Do you have pills that have been removed from their original packaging or pills you were once prescribed, but no long have the bottles for them? You might like to know what these pills are so that you can decide whether to keep them or not, or whether or not they are expired. Identifying an unknown pill can be hard to do on your own, especially if you don't have the resources to help you identify it. This article will tell you how you can identify unknown pills.
If, after reading this article you are still unsure of what a pill is, you can always take it to a pharmacist to identify it for you. Pharmacists can easily identify unknown pills.
Instructions
1. Go to the Drugs.com Pill Identifier, the RxList Pill Identification Tool or the Web MD Pill Identification Tool site, all linked in Resources.
2. Look at your pill or capsule and find the identification code. This code will consist of number and/or letters and helps identify the pill.
3. Enter the pill's identification code into the provided space on the website.
4. Choose the pill's color and shape from the drop-down menus provided on the website and hit, "search."
5. The website will search its database to find the matching criteria. When it has identified your pill, you can read more information about it, what it's generally prescribed for, its side effects, and what the pill may interact with in the drug information section provided on the website.
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