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what is this tablet???

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whatisthishm · 19/07/2023 13:49

So sorry, I don’t think this is the correct place to put this but I wasn’t sure where else to post, does anyone know what the pill is attached? I can’t find it online anywhere, I’ve tried the pill identifier websites but it doesn’t seem to exist? I’m really worried as I found it in my teenage daughters bedroom and they were hid away. She’s been acting up lately so super concerned. Does anyone know? She isn’t home right now.

what is this tablet???
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EerieSilence · 19/07/2023 14:06

It's a contraceptive. Please have a chat with her about the proper prevention of STDI (halving a pill will decrease the functionality, it prevents pregnancy but not the STDI).

Antoninus · 19/07/2023 14:05

How big is it op ? Contraceptive pills are small

Dotjones · 19/07/2023 14:03

OhComeOnFFS · 19/07/2023 14:00

She wouldn't be cutting a contraceptive pill in half, though.

She shouldn't but people don't necessarily follow the dosage rules. Maybe she thinks by halving the dose she reduces the risk of side effects - things don't have to be true for people to hear them and think they are true.

OhComeOnFFS · 19/07/2023 14:00

She wouldn't be cutting a contraceptive pill in half, though.

Antoninus · 19/07/2023 13:59

Ritalin pills

what is this tablet???
Dotjones · 19/07/2023 13:57

Think it's a contraceptive.

https://www.drugs.com/imprints/a8-17902.html

Pill with imprint A8 is Blue, Round and has been identified as Ethinyl Estradiol and Norgestimate ethinyl estradiol 0.035 mg / norgestimate 0.215 mg. It is supplied by Glenmark Generics Inc., USA.
Ethinyl estradiol/norgestimate is used in the treatment of Acne; Endometriosis; Abnormal Uterine Bleeding; Birth Control; Gonadotropin Inhibition and belongs to the drug class contraceptives. Not for use in pregnancy. Ethinyl estradiol/norgestimate ethinyl estradiol 0.035 mg / norgestimate 0.215 mg is not a controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA)

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FannyFifer · 19/07/2023 13:56

Contraceptive?
A & 8
Not quite the same but same letters?

what is this tablet???
Antoninus · 19/07/2023 13:54

Ritalin ?

OhComeOnFFS · 19/07/2023 13:53

I would take it to your local pharmacy and ask the pharmacist for advice. They should be able to recognise it.

That's very scary for you. I hope it's nothing too bad.

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whatisthishm · 19/07/2023 13:51

They weren’t in a packet. They were just there, a few of them. Also a few where she had halved them…

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