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D12 PURPLE PILLS – IDENTIFICATION, MECHANISM OF ACTION, PRECAUTIONS

A purple pill marked with the imprint D12 (specifically stamped M D12) is Doxazosin Mesylate 8 mg, a prescription medication manufactured by Mylan Pharmaceuticals.

(Note: “Purple Pills” is also the title of a famous 2001 hip-hop single by Eminem’s group D12, but medically, the physical purple tablet bearing the code “D12” refers to Doxazosin).

5500 WHITE PILL – IDENTIFICATION, MECHANISM OF ACTION, SIDE EFFECTS

The 5500 white pill (specifically debossed with imprint SB 5500) is Albenza (Albendazole 200 mg), manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline (originally SmithKline Beecham, hence the “SB” designation) and distributed by Impax/Amneal. Albendazole is a broad-spectrum, synthetic benzimidazole anthelmintic agent prescribed to treat tissue-invasive parasitic helminth infections. It is not a controlled substance.