Real Vs Fake Norco Pill (Page 2)
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How can you tell a real 7.5/325 from a fake one? Is there any tests you or your pharmacy could do? Thank you!
I just got a fill at Wallgreens. The 10-325 norcos were white. I just came off of 60mg Oxycontins tid and 4mg. Dialaudid Qid. I felt the relief and pain in my legs went mostly away. I'm happy. Always liked Walgreen's. I do not like CVS
I'm trying to reach out to the FDA or someone to contact me asap as I think that the Walgreens in Birmingham Alabama on roebuck parkway sold me some bunk pills. I haven't taken anymore of these pills after they made me throw up. I'm really trying to contact someone. I'm also going to contact a layer on Monday.
Okay everybody I can tell you 3 simple steps to be about 95% sure .. listen carefully it could be the difference between life and death.
This works for norcos, and oxycodone 5mg-10mgs
Step 1. OBSERVING THE PILL
Look up the pill you are taking and make sure the pill has the EXACT markings, im talking shape, color, font, etc. But the main part of this step is to look at the pill and make sure it is symmetric, (pressed pills can be lop sided or not perfectly straight on the sides, etc. Your pill shouldn't be chipping) the last thing u want to do is make sure there is a shine to the entire pill, almost like a gloss.
STEP 2 SNAP IT IN HALF
you should be able to snap the pill right down the middle (clean). What u want to see is how much pressure it takes, real pills should not crumble or snap all diagonal or anything, it should be a clean break either on the line or right down the middle.
Step 3
Shine a light or use a phone flashlight and shine it to the inside of the pill, you should be able to see sparkles (on the inside of the pill where u broke it in half) these pills contain a crystalline opiate and every single pill should shine with little tiny sparkles on the inside...
Might sound like a lot but u can't be too careful with people dying of pressed fentanyl pills
I am in nursing home and the Norco is without markings, other than being scored on one side. Are they real?
It's very easy to tell if Norco is fake. The real ones now have shiny imprints, so the best way is to break it in half and taste just a tiny bit...You'll know it right off the bat. The fake ones have no taste or hardly any taste.
Those are definitely fake and yes there is cause for alarm. In Atlanta, there has been 36 overdoses and 4 deaths just this month due to people taking these fake Norcos. 1 lady was given a prescription from Grady hospital, and had it filled at Walgreens. After investigation, the DEA found that this Walgreens had been buying their pills from an web-based company to save money. This company was selling fake Norcos that contained poison. After they went to the Walgreens and looked at the other pills, they could clearly tell they were fake. The numbers and letters were upside down, crooked, and some barely stamped. Watch what you take.
Same issue. 3 barely stamped. Spacing between 36 01 is fine. Color is fine.. any caise for alarm?
I have a prescription for Norco on one side of some it's v and 3601 on the others the v is upside dwn and the #3 is barely stamped in. What's that about?
Lmao. You are so right. The popo's will for sure be called if you take a fake pill to the pharmacy Lol
Everyone has some dumba** thing to say about these questions. If you don't know we don't need to know. We know to get real ones from a pharmacy, we know how to use the Internet for a simple search on identification, we are looking for trends in spotted fakes and how to be sure they are bad. Simple.
If they are fake...when you break it...it will crumble and when u take it..you wont get the norco effects
If you take a (possible) narcotic (that you bought off the street tho!) to a pharmacy to see if it is real or not, they will probably tell you how "special" of a customer you are. That would absolutely be the dumbest thing that you could possibly do. Lmao. That's a terrible, terrrrrrible idea. Lol! Mines well call the pigs & have em meet you there!
I've gotten two different ones before that I thought and knew were fake. Including Norco 10/325. I'll write down markings of both.
Markings on Norco 7.5/325:
First pill-
Side one: M366
Side two: Blank
Color: White
Shape: Elliptical/Oval
Second pill-
Side one: WATSON3203
Side two: Scored
Color: White
Shape: Capsule-Shape
Markings on Norco 10/325:
First pill-
Side one: V
Side two: 36 (score) 01 "36 01"
Color: Yellow
Shape: Elliptical/Oval
Second pill-
Side one: WATSON853
Side two: Scored
Color: Yellow
Shape: Elliptical/Oval
I have come across more fake Norco 10's than the 7.5's. Even from the pharmacy. I know they were fake because I'd take them and they wouldn't do anything at all. Real Norcos normally make me a little foggy but mainly take away or at least ease my pain. It has gotten to the point where i won't even get the yellow ones from my pharmacy. If yellow is all they have, ill go somewhere else. Call me crazy or paranoid or whatever, but I'm sure a pharmacy could get fake pills without knowing it, of course. And with my personal experience, it is happening. The only way I could visually tell that the Yellow 10/325 were fake is that they were way too easy to break, white specs on the inside, and some markings weren't in they're correct place. I dont want to put too many details on how to tell because I dont want whoever who's faking them to see what we can visually tell what's wrong and fix it to the point where we can only tell once we ingest. And gosh knows what that could be! Very scary. I just wish I knew how to visually tell the fake from the real ones. Any ideas?
Hello, Arlene! How are you?
No, the only way to be sure, if you didn't obtain it from a licensed U.S. pharmacy, would be to pay to have it lab evaluated somewhere.
Are there any markings on the tablet in question? That information would enable to check more details on it for you, such as if there are known fakes.
The FDA classifies this medication as being a narcotic analgesic, so it has the potential to be habit forming and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, dry mouth and constipation.
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