People are more likely to stop taking their medication after a heart attack if the appearance of their pills suddenly changes without explanation, a new study suggests. Generic versions of a given ...

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Q: I've been refilling the same generic drug prescription at my pharmacy for months without incident, but this month, I was given pills that are a different shape and color. The pharmacist says are ...

Generic versions of the same prescription drug are clinically interchangeable but often look different depending on the manufacturer. The FDA does not require consistent pill appearance among ...

Research in the journal Food Quality and Preference sheds new insight into the role of pill color and shape in influencing patient perceptions on expected ease/difficulty of swallowing, taste, and/or ...

Shape and color differences between branded and generic drugs may be associated with medication discontinuation, according to the findings of a nested case-control study. Aaron S. Kesselheim, MD, JD, ...