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Can Ospen 1500 tablets be chewed and swallowed?
Can ospen 1500 tablets be chewed and swallowed? My 8 year old son got this medicine for strep throat and is having trouble swallowing a pill
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Anna Lewandowska Pharmacist, Editor
7 months ago
No, the manufacturer does not recommend this. According to the summary of product characteristics: Ospen should be taken 1 hour before meals. The tablets should be swallowed without chewing with a glass of water.
If you do not have the opportunity to consult a doctor in order to obtain a new prescription for Ospen suspension, you can go to the pharmacy with a request to write a new prescription. You can read about when a pharmacist can write a prescription here:
https://www.gdziepolek.pl/artykuly/kiedy-farmaceuta-moze-wypisac-recepte
You can also make an appointment for a teleconsultation, e.g. via the portal Gdziepolek.pl: https://www.gdziepolek.pl/telekonsultacja
When using an antibiotic, it is worth remembering about the probiotic cover. This will protect us from unpleasant ailments coming from the digestive tract such as diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain.
https://www.gdziepolek.pl/artykuly/probiotyki-czy-warto-stosowac-leki-oslonowe
A probiotic that will be the right choice:
https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/42092/lacidofil-kapsulki/apteki
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