

FAQs

Can I identify a pill by taking a picture of it? ›

FDA's Drug Identification: The Food and Drug Administration will identify a pill if you email them a picture of it. Medscape Pill Identifier: This site is aimed at healthcare professionals, but offers a free online search tool that you can use to find medication based on attributes.

All prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs in the U.S. are required by the FDA to have an imprint code. If your pill has no imprint it could be a vitamin, diet, herbal, or energy pill, or an illicit or foreign drug. It is not possible to accurately identify a pill online without an imprint code.

Why do drugs have imprint codes? The imprint code, when used in conjunction with the product's size, shape, and color, permits the identification of the drug product, the active ingredient(s), strength, and the manufacturer or distributor of the product.

You'll find the code directly on the pill. Check the front and the back because some drugs have an imprint code on both sides. If you're using the Pill Identifier to look up a pill that has a code on the front and the back, you can enter the code from both sides into the tool.

The tablets are blue which is why they're referred to as “the blue pill”. They're diamond-shaped, on one side they say PFIZER and on the other side they will display either V50 if using Viagra connect 50mg or VGR followed by either 25/50/100 if using Viagra 25mg/50mg/100mg.

What does it look like? Small pills, usually oval though can be other shapes. They come at different strengths (0.25mg, 0.5mg and 1mg being the most common) and in a range of different colours (white, orange and pink most often) and the colour is usually linked to the strength of the pill.

One key difference is that oxycodone is more potent than hydrocodone. This means that it takes less oxycodone to produce the same effects as hydrocodone. Oxycodone is also more likely to be abused than hydrocodone because it produces stronger effects.

Gabapentin is not a narcotic. It's not classified as a controlled substance in most states. (Kentucky, West Virginia, Michigan, Tennessee, and Virginia have reclassified gabapentin as a Schedule V controlled substance). Gabapentin is not an opioid.

Pill with imprint 1 2 is Orange, Round and has been identified as Clonazepam 0.5 mg.

The colors are used to differentiate products, and each color refers to a particular drug class. For example, blue labels are used to indicate opioids (Figure 2), florescent red, neuromuscular blockers; yellow, induction agents; orange, tranquilizers; violet, vasopressors; and green for anticholinergics.

What is Colour coding of drugs? ›

The NDC, or National Drug Code, is a unique 10-digit, 3-segment number. It is a universal product identifier for human drugs in the United States.

NDC Number

Each listed drug product listed is assigned a unique 10-digit, 3-segment number. This number, known as the NDC, identifies the labeler, product, and trade package size. The first segment, the labeler code, is assigned by the FDA.

Gabapentin tablets are supplied as oval-shaped film-coated tablets containing 600 mg and 800 mg of gabapentin USP. Gabapentin is a white to off-white crystalline solid with a pKa1 of 3.7 and a pKa2 of 10.7.

The Drug Identification Number (DIN) is the number located on the label of prescription and over-the- counter drug products that have been evaluated by the Therapeutic Products Programme (TPP) and approved for sale in Canada.

Facsimiles and digital images of prescriptions may only be sent to a pharmacy and must not be provided to patients. A digital image of a prescription provided by a patient to the pharmacist is not a lawful prescription.

Pill description: Oval-shaped, white tablet with a back ridge. Imprint code: M357. Usage: Used to treat moderate to severe pain. Active ingredients: Acetaminophen and hydrocodone bitartrate.

Usually, the highest dosage is yellow Percocet and is often an elliptical or oval shape. If the Percocet is generic, it may also be yellow. Generally, yellow Percocet is the 10mg/325mg prescription, regardless of whether it's generic or brand name. Lower doses of Percocet tend to be white and round.