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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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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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