IS YOUR PINT REAL DON'T SPEND BIG MONEY ON FUFU HERE SOME INFO:
INFO:
Lean, also known as Mudd, Texas Tea, Barre, Syrup, Sizzurp, Drank, Purple Drank, Dirty Sprite, Oil, and so on, is prescription grade cough syrup that has promethazine with codeine in it. The entire full medical name for it is
'Promethazine Hydrochloride and Codeine Phosphate CV Syrup'. Sometimes they use the substitute term
HCI for the word
Hydrochloride, which is the medical abbreviation.
Phenergan is also another word used for
Promethazine. You may come across pharmacies putting
"Generic for Phenergan with Codeine," which is the same thing. All the above are the only
REAL ingredients for lean. If it has different ingredients added or missing than it is
NOT legit lean.
Promethazine DM, which comes in a yellow color. It is
NOT real lean.
Plain Promethazine, which comes in a green color (not to be confused with Caraco/Sun Pharmaceuticals), is
NOT real lean.
Promethazine VC also is
NOT real lean.
Promethazine VC w/ Codeine syrup, has all the same ingredients, but with the added Phenylephrine in it. This ingredient is similar to a stimulant. It is also more likely to carry side effects. I do
NOT recommend drinking it, you will
NOT be leaning. EDIT: There seems to be a lot of this kind that are
FAKE Here is an example below of the fake ones.
Fake Prometh w/Codeine VC Bottle Pic Example Cheratussin AC, Virtussin AC, Guaifenesin AC, and so on, is
NOT real lean. It is made up of
Codeine and Guaifenesin. This ingredient can cause stomach pains and other side effects when used in large amounts. I do not recommend it at all.
Hycodan/Hydromet or Hydrocodone/Homatropine Would not recommend sipping this. Homatropine was added to deter abuse. It is not good in higher than prescribed doses. It can cause bad side effects when taken in excess.
Stay away from anyone who says they have
"WATSON", this is
FAKE. There is no such brand. Please NOTE: It comes in all shapes and sizes other than shown below.
Watson Pic Example 1 Watson Pic Example 2 Actavisa is also a
FAKE 'bootleg' that comes from Mexico. It rips of the
Actavis label for the most part. It comes in a sealed 5oz bottle that is in spanish. I have no idea what it is made up of, but it sure as hell is
NOT promethazine w/ codeine and with all certainly it is
FAKE. Stay away, far far away from it.
Actavisa Pic Example Actavisa Video Example Quick Easy Tips to Spot (some of, but NOT all of the) FAKE Pints
Bottle Shapes: Always make sure it is the correct bottle shape and that the bottom of the bottle has the correct bottle manufacture as well. (More information below under the BRANDS section).
Labels: Always make sure that the label is correct. And remember that only Hi-Tech and Wockhardt have a peel away booklet label. Qualitest/Par and Sun Pharmaceuticals do not have booklets that peel out of the label.
Caps: Always make sure the pint has the correct cap on it. (More information below under the BRANDS section)
Seals: Actavis and Hi-Tech are the
ONLY brands with outer seals. Qualitest/Par, Wockhardt/MGP, and Caraco/Sun Pharmaceuticals all have inner seals. (More information below under the BRANDS section). Remember that just because it it has a seal doesn't automatically mean that it real.
Non varn/Imprint area: This is the area where the batch number and expiration date go on the label. Fake pints will just say "Non varn" or "Imprint area" instead of having a batch # and exp date. Qualitest/Par is the only brand that may have this on a fake pint.
Non varn/Imprint area FAKE Pint Pic Example These tips should help, but please know that it is not always going to be completely reliable because there is a lot of spot on fakes pints.
So in Summary if there is NO seal, then there is NO deal.
But just because there is a seal, it doesn’t guarantee that it's real.
If that's the wrong cap, then it's a wrap.
And if the price is too nice, then you better think twice.
BRANDS:
- TRIS Pharmaceuticals - UPDATE: TRIS Pharma has updated their website showing this has one of their generic products. Should hopefully be coming out really soon. Stay tuned.
Will be a purple/red syrup with a peach-mint flavor. Rumored to have a similar formula to Actavis.
