# numbers on prescription pills????

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numbers-on-prescription-pills/204853>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 1, 2003, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numbers-on-prescription-pills/204853 "2003-10-01T05:04:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![mec333](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@mec333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mec333)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2003, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numbers-on-prescription-pills/204853/1 "2003-10-01T05:04:52Z")

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Do the numbers found on prescrtion pills have any meaning, or part of a coding? Is there a site that lists these, or a site that could help me determine the type of drug by the numbers scribed in the pill?

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**Author:** ![Joe\_Random](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Joe\_Random](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Random)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2003, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/numbers-on-prescription-pills/204853/2 "2003-10-01T05:13:58Z")

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You can search for pills based on the imprint code at [this website](http://www.rxlist.com/interact.htm).