Can You Dye A Pill

i sometimes get confused with my prednisone pills i am taking both 1mg and 10mg and they are both close very close in apperance and size. can i coat them by put some chocolate powder sugar so i can eliminate taking the wrong dose? what do you recommend. ## Have you asked your pharmacist for ideas? I'd think that anything that marked them, without making them damp, so they'd start to dissolve would be fine. You'd also want to avoid something that would make them stick together, so I do have concerns about the sugar, because it could sometimes do that. I wonder if a good coloring pen, would work, since it would be something that you could use to mark them, without making them really wet? I'd suggest checking with your pharmacist, they may even have a way that they can do i...

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Is there the dye 'methylene blue' in the c1 ble clonazepam? I read up on dyes used for pills and I hope this isn't in my pill. ## Hello, Marie! How are you? This tablet is manufactured by Accord Healthcare and they list it as containing FD&C Blue No. 2. The FDA warns that this medication carries the risk of being habit forming and may cause side effects, such as possibly including nausea, dizziness, headache, and irritability. Are you on any other medications? ## The blue round pill c1 can you break that in half and take a half at a time, you get only half of the dose?

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I have hypothyroid. I have a food intolerence to dyes, fillers and Additives. I found information on Tirosint. It appears to be the least amount of additives. Where can you get it? ## You might want to contact an international firm such as pharmaworld.com - they are located in Switzerland and appear to be run by a credible staff. ## You'd have to ask your doctor to prescribe it as brand medically necessary. Tirosint contains Levothyroxine, and may cause side effects, such as mood changes, weight changes, and hair loss. Ref: Tirosint Information Is there anything else I can help with?

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Why does my blue Ritalin 10mg tablet turn my mouth blue when I take it? It stains my fingers, teeth & tongue. Why is that? ## Can you please answer a few more questions for clarification - Are you taking the actual brand Ritalin, or its generic equivalent? Regardless, can you please check your prescription label and try to post the NDC code so that it could be possible to check the inactive ingredients listed for that specific version? The reason I ask, is because in checking the NDC database for Ritalin 10 mg, what comes up is a greenish pill with the inscription CIBA on one side, and the number 3 on the other (NDC Code 0078-0440). Just want to make sure that we're talking about the same pill here. Lastly, if I may ask, is this your first Ritalin prescription? Or, if you have b...

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As the other person asked. I would like to dye my white pills to quickly identify I sort ny pills in a weekly keeper so I cant leave them in the container they come in. Any suggestions? ## Hello, Eileen! How are you? You can't actually dye the tablets, so to speak, because that would get them wet and cause degradation. The best option would be just to familiarize yourself with the markings on them, so you can recognize them that way. All prescription tablets in the U.S. are required to have unique markings to enable their identification, in case of emergency. Once you became familiar with the markings on each medication, you can tell at a glance which tablet you've picked up. However, I realize that for some people, that isn't going to be practical, small tablets can be very...

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I was taking a white throyid pill, and had no problem, I am now taking a 110 dose from 100mg, and its pink in color, but my head itches, could that be a cause ## Hello, Judie! How are you? There are 2 possibilities that may explain, your hormone levels could be changing and causing this symptoms, or yes, it could also be due to the dye in the pill. Some companies are now removing dyes from their prescription medications, because they've had a lot of people having bad reactions to them. The FDA lists the typical side effects of this medication as possibly including nausea, dizziness, hair loss, weight changes and mood swings. What are the markings on the pink tablet? If you can post back with this information, I can check for you to see what kind of dye is used in it.

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i found a few cor 226 pills in an old oxycodone bottle the pills are a darker blue than the pictures online the script was filed last oct and is good until this coming october 2012, so why are the pills a darker blue ? is it because it is discolored from being in the bottle for 2 long ??? according 2 the bottle the pills havent expired yet ... ## If you don't want to take a chance you can mail them to me. It would save me a ton of money on gettin my scripts filled if their still good. ## It is hard to say why the color looks darker, the online images may be affected by your monitor settings, the pills may be aging, the company may have used a different dye than usual.... The color actually doesn't mean anything. Are there any other comments or questions? ## The blue ones are 30m...

