Hims provides prescription medications. Understanding your medication’s appearance is important for identification and safety. While active ingredients remain consistent, generic pills’ visual characteristics vary by manufacturer. Knowing what to expect helps ensure you take the correct medication.
Common Hims Pills and Their Appearance
Hims offers common medications for conditions like erectile dysfunction (ED) and hair loss. These are typically generic versions, so their appearance can differ from brand-name counterparts or between batches from various suppliers. Despite visual differences, active ingredients and dosages remain identical.
For erectile dysfunction, two common medications are sildenafil and tadalafil. Sildenafil, the generic for Viagra, often appears as a white or blue tablet, which can be round or diamond-shaped. These pills may have imprints indicating the dosage or manufacturer, such as “S100” for a 100 mg dose or other alphanumeric codes. Tadalafil, the generic for Cialis, is frequently seen as a yellow or off-white, almond-shaped or oval tablet. It might also feature imprints related to its strength, like “T20” for a 20 mg dose, or other identifying marks.
Hair loss treatments from Hims commonly include finasteride and oral minoxidil. Finasteride is typically a small, round tablet, often white or peach in color, and usually supplied in a 1 mg dose for hair loss. These tablets may be marked with an “F1” or other codes to denote the medication and strength. Oral minoxidil, when prescribed, often comes as small, white, round tablets, sometimes chewable. Hims offers a chewable combination of finasteride and minoxidil, which might be orange-flavored and contain additional vitamins.
Hims also addresses mental health needs. The appearance of these medications, often common generics like sertraline or fluoxetine, is highly variable. Shapes, colors, and imprints are not consistently standardized across manufacturers. Therefore, rely on the prescription label rather than a generalized visual description.
Verifying Your Hims Medication
Verifying your Hims medication’s authenticity and correctness is an important safety step. Always compare the details on your prescription label with the pills themselves. The label should clearly state the medication name, dosage, and your personal information, all of which should match your current prescription.
Next, carefully examine the pills in the bottle or package. While generic medications from different suppliers may look different from previous batches, they should be consistent within the same container. Check the pills for any unexpected variations in color, shape, size, or markings that do not align with the description on your medication guide or previous prescriptions.
If you observe any discrepancies or have concerns about the appearance of your medication, it is important to contact Hims support or your prescribing medical provider immediately. Do not consume any medication that appears suspicious or deviates significantly from what you expect. Keeping the medication in its original packaging also aids in the verification process, as packaging often includes lot numbers and expiration dates that can be cross-referenced for authenticity.