Understanding Medicines
Ask Before Crushing a Tablet to Make It Easier to Swallow
Difficulty swallowing a tablet deserves a pharmacist’s advice. Crushing or opening it can change how a medicine works, even when the ingredient name looks familiar.
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Using medicines safely
Can This Tablet Be Split? Ask Before Reaching for the Cutter
Check the exact medicine and formulation with a pharmacist before splitting a tablet, even if it has a line or resembles one you split before.