Crushing pills "can prove fatal"

[manephelien]

Crushing pills to make them easier to swallow can cause serious side-effects that can sometimes be fatal, experts have warned.

The group, including pharmacists and lawyers, says pills often have special coatings that affect how they are released into the body.
Crushing them can mean this complex system is disturbed.
David Wright, who led the group, said people could often take drugs in patch, liquid or inhaler form instead.

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[carrie221]

Both my doctor and the pharmasist have warned me about crushing or breaking in half some of my meds... I thought that they always warned you about the meds that you can't crush or break in half

 

[manephelien]

They should. Apparently that's not always the case...

 

[SpaceShip]

And another thing is - you should not take them with a hot drink! Speeds up the process to quickly!

 

[carrie221]

Okay I just went to take my prescrption allergy medicine and right on the bottle one of the little sticker warning was to not crush the medicine

"DO NOT CHEW OR CRUSH BEFORE SWALLOWING"

And because I am insane I actual read the little paper thing they give you at the pharmacy... the reason you should not crush this medicine is due to it being a long acting medication