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   Health Matters 3 Rules for Tablet splitting
  1. DON'T split if it's
    • A short acting medicine
    • A generic medicine
    • A sustained release or coated medicine, unscored (CD, ER, SR, EC, GITS)
    • You can't split just one at a time
    • Combination medicine with fixed dose of one component
    • you are visually or mentally impaired
  2. Do split if it's
    • Once a day medicine, NOT sustained release
    • Brand name
    • Not critical minute to minute—better for long term conditions where you can tolerate dose fluctuations.
    • You can split or store just one at a time
    • Large, elongated tablets
  3. Talk to your doctor before splitting tablets.  Many authorities, including the FDA, warn against it. 

 

 

 Health Matters Suggests looking at a Personal Health Record

The Electronic Health Record has gone personal and Health Matters thinks you should at least look at some of the software created to help you manage your Health Records. Here are some helpful links.

 

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