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Reagent test result – interpretation help (26)

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gelman
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Reagent test result on a white round tablet was not what I expected. Colour described below.

Asking a pharmacist costs nothing and they can weigh and measure what a description cannot convey.

A batch number and an expiry that are almost up on a new purchase usually means the box was copied.

Imprint is the strongest signal, colour is the weakest, and the shape only narrows the manufacturer.

Holograms are the least useful check because they are the one everybody makes.

Any ideas welcome, and I will report back what the pharmacist says.



   
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vale_lane
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Everyone here blames the drug. Half the time it is the appointment schedule, not the molecule. Side effects was my main issue with a white round tablet too.



   
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moss13
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Ten percent cuts, of the current dose not the original. That is the arithmetic that keeps it survivable.



   
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readerelm
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Small wins count. Walking to the mailbox is a data point.



   
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sandsweald
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Access to mugs should be on the clinical questionnaire.



   
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hazehub53
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My pharmacist has become my actual doctor and I am at peace with it.



   
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vellum9677
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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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packrat
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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. Side effects was my main issue with a white round tablet too.



   
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knoll4572
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Personal experience, labelled as such, is exactly right here. Nobody is prescribing.



   
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