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Having Greenish/yellowish Nasal Discharge. Tried Saline Nasal Sprays. GERD And PFO/ASD. Suffer Running Stools. Remedy?

Posted on Thu, 18 Jul 2013

Question: Hi- I'm going through the medicine chest and found a white pill- small, round, in a bottle with other meds- it's in the wrong bottle. it has a capital A on one side with 262 below the A, nothing on the other side, and it is not scored. I haven't been through the pill bottles in years- it may not even be made any more with this imprint. Any idea what it is? Thanks for your help! = )

Answered by Dr. Kerry Pottinger (1 hour later)

Hi,
Thank you for your question to Healthcare Magic.
I think this could be a tablet of oxymorphone hydrochloride or morphine sulfate. Both are narcotic analgesics or morphine-type pain killers.
My suggestion would be to destroy it as I cannot confirm 100% what it is and you have no expiry date.
I hope this has helped. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Regards,
Dr K A Pottinger
MBChB FRCA

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