What Are the Ways to Identify a Prescription or OTC Medication?
You can enter one or more of these details into The Pill Identifier:
- The pill’s color
- Its shape
- Its imprint code (the text imprinted on or carved into the pill)
The imprint code is the most important detail, and it’s often the only information you need to narrow your search down to a single result. Since people may interpret the color of a pill differently, sometimes you might find it helpful to remove the color from your search and just enter the imprint code with or without the shape.
These same details can help your pharmacist identify a pill. The pharmacist might also check the pill’s size and coating, and they might look for line-shaped markings on it called scores.
