Quickly identifying pills and other capsules can be the difference between life and death in poison control centers and hospitals. Today, imprint information must be present on all approved drugs and medications. Read on to discover the importance of pharmaceutical imprint code.How Are Pills Identified?One of the most common forms of pill identification is through physical-chemical identifiers, or PCIDs. These substances are put into pills to help with verification, and they can be pigments, dyes, flavors, or inks. If a pill should have one of these substances and does not, pharmacies can quickly determine that the pill is counterfeit.Another form of identification that the Food and Drug Administration mandates is an imprint code. All over-the-counter and prescription oral medications must have some form of imprint. These identifier markings are applied with a nondestructive laser pill marking process.IdentificationIdentification is essential for a few reasons. The main benefit of iden...
