Pill splitter/cutter

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nuyorican

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2,828 posts

117 months

Friday 26th July 2024
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shed driver

2,632 posts

175 months

Friday 26th July 2024
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Just be aware that many drugs will be coated so they pass through the stomach and into the small intestine, or they release slowly over a period of hours. Cutting a pill breaches this coating and can cause various effects including the drugs not working.

Best to discuss with your pharmacist.

SD.

Steve Campbell

2,237 posts

183 months

Tuesday 30th July 2024
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Exactly the above. Talk to your pharmacist first and take their advice before reducing your dose and how you do it.



Dunclane

1,351 posts

184 months

Wednesday 31st July 2024
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As part of my TRT therapy I have to cut an already small pill into quarters.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tablet-Cutter-Splitter-Ta...

This does a very good job and provides a clean cut.

Doofus

30,892 posts

188 months

Wednesday 31st July 2024
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Dunclane said:
As part of my TRT therapy I have to cut an already small pill into quarters.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tablet-Cutter-Splitter-Ta...

This does a very good job and provides a clean cut.
We got one of those to cut pills for the cat, and as above, it works very well. Mind you, the cat's dead now, so...

sherman

14,439 posts

230 months

Wednesday 31st July 2024
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I would speak to your pharmacist.
There may already be a smaller pill size available so you dont have to cut the tablet.