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>Last night I was setting up my mothers pill box for the week and grabbed >for the new bottle of Zocor (cholesteral drug <sp?>) and noticed that >the pills were round and white as apposed to peach and triangular (sort >of). So I looked at the old Zocor pills and saw "ZOCOR" printed >directly on the pills. The new round white pills had "LANOXIN" printed >on each and the pharmacy label said Zocor 20mg on the bottle. I know I never write to this list; but thoroughly read through each and every message. I appreciate all the info and insight everyone shares. My Dad (71yrs) has PD which is why I joined the list. Anything I can do to help out the best man in the world I will do! I have to reply to this message. The above problem happened to my family about 12 years ago. My Mother had many health problems; included was valve replacement heart surgery at 58yrs; another open heart surgery at age 40; spine surgery, etc. Due to a childhood illness my Mom would go into congestion heart failure quite frequently. If I remember correctly she was on 2 heart medications; a diaretic; etc. Due to major stomach problems her physician prescribed a new medication to be added to her daily intake. Well, two days after taking the new medication; my Mom became totally lethargic; couldn't get off the couch without feeling faint, etc. Because of her various heart problems; my Mom just continued to rest thinking it was her heart. After 5 days on this medication; my Mom had a doctor's appt. Problem was my Mom was given the wrong drug by the pharmacy; and it was a blood pressure drug that would normally be taken once a day. Since my Mom thought it was for her stomach the prescription read 3 times a day. My Mom felt depressed all the time, etc. due to the way her body was feeling; all because of a mistake. My Mom was just about comatose due to all this; not to mention the time it took for her body to recover from this. I cannot stress enough to everyone to always check the pills. Some pharmacies now have a little computer drawing of what both sides of the pill look like. We; and/or our caretakers have to be aware at all times. sometimes it is hard to know what the pills look like when a new prescription is given; or when a generic vs. brand is given. I now check a drug book; and the internet before taking or giving any new drugs. I am so glad that you noticed before your Mother took the drug. I am very familiar with lanoxin; and it is a heart drug that takes a while to adjust the correct dosage for the patient. I hope I didn't go on to long; just that this message brought back a nightmare and I don't want anyone to go through that. _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com