Matching articles for "Tablet splitting"
Tablet Splitting
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • August 6, 2012; (Issue 1396)
Breaking drug tablets in half is a common practice. Since our last article on this subject, some new data
have become...
Breaking drug tablets in half is a common practice. Since our last article on this subject, some new data
have become available.
Tablet Splitting
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • August 10, 2009; (Issue 1318)
Readers have asked us to update our 2004 article on tablet splitting. Breaking drug tablets in half is a common practice, but the FDA recently advised consumers against it (FDA Consumer Health Information, July...
Readers have asked us to update our 2004 article on tablet splitting. Breaking drug tablets in half is a common practice, but the FDA recently advised consumers against it (FDA Consumer Health Information, July 2009).
Tablet Splitting
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • November 8, 2004; (Issue 1195)
Breaking drug tablets in half is a common practice. In some cases, a lower drug dose may be as effective as a higher one, with fewer adverse effects. Sometimes tablets are split to achieve an intermediate dose...
Breaking drug tablets in half is a common practice. In some cases, a lower drug dose may be as effective as a higher one, with fewer adverse effects. Sometimes tablets are split to achieve an intermediate dose between marketed strengths. When 2 tablet sizes cost the same, as they often do, splitting the larger size saves money. Is this a reasonable practice?