Friday, February 26, 2010

Mylan's M P/T Pill - Tramadol / Acetaminophen

Mylan's M P/T pill is a compound medication that consists of 325 mg Acetaminophen (APAP) and 37.5 mg Tramadol Hydrochloride. In the pill, opioid analgetic effects of Tramadol are increased by Acetaminophen - a milder pain reliver and a fever reducer. In fact, it is a generic version of a well-known Ultracet (which is also distributed under brand name Tramacet in Canada). The pill is round, yellow-colored.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Mylan's M 545 Pill - Mirtazapine (generic Remeron)

One more pill without "MYLAN" letters on it, indexed only with "M 545". Still, it is one more generic produced by Mylan Pharmaceuticals - Mirtazapine (generic for Remeron), an antidepressant. Each round beige-colored Mylan's M 545 pill contains 45mg of Mirtazapine. The medication is used to treat depression. The dose is quite high, as Mirtazapine is normally taken 15mg daily, and this can only be increased up to 45mg gradually.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Mylan 531 - Sulindac 200MG

Sulindac is also manufactured by Mylan Pharmaceuticals in 200 mg strength, it is Mylan 531 pill. The pills look very similar to Mylan's 150MG formulation, they are yellow-colored, too, but the both letters and number are placed on one side (divided by a score), the other side is blank. Sulindac is the generic name for Clinoril, a NSAID used to manage pain and inflammation caused by different forms of arthritis and acute painful shoulder.

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Mylan 427 - Sulindac Pill

Mylan 427 is a round yellow tablet, with with the letters "MYLAN" embossed on one side and the number "427" on the other. Each pill contains 150 mg of Sulindac (generic for Clinoril). The medication belongs to the class of NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatorey drugs), and is mainly used for treatment of pain and swelling caused by different forms of arthritis or acute painful shoulder. We hope you may easily identify Mylan's Sulindac pills now.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Mylan's M2 Pill

We have already mentioned Furosemide (generic for Lasix) manufactured by Mylan Pharmaceuticals (Mylan 216 and Mylan 232 pills), but in case with the pill of the smallest strength the situation is slightly different. It is not indexed with MYLAN letters, there is only one letter M on each of them, or M2, to put it more correct. However, they are still Mylan pills. Each M2 pill contains 20 mg of a loop diuretic Furosemide. Making urination more frequent, Furosemide lowers the level of salt in your system, removing extra water and in thus taking the excessive load off your heart, liver, and kidneys.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Mylan 377 - 250 mg Naproxen

This is a little round pill, white, with MYLAN embossed on one side and 377 on the other. Mylan 377 is 250 mg Naproxen (generic Naprosyn, or Aleve, or Midol), the smallest dosage of the medication manufactured by Mylan Pharmaceuticals. Being an NSAID, Naproxen is used for the treatment of inflammation and as pain-killer. As only dosages of 220 mg or less (e.g., Aleve) are available over-the-counter, to get Mylan 377 pills you normally have to obtain a prescription.

Beware that Naproxen increases your risk of life-threatening heart or circulation problems, including heart attack or stroke. It can also increase your risk of serious effects on the stomach or intestines, including bleeding or perforation. Long-term usage of the medication can worsen its adverse effects.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Mylan 555 - Naproxen

Description: white-colored oblong pill with "MYLAN" written on one side and "555".
What is it? Mylan 555 pill is Naproxen, generic version for Naprosyn medication manufactured by Mylan Pharmaceuticals. (There are other popular brand names that nclude Aleve, Naprelan and Midol.) The strength of the pill is 375 mg. It is the medium dosage in the series of Naproxen pills marketed by Mylan. The medication belongs to the family of NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) and is used to treat pain or inflammation caused mainly by rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis (lower back pain), tendinitis, bursitis, gout, or even menstrual cramps. So, it has effects of a pain-killer, too. It may also be taken as a fever reducer.

Naproxen is a potent drug with some serious side effects. It can increase the risk of hazardous effects on the stomach or intestines, including bleeding or perforation (forming of a hole). So, one should not take Naproxen in dosages over prescribed.

Friday, October 23, 2009

Mylan M 755 Pill - generic Allegra

We have already mentioned generic Allegra (Fexofenadine hydrochloride) manufactured by Mylan Pharmaceuticals when we discussed M 752 30mg pill. Today, we are going on with the subject, adding one more pill to our collection. This time it is Mylan's M 755 pill, 180 mg of Fexofenadine HCl. This form of the medication is widely used in adults and children aged 12 and older to relieve symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis. Fexofenadine HCl can be used in children who are not 12 yet, but the dosage must be smaller. 180 mg (one M 755 pill) can be used after 12 years age is reached. Moreover, it is the usual recommended daily dose of the medication.

Oh, yes, the pill's color is blue :)

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Mylan Generics

As we have already stated, Mylan Pharmaceuticals is a well-known manufacturer of high-quality generics for popular brand-name medications. Among Mylan drugs we find NSAIDs (Indomethacin, Naproxen, Piroxicam), benzodiazepines (Alprazolam, Diazepam, Lorazepam, Temazepam) and other sedatives and anti-convulsant medications (such as Phenytoin), pain-killers and fever reducers (acetaminophen/propoxyphene mixture in the form of Darvocet-N), beta-blockers (such as Propranolol HCl) and other heart medications (Clonidine), antibiotics (Nitrofurantoin), diuretics (Furosemide, Hydrochlorothiazide), allergy relief medicines (Fexofenadine HCl), and more, more and more... The list is quite incomplete and is going to be expanded. We continue collecting data on Mylan's generics and working on the ways of identifying them. We'd like to thank everybody who takes interest in our activity and helps us make our project even more informative :)

Monday, October 19, 2009

M 321 Pill

Some of Mylan pills are not indexed with the word "Mylan", they only have the letter "M" on them. One of such examples is Mylan's M 321 Pill. It is little, round, with "M" embossed on one side and "321" on the other. It is Mylan's Lorazepam (generic Ativan) again, 0.5 mg now. And it is the usual initial oral dose that is administered to healthy adults in the beginning of treatment.