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After reading all the posts about this particular med, I now realize that the different colors of this same medicine affects each of us differently. I cannot take the blue, yellow or orange clonazepam but the pink one is a life saver for me. My pharmacist has given me the others and my anxiety doubles. I have searched for the drug store that carries the pink one. I just cannot take the others. So weird how the same medicine, same dosage is so very different from manufacturer to manufacturer. What is the difference really? And why are they different? I wondered if it was the dye to color the pills. :-) Hope everyone gets the one that works best for you. ## Hello Imabkwrm, To answer your question simply the primary difference you typically find between brands of a medication is the inacti...

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My wife has had chest pain/tightness, getting dizzy, sleeping more than usual, ever since taking the blue-dyed enalapril malette 10 mg. pill, which she started taking 2-1/2 weeks ago. Before filling the current script, she had been getting pink pills for quite some time with no problematic side-effects. Both pills are generic, BTW... ## Hello, Sven! How is your wife doing? She needs to have this checked out by her doctor. There is a chance those symptoms could be related to a heart or circulatory problem, rather than the pill from a different manufacturer. It is most likely nothing, but chest pain is nothing to play around with, especially coupled with the other symptoms. Enalapril is classified by the FDA as an ACE inhibitor that is most commonly used to treat high blood pressure and c...

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No worries people, the yellow 853 are exactly the same as the white one's, JUST NO DYE ## For anyone else wondering, I can also confirm that "dye" is the only thing separating these two pills. According to nih.gov, the 10 mg/325 mg and 10 mg/750 mg tablets include "D&C Yellow #10 Aluminum Lake" You can learn more about this drug on the page for Acetaminophen + Hydrocodone I hope this helps! ## Well, jbone & David, I can't see why so many, myself included, have had such ad reactions to the white Watsons. I don't take narcotics often but I did for 11 years. I have never had this type of problem with hydrocodone as I did last week! It didn't touch my pain at all and it made me very sick! Something is going on with them, most definitely! ## There is s...

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I have always taken the Watson 853 yellow pill and for some reason I was just given Watson 853 white pills. What is going on? Why the color difference? ## It seems from other posts made on here recently that Watson is just removing the dyes from some of their products. There have been some complaints from people that have had sensitivity or allergic reactions to them, so they have been doing away with them. However, as long as the imprint is the same and your pharmacy has listed it as being the same medication and the same dosage, then you shouldn't have any reason to worry. Are there any other questions or comments? ## Not the same for sure! ## I have experienced poor results with the white pills. If they are different and labelled the same then walgreens is liable for damages! ## ...

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Can someone please help me find an 500mg amoxicillin that does not have blue or green dye in the capsule? I would also prefer any amoxicillin capsule that is not red or pink or yellow. I have problems with dyes. It was suggested to me that I call Poison Control and they told me that Duramed makes an amoxicillin that is clear and buff in color - this would be acceptable although, no dye is preferred. Can you get me 500 mg amoxicillin that has no dye or is clear and buff in color? I have a refillable Rx for 200 capsules. Thank you, *S* ## Teva pharmaceuticals makes some 500 mg amoxicillin caps & tabs that do not appear to have the dyes in them: ## Thanks a lot! *S* ## Are there any pictures of amoxicillin from the U.K?

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I take three and sometimes four round white pills approximately the same size and would like to add food coloring or powdered jello to them to make them different. I take them for heart, bone and headaches. What can I do and which is better the food coloring or the powdered jello? ## Hello, Susan! How are you? What I would suggest is leaving them in the properly labeled bottles to avoid mixing them up. That would be the simplest solution and it certainly wouldn't affect their efficacy, in any way. Is there anything else I can help with? ## Ask your pharmacist if he has THREE different colored bottles more-or-less suitable for the pill size and quantity and remember this single color code.

