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The pill imprinted “L28”

The imprint L28 appears on 3 different products in the FDA data: Loperamide Hydrochloride 2 mg, Amlodipine Besylate 2.5 mg, Sevelamer Carbonate 800 mg. Match the colour and shape below to your pill.

By the pharmaranks editorial teamReviewed against the U.S. FDA / DailyMed (Structured Product Labeling) sourcesHow we research

The pictures are diagrams drawn from the shape, colour and imprint on the FDA label — not photographs of the actual tablet. Identify by the imprint, and confirm with a pharmacist.

  • L;28
    AMAZON BASIC CARE LOPERAMIDE HYDROCHLORIDE2 mg
    Imprint L;28 · Green · Capsule · 10 mm · Tablet
    Generic: Loperamide Hydrochloride
    NDC 82804-295
    Imprint match
  • L;28
    Amlodipine Besylate2.5 mg
    Imprint L;28 · Pink · Round · 7 mm · Tablet
    NDC 68180-719
    Imprint match
  • L;28
    Loperamide Hydrochloride2 mg
    Imprint L;28 · Green · Capsule · 10 mm · Tablet
    NDC 84386-117
    Imprint match
  • L28
    Sevelamer Carbonate800 mg
    Imprint L28 · White · Oval · 20 mm · Tablet, film coated
    NDC 33342-215
    Imprint match
  • What else is in this pill

    The inactive ingredients — fillers, binders, coatings and colours — exactly as this label declares them.

    • This label declares lactose (milk sugar)

      Lactose monohydrate

      A common tablet filler. Amounts are small, but people with severe lactose intolerance ask about it.

    Full inactive-ingredient list (7)

    Colloidal silicon dioxide, D & c yellow no. 10 aluminum lake, Fd & c blue no. 1, Lactose monohydrate, Magnesium stearate, Microcrystalline cellulose, Sodium starch glycolate

    This is what the label lists, and nothing more. An ingredient not appearing here does not mean the product is free of it — formulations differ between manufacturers and between generic versions of the same pill, and “gluten-free” or “dye-free” is a claim only the manufacturer can make. If you have coeliac disease or a diagnosed allergy, confirm with the pharmacist against the pack in front of you.

    Before you rely on this

    A pill’s appearance varies between manufacturers and generic versions, imprints wear off, and two different drugs can share an imprint. Everything here is transcribed straight from the FDA’s DailyMed labels — we do not alter or infer it — but treat any identification as a starting point and confirm with a licensed pharmacist before taking or discarding a medication.

    Wrong pill? Search by imprint, colour and shape in the full pill identifier.

    Source: the U.S. National Library of Medicine’s DailyMed Structured Product Labeling — the FDA-required drug labels. Imprint, colour, shape, size and score are transcribed, not inferred. This is reference information, not medical advice.