We hope your Wednesday is treating you well!
We hope your Wednesday is treating you well!
1. Counselling Conundrum: a real question from a patient
2. Concise Conclusion: a straight-forward patient-friendly answer
3. Quick Wrap-up
Clearly, there are nuances that may not be captured in this format. The goal here is to provide you with helpful counselling tips which often draw from multiple sources or those which are not commonly accessed by busy healthcare providers serving the community.
Counselling Conundrum: "Before my dose increased, I was taking a round white pill. Now it's a long pink one, and it says "-L" on it. Is this the same medication?"
Concise Conclusion: Great question! The "-L" simply means the medication's appearance is designed to look the same as a specific brand name, in this case Lopressor. Not to worry, it's the same active ingredient!
Quick Wrap-up: In our experience, this is something many pharmacists do not know (and who will know, if not the pharmacist?). Below is a short list of examples of this sort of thing that one could encounter.
-Clonazepam-R: Rivotril
-Deferasirox (Type J): Jadenu
-Lisinopril (Type P): Prinivil
-Lisinopril (Type Z): Zestril
-Pantoprazole T: Tecta
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