Why Do Pills Say Not For Household Use

capsule half red half white

capsule half red half white, on red side says barr, on white side says 658,my grandfather put a bunch of pills in 1 bottle and now we dont know what they are. ## Barr 658 is Acetaminophen + Oxycodone, a pain killer. ## red and white capsule with barr on one side and 658 on the other what is it? ## Usually when Grandparents, Parents, and people in general put pills in non-labeled bottles with others, it is one of two reasons. The first is to have daily meds all in one place for easy access. The second and more likely is cause they have members or visitors in the household who are stealing and or abusing the meds. It is to confuse the people who may steal them so they don't know what is what. The prescribed person more than likely knows which is which. I think sites like this make pil...

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white pill with brown specks 9mm wide 7mm thick

Found 3 of these in a friends couch... Any idea what they might be? No break line or markings. ## Hello Gman, Since it has no imprints or markings it isn't going to be a controlled drug since it is a FDA requirement. With that in mind it is possible that what you found is a vitamin/supplement or a dietary pill. These types of pills do not have to meet the FDA requirements of having an imprint. Unfortunately due to the sheer volume of brands and types of these pills I will not be able to really narrow down exactly what you have found. It may help you to ask around and see if anyone in the household is currently or recently was taking any kind of supplement or vitamin. Just as a side note I used to buy a once a day vitamin from GNC that matches your description but I can't say for...

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