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A mailed sample lab test – can anyone identify this? – update

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Bawston
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A mailed sample lab test. Scored, no imprint, and it is supposed to be my blood pressure medication.

Pellets inside a capsule are normal for enteric formulations and are not a sign of anything.

A scored oval with a two-letter code is usually a generic but the code is manufacturer-specific.

Happy to be told it is nothing.



   
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JuliaS
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Sorry, probably obvious, but where do you even start with something blank?



   
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lantern7429
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The hologram is the least useful check because it is the one everybody makes.



   
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wealdtide38
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Batch and expiry copied from a real box will already be nearly expired. That is the tell.



   
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EmberKey
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Batch and expiry copied from a real box will already be nearly expired. That is the tell.



   
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notcharlotte
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Imprint databases are mostly US-centric. A confident hit for another market is still a guess.



   
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notcharlotte
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The hologram is the least useful check because it is the one everybody makes.



   
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fern171
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Bring a list. Embarrassment makes everyone forget things, including you. Four months in on a mailed sample lab test and it lines up.



   
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tide_grove
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Ask for the longer appointment slot. Ten minutes is not enough for a complex history and pretending otherwise wastes both your time.



   
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moor9146
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Sorry, probably obvious, but where do you even start with something blank?



   
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meadowlime64
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Daylight, no flash. Currently on a mailed sample lab test myself.



   
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CedarCurve
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Pharmacist. Two minutes.



   
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springash
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Pharmacist. Two minutes. Currently on a mailed sample lab test myself.



   
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glen_hail
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Same here.



   
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lantern_trail
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Imprint databases are mostly US-centric. A confident hit for another market is still a guess.



   
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