Identifying a pill correctly is crucial for ensuring safe usage and avoiding medication errors. Whether you’ve stumbled upon a loose pill at home or received a new prescription, knowing exactly what ...

Yes. We reviewed seven apps that can help identify the pills you take, and liked two of them a lot: Drugs.com Pill Identifier and Epocrates Pill ID. The others—CVS/Pharmacy Pill Identifier, iPharmacy ...

Two years ago Patrick Hymel’s grandfather was being treated for metastatic prostate cancer. The 90-year-old had a host of pills he was supposed to take–around 12 total, including one that was critical ...

Taking prescription medicines with herbal and dietary supplements could be dangerous, researchers warn. Yet many people are unaware of potentially fatal interactions. Warfarin is a blood-thinning ...

For some people, taking up to 12 different medications a day has become the unfortunate norm. And when you add another one into that already complicated heap, it isn’t always easy to identify the ...

Q. Sometimes when I refill my prescriptions, the pills look different. Why is that? A. U.S. trademark laws prohibit generic drug manufacturers from copying the shape, color, or size of a brand-name ...