Are There Any Comprehensive Prescription Drug Identification Guides Online

[arwalden]

I'd like to be able to verify that my prescriptions are being filled properly by comparing a photo of a KNOWN example of a prescription drug to what I actually get.

I've Google'd and Yahoo'ed it, but any online sources I locate appear to be nothing more than online pharmacies (with very little info) or text-only drug interaction info sites.

-- Allen

[LynneSin]

1. Just call up this guy and he'll confirm what you have

Seems he's quite knowledgeable about prescription drugs

[arwalden]

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[LynneSin]

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[commander bunnypants]

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But can he tell the difference between a 10mg or 20 mg tab of Oxycontin. What the hell am I thinking he just takes them all


DDQM

[commander bunnypants]

2. Physician Desk Reference or PDR

But be carefu. Different companies that make the same drug will make the drugs look different. For example Haldol, the pill form can be white, green and I think blue


DDQM

[La_Serpiente]

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[arwalden]

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[Don_G]

8. The PDR Should Have Color Pics

And are seperated by the manufacturer and/or drug as I recall.

On Edit: A good library should have the PDR in their stacks.

[arwalden]

10. Yep... I Believe I'll Have To Find It In Print Form ....

... rather than online. Thanks for the suggestions, EVERYONE!

-- Allen

[Heddi]

11. There's also a book that's at most pharmacies

even drugstore pharmacies--they have it by the pharm desk---it's not the PDR (which is an excellent reference, btw)---I don't know the name of it, but it's generally got a white cover with pictures of pills on the front.

That'll have a list of all Rx & OTC drugs (I know for a fact RX--pretty sure on the OTC part) and pictures of them in their brand name & patent form.

If your Pharm. doesn't have one, ask the pharmacist and they'll tell you where to get one.

It's a handy thing to have around the house, and it's generally updated once a year. My great-grandmother had one on her all the time b/c she was on so many meds and had a prob with the Pharm. giving her the wrong Rx one time--the only way she knew the difference was because the pills were a different colour. The names were very close, as was the doseage---only prob was her med would have helped her--the wrong med that she was given would have killed her.

Check out B&N or Amazon as well if you want one for home use. OTherwise, a library should have a good copy just for reference

:)

[Wwagsthedog]

7. Try Medline Plus.

It's a government site but pretty extensive.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html