Pill Identifier Search Tips

Imprint

In this field you should enter the imprints on the tablet with spaces between each imprint. If 2 imprints are separated by a score line they are considered as 2 different imprints and should be entered with a space between them, even if these 2 imprints make one word. For example, for Percocet-Demi you should enter "perc ocet de mi". You don't have to enter all the imprints for a particular tablet. Only one imprint may suffice. For instance, in the above example only "perc" or "ocet" will be enough to find the pill. In case of double (or triple) copies of the same imprint, you should enter the unique text just once.

Color

I suggest you to check all similar colors. For example, a red tablet may be described in the official monograph as "brown", "pink", or "rose".

Shape

All the variety of tablet shapes are divided in the following categories:

round
oval
capsule-shaped
triangle  
square
rectangular
pentagon
hexagon
octagon
diamond-shaped
shield-shaped  
barrel-shaped
apple-shaped
D-shaped  
trapezoid
teardrop
peanut

Surface

You have a choice of 3 surface types:

  • flat - opposite surfaces are flat and parallel to each other. The edges are almost always beveled.
  • biconvex - opposite surfaces are convex and are not parallel to each other.
  • irregular - all other types of surface, including cases when one side is flat and the other one is not.

Coating

This information is sometimes missing in my database, especially for uncoated tablets. So even if you have an uncoated tablet, I suggest you to leave this option unchecked.

Score

You have a choice of several score types:

  • single - a simple line crossing the tablet in the middle.
  • single interrupted - a simple line crossing the tablet interrupted in the middle. Almost always there's an imprint between each part of the line (for example, Synthroid).
  • cross - two lines crossing each other at 90°.
  • multiple - several parallel lines crossing the tablet (trazodone 150 mg, alprazolam 2 mg).

Logo

All possible logos* are listed in the table:

Abbott
Bayer
Boehringer Ingelheim
Cobalt
Merck
Paladin
Pfizer
Pharmascience
Servier
Takeda
Apis (Novo Nordisk)

* Company logos are trademarks of their respective owners.