Low Quality Yellow Norco

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When it comes to yellow Norco (imprint: V 3601), you can NOT tell if it's counterfeit unless you compare it to a real pill. They look REAL in every sense except that the edges of the pill are crumbly, they lack that shine in the coating, they break easily and the "V" is slightly different on the bottom. Beware.

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How to tell a fake yellow NORCO! READ!! There are a lot of fake yellow Norcos out there. One fool proof way to know if they are fake is the following. The real yellow Norcos with imprint 36 01 on one side and a V on the other, will have a small skinny ring around the V. It's barely visible to the eye, but if you look close enough u will see it. If u touch the pill and your hands are sweaty u can rub it off. The skinny ring around the V starts on the top left corner of the V. Another way to tell if it's fake, is cut it in half with your teeth and leave it in your mouth. The Fake yellow will dissolve in your mouth like chalky paste in less than 10 seconds, the real Norco will not dissolve so easily and will hold its form for at least 20 seconds, of course the edges might get a little mushy but the real ones will hold their form. The Fake ones dissolve quickly because I believe they are made with yellow chalk among other things. Remember the real yellows will never crumble so easily, they will never have white specks or patches AND the real ones will always have a solid yellow sheen and shine to them. The fakes are pale, patchy and are crumbly on the edges. Beware!

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Does that ring trace the v or just a circle?

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Re: "The real yellow Norcos with imprint 36 01 on one side and a V on the other, will have a small skinny ring around the V. It's barely visible to the eye, but if you look close enough u will see it."

I'm looking at what appears to be a legitimate photograph of a real V 36 01 pill "here" on nih.gov, and there is no skinny ring (in the usual sense of what a ring should look like) around the V like you had mentioned. E.g - "(V)". Not even a faint trace of one.

Rings tend to be circular and I'm usually one to trust .gov webpages so it will be interesting to see if anyone can add some closure to this.

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The skinny ring is around the "v" however you can ONLY see it with a magnifying lense and super super bright lights. It is extremely hard to see with the naked eye. And keep in mind that if many hands have touched the pills or if you touched the pills with slightly sweaty hands it will rub off. The skinny ring does not appear in pictures what so ever because it is so faint. The fool proof way that I test my yellow pills is breaking in half, put it in my mouth and if it dissolves quickly into mush then they are fake! Keep in mind this only applies to the yellows. There are some white norcs that dissolve quickly. Also, if the edges of the pill are crumbly, they are fake. If u see white specks or the pill looks dull, they are fake. The real yellows will always have a solid color and a nice shine.

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I have the ring on my yellow ones , You will not be able to see it on a picture . You mush hold therm up to a light bulb and you will see it right away .

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IF YOU ARE GETTING YOUR MEDICATIONS FROM THE PHARMACY YOU WONT HAVE TO WORRY PERIOD. WE HAVE HAD 9 DEATHS IN SACRAMENTO IN THE PAST WEEK BECAUSE OF FAKE PILLS. WAKE UP PEOPLE. STOP BUYING PILLS ILLEGALLY. IF YOU NEED HELP GO SEE YOUR DOCTOR AND ASK ABOUT SUBOXONE. PEOPLE ARE DYING AND WE HAVE HAD 38 OVERDOSES. IS IT REALLY WORTH IT?

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What an i****ic statement! If people could simply go to the doctor & get a prescription, don't you think that this entire conversation would be a mute point???!!! Doctors are too paranoid to write scripts for fear of the wrath of the DEA, so true pain is not being addressed and people are forced to look to the streets for relief. Please refrain from making statements that suggest that these people who are dying are just stupid and YOU are some God who knows all. Smdh!!

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Is the circle tracking the actual v cause I can't seem to find it

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Yea suboxone is only 1000 bucks a month. Plus the monthly 300 dollar doctor fee...like it was said. If they would stop making laws to keep the doctors from being so paranoid and making it impossible to get pain medication. Even when you legitimately need it. There would be no problems or deaths. But it's all a system set up for failure to make the rich richer and the poor helpless. And until your in shoes of ppl. Maybe you need to wake up!

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I couldn't have said it better myself (above comment) some individuals are so ignorant. How can you sit there and judge someone like that? You don't know their situation, you obviously don't know their pain. The doctors office call is ridiculously high, and not to mention having to pay for their prescription as well!! So to judge someone like that is sickening and God forbid you ever end up in the same situation!!!

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This is not the case any longer. The new contracted manufacturer and related recipe are origin Germany and are now sold by most pharmacies. All of the pharmacies swear that they are made to the original Watson recipe but this is no longer the case. Nearly 100% of the pharmacies are stocking the new norcos because they are cheaper. When these pills first started to be distributed there were reported adverse reactions... including deaths. Subsequently, the FDA pulled all negative feedback because they approved and cleared this new formula. I can confirm the adverse reactions...I had kidney failure several times. These new norcos make me extremely ill...so ill I can no longer take them. I then requested only Watson norco. Unfortunately, Watson has sold its intellectual property for norco to the firm in Germany. Original norco or what appears to be original is no longer in existence. I suggest asking your doctor to change your medication.

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Not true I've gotten fakes from pharmacy.that have had numbers different ways and all.frustrated

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Never take Suboxone,ever! They are lying. I was on them 8 almost 9 years and I'm on 5 mo clean & feel like hell- still! Beware - it's is not easy at all & have not seen another doctor. It feels like I'm slowly dying!!!

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If they're not real what are they? And where did they come from? How scary!

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Re: Gina (# 14) Expand Referenced Message

I don't think we have to worry about counterfeit painkillers much longer. Won't they outlaw those too?

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Re: Teresa (# 7) Expand Referenced Message

You are right. The DEA wants people off, but offer no help. It's as if they are trying to force you to take a street drug.

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I have chronic pain from neuropathy and other illnesses. In 2004 after a 2 year fight I finally was able to get some relief with pain medication. I never sold mine or had a bad u/a. But now the CDC in all of their wisdom decided if you change doctors for ANY reason (mine moved from my area) you must attend pain management with new guidelines. So I went from a MINIMUM OF 120mg a day to 30mg of morphine. I lost 90mg of my pain meds. No one cared, no one checked to see how I was and they did not offer me an alternative. So I spent 11 months in hell and finally started feeling like I would live. I hurt everyday. Some days I cant even get out of bed. Because the new guidelines are 90mg of morphine for cancer patients. Did anyone think about long term chronic pain suffers like me? Nope, just cut everyone off. It's b*******!

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