What are imprints?
What drugs have imprints?
What is the purpose of this site?
How does it work?
How often can we make a positive ID of a tablet/capsule?
Does it cost to use this site?
Who are we?
What is our privacy policy?
What is our advertising policy?
What is our disclaimer?
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What Are Imprints?
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Most medicines
must be marked so that they can be identified. Markings on medicines are technically known as
imprints and are made up of one or more logo(s), numerical digit(s) or alphabetic character(s) or
combinations of the three component features. |
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What drugs have imprints? |
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| Medicines are required to bear an imprint by regulations of the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) and are classified as over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription (Rx) drugs, controlled substances, veterinary and homeopathic products. The Congress of the United States has not included vitamins, herbals and dietary supplements as classes within the 1975 and 1995 imprint regulations. | ||||
What is the purpose of this site? |
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Drugid.info
was developed to make identifications of
tablet or capsule medicines simple and definitive for professionals
and public alike. Thousands of deaths occur each
year due to medication errors, some of which could
be prevented by having the ability to identify
unknown medicines. Heath Care Professionals, Law Enforcement,
School Nurses, parents and end users can all use a
better method of checking the identity of medicines
and DrugID.Info has been designed to fill that need. |
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How does it work? |
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Imprints
are made up of logo, numeric and alphabetic
components. This website takes the user through a series of two to four steps, all
leading to a positive ID of a tablet or capsule by
our unique search routines.
You will be asked in the following screens to make choices - yes, no, agree or disagree. A positive ID will be the result in
vast majority of cases.
Verifying the color, shape and scoring of your
tablet or capsule allows a double check of our
results. In the infrequent case of a duplicate
imprint, the matching of color, shape and scoring in the database to the tablet
in hand will still lead to a positive ID.
We can also
accommodate the professional who needs a signed faxback or an original
copy of the identification. |
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How often can we make a positive id of a tablet/capsule? |
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The
search routines will identify about 97% of tablets and
capsules on the US market. Out of the remaining 3%,
half (1.5
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may be identified by our pharmacists within 24
hours. Where our search routines are not able to
positively identify a table/capsule, leave your
first and last name, e-mail address and phone number.
Our pharmacist will respond within 24
hrs. |
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Does it cost to use this site? |
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| The use of this website requires a subscription fee or "per use" charge payable by Visa, MasterCard or Discover Card for each identification (ID) provided. | ||||
Who are we? |
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The
database and website are the products of Pill Identity Information, Inc., an Illinois corporation located at 7040
W. 111th Street, Worth, IL 60482. Our pharmacists are registered in the states indicated
on the: About Us
page
E-mail your comments to
Pill Identity Information, Inc. |
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What is our privacy policy? | ||||
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Drug Identity Information, Inc. assures you that
the identity of all who contact us through this
website is kept strictly confidential: We do not rent, sell,
or exchange our mailing lists. Any email sent to you
from DrugID.Info will be because you opted into our
mailing list, you requested more information or for renewal information. |
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| What is our advertising and editorial policy?
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Drug Identity Information, Inc. accepts advertising only related to the medical and pharmaceutical field. All advertising will be clearly marked with the word 'Advertisment' and all sponsorship will be marked: 'Sponsored by . . .' or 'Brought to you by . . .' with the sponser involved listed. All editorial content will be marked as to authorship and any relation to advertisers or sponsors.
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What is our disclaimer?
Our
goal is to provide accurate, juried information, but
no
warrantee of any product is provided. The product information
provided has been compiled from manufacturer
and distributor data and other sources for drugs sold in the United States of America only. Pill Identity Information, Inc. assumes no responsibility
for errors, omissions, inaccuracies or inconsistencies of results
therein. Users of the web site should consult with
your doctor, pharmacist or poison control center, drug manufacturer or forensics laboratory for confirmation of any
data provided. |
Remember: Taking medication can have serious
consequences. |