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orange round pill 44 332 ## I cannot find an ID for this specific pill, however, I can tell you that those marked with a 44, followed by additional numbers are over the counter products. ## I've found them in the same bottle as the 44 438 Ibuprofen 200 in white tablet form. If you look at the label, it's orange and white, yet the label stated "color free & dye free". This was from lot #P33051 3/06. I've discarded these. My first thought when I opened the bottle: Apparently someone had a sense of humor and decided to package the contents to match the label of the bottle I found in my Grandmother's OTC supply. That's cool marketing. My Second thought: Hey WAIT! Which one do I take? Is one a placebo and the other one real? If so, why do they play games with ...

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Hi I am responding to the usually blue but now its white10 mg lortab Watson540 . Just want to let the skeptics know they are taking the blue dye out of them because it is poisonous to some patients my pharmacy advised me last month when my script changed ## Hi pooty, Thanks for taking the time to give us all a heads up on this! For anyone wondering, here is a list of the inactive ingredients in each (blue) Watson 540 tablet: croscarmellose sodium crospovidone magnesium stearate microcrystalline cellulose povidone starch stearic acid FD&C Blue #2 Aluminum Lake Removing the 'blue dye' alone could significantly affect how the drug is absorbed into your system; including what side effects you might be more prone to experience, compared to someone else who may react differently t...

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Someone gave me what was suppose to be hydromorphone they were small white pills that had no imprints which after she gave them to me and I asked her she said there was suppose to be imprints but maybe the pil was old and wore off the numbers or someone switced pills the pill tasted sweet if that helps and it didn't really help with my pain but I do feel a little drowsy is that what it was? ## If there were no markings, then your guess is really as good as anyone else's. It is possible that a marking wore off, but highly unlikely, because the imprints on all U.S. approved Hydromorphone tablets are actually debossed, so it is pressed into the tablet and not just a dye print that can be rubbed off. Learn more Hydromorphone details here. There is a greater likelihood that they neve...

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I have been on Norco for years . I have used it in conjunction with Roxicodode with great sucess. Now that I have switched to the white version I am having serious problems controling my pain. I don't believe they just removed the dye. This white Norco has become a placebo falling far short of the results I once had. Now I am in scramble mode to find a replacement for the old yellow Norco. Walgreens has told me they have had several calls with other pain patients suffering from the new White Norco. Obviously Watson drug has altered the Norco to increase profits at the patients expense. How surprising. I will update fellow sufferers of the new bad White Norco with an alternative as soon as my Pain Clinic can finda replacement. Larry.T ## PLEASE let me know if u find anything , i have...

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i had lung surgery in 10/09, left lung full of blood, and the doctor used iodine to check out lung after daining, i had tear, astmae, and one more thing, from living with smokers for 50 years, but since my body has been covered with sores, and many they say iodine can only come out your skin,,,, how long does the hell last it's much worse than operation, i also have diabetics, the heat kills me and brings out more sore..

I've never seen one thats white? ## Hello, Ace! How are you? Sorry about the confusion, I'm happy to clear this up for you. Norco is manufactured by Watson Pharmaceuticals and they have been removing the dye from all of their products, due to the fact that some people were sensitive or allergic to them. Over the past few months, they've all been slowly changing to white tablets. Is there anything else I can help with? ## As congress did whatever they did 4 months ago, after many years of difficult pain management, a regimen that was productive at least as being independent, then generic 10/325 already with side effect issues from other pain medicine. After much work my needed to function Norco was approved. Thinking no more nausea, and house work can not be so dreaded, to ge...

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I found a bunch of these pills in my daughters room. They are thick red/maroon pills with no imprint on them. They are grainy inside. When you touch or get the pill wet the red comes right off, like dye. Does anyone have any idea what these may be? ## I would need an imprint or any type of markings in order to help you better in locating the right pill. Please post back with anything else, so I can assist you better. ## I found a similar pill. Have you found out any other information? ## I have found some that fit the same description; if there's any more info on these, I'd really like to know. there's no markings whatsoever, so I am clueless. painkiller, laxative, relaxant, I just dunno. ## I have been looking for a match and I am having a difficult time locating this pill....

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