Currently has a patent. Has filed an ANDA (Abbreviated New Drug Application). Seems to have been approved as a generic drug by the FDA, but has
NOT yet been released into the wild. Anything on the streets is
FAKE.
Bottle: N/A
Cap: N/A
Seal: N/A
Sizes: N/A
- Qualitest/Par - Purple syrup with grape/menthol flavor.
Qualitest/Par Syrup Color Pic Example Bottle: Round shape. (really OLD Qualitest came in Box/coffin shape bottle, similar to Hi-Tech. Rare to find now.)
Cap: All white cap and says "close tightly while pushing down turn" in a all white font.
Seal: Pints have a blank silver foil seal under the cap. The 4 oz bottles have a silver foil seal as well but they also say "sealed for your protection" with a white color font. See picture example below.
Other: ARCH brand on bottom of bottle. (Qualitest is discontinued due to Par buying them out.)
Sizes: 4oz & 16oz.
4 oz Par Bottle Pic Example - Hi-Tech/Akorn - Red syrup with Boysenberry Flavor.
Hi-Tech/Akorn Syrup Color Pic Example Bottle: Old Hi-Tech came in Glass (rare now), New Hi-Tech is plastic same as Akorn. Box/coffin shape bottle. Hi-Tech and the first run of Akorn without the QR code on label should always have the exp date printed directly on the bottle neck. (See example below.) The new Akorn pints do not have this though. it is instead on the side of the label.
Label: Both Hi-Tech and Akorn come with a booklet that peels out of the label. New Akorn bottles come with a barcode on the side along with the exp date instead of having it printed on the bottle neck.
Cap: White cap that says "close tightly while pushing down turn" in a red font. Hi-Tech and the first version of AkornNew bottles come with a QR code on top of the cap.
NEW Akorn Cap Pic Example NEW Akorn VS Hi-Tech Bottle Pic Example Seal: Outer clear plastic seal that says "sealed for your protection" in the color red.
Other: Has the lot and expiration date in a blueish color on the front above the curve printed directly on the bottle. Also says PETE at the bottom of the bottle (please
NOTE: this is for the Hi-Tech Plastic bottle) Discontinued is the Glass Hi-Tech bottle. Hi-Tech also was recently purchased by AKORN Pharmaceuticals. The new pints no longer say Hi-Tech, instead they say AKORN. (but for the most part the bottle is the same.)
Sizes: 16oz.
- MGP/Wockhardt - Purple syrup with Raspberry/Bubblegum flavor. Use to be known as MGP now called Wockhardt, but still owned by Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals.
MGP/Wockhardt Syrup Color Pic Example Bottle: Round shape.
Label: Comes with a booklet that peels out of the label. New bottles changed "Cough Syrup" to "Oral Solution."
Cap: White cap that says "close tightly while pushing down turn" in a red font.
Seal: Under the cap, and says "sealed for your protection" in black font.
Other: Bottom of bottle use to be Berry Plastics. Now currently it is ARCH.
Sizes: 16oz.
- Caraco/Sun Pharmaceuticals (now owned by Nostrum Lab) - Green Syrup with Pineapple flavor. (Not to be confuesd with the Plain Promethazine syrup).
Bottle: Round shape.
Cap: White.
Seal: Under the cap and also says "sealed for your protection" in a black font.
Sizes: 4oz & 16oz.
- Actavis - DISCONTINUED in 2014 - Purple/Pink syrup with peach-mint flavor.
Bottle: Box/coffin shape
Cap: White.
Seal: Outer clear seal that has, what I will call, black dots with what appear to have a symbol in white inside these black dots. Newer ones have the outer seal that say "Sealed for your Protection" in black font. Also has a blank silver foil seal under the cap as well.
Sizes: 4oz, 8oz, & 16oz.
- Alapharma: Prometh/w Codeine Cough Syrup - DISCONTINUED in 2005 - (bought out by Actavis) - Purple/Pink syrup with peach-mint flavor.
Alpharma Syrup Color Pic Example Bottle: Box/coffin shape.
Cap: White.
Seal: Outer clear seal that has, what I will call, black dots with what appear to have a symbol in white inside these black dots, similar to Actavis.
Sizes: 4oz, 8oz, & 16oz.