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How can I learn to swallow pills without gagging?
If you are able to swallow pills but find it difficult, the following tips will help:
take a sip of water before putting the pill in your mouth, and drink more water after putting the pill in as well
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Why is the name of a medicament not printed on the pill?
Every government is going to have their own regulations for this sort of thing.
For the US, the law states:
Unless exempted under § 206.7, no drug product in solid oral dosage form may be introduced ...
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What resources are available to identify oral medication?
There are several "pill identifiers" available online:
RxList
WebMD
Drugs.com (international database from 185 countries)
You enter the shape and color of a pill and any imprints and you ...
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Which has lower rate of getting pregnant and/or a venereal dicease in condom vs pill?
TL;DR
The pill slightly more effective than condom for contraception. Other methods are better still.
The pill is ineffective for preventing STI; condoms are mostly effective.
In Full
First things ...
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Why is the name of a medicament not printed on the pill?
A few answers compiled from the comments, which are no own answers yet:
Links:
The regulations the require pill imprinting
The Evolution of Imprint Identification
Pill Identifier by drugs.com
Ideas:
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Inhaling pills possible?
It is possible to aspirate (inhale into the respiratory system) a pill and it is more common than you might think (PubMed):
It is estimated that roughly 7% of all foreign bodies aspirated in the ...
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What is the significance of a "pink pill"?
Pink is a common pill color. Nothing can be known about the composition of a pill based solely on its color; pink does not indicate any particular drug or class of drugs.
In recent years, a reference ...
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Why do the "dietary supplement" pill bottles always have this bizarre disclaimer on them?
The answer lies in the meaning of the word "supplement":
Definition of dietary supplement
: a product taken orally that contains one or more ingredients (such
as vitamins or amino acids) ...
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Pills in cold car overnight - still okay?
Drug shelf life is usually measured at 25 deg C but accelerated testing for stability is done at higher temperatures as this adds energy to the system degrading the drugs faster. So, storing drugs at ...
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