Posted by Larry Hoover on October 10, 2003, at 13:26:29
In reply to Don't Cut Your Pills in half children...... » Nissy, posted by platinumbride on October 9, 2003, at 11:43:43
> Nissy...
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> I kinda wondered if this no cutting thing was not some kind of paahrmaceutical company ploy to keep us from saving a few bucks, but my doctor just went along with the directions, especially now that I finally have insurance, albeit with very high copays...I checked the detailed drug monograph, and the only reference to not splitting the pills has to do with the flavour.....the drug is quite bitter.
According to the information I just read, there is no pharmacological reason to not split pills, unless you find the broken pill to be too bitter to swallow. The other issue is that it is hard to get the dose just right.
Lar
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