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Is it possible to chew or crush folic acid tablets and Roswera?
My mom has to take prescription folic acid and Reswera cholesterol medicine. Unfortunately, all the pills he takes bites or crumbles because he has trouble swallowing. The leaflet of both medicines says that medicines should be swallowed whole. I have a question whether these two drugs can really cause any side effects if they are chewed - stomach irritation, deactivation or too quick release or is it only about the taste of the drug?
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Anna Lewandowska Pharmacist, Editor
14 months ago
If your mother is not able to swallow the tablets whole, then yes - they can be crushed or divided in half. However, please pay attention not to lose the fragments of the tablet during crushing, but to take its entire dose. Some specialists, however, are of the opinion that the crushed drug may not be absorbed as it should. So please do the commissioned tests regularly. If you experience any alarming symptoms - please contact your doctor. If you are unable to get to your primary care doctor, the gdziepolek.pl service also allows you to obtain a teleconsultation with a doctor: https://www.gdziepolek.pl/telekonsultacja I also encourage you to read the article: https://www.gdziepolek.pl/artykuly/jak-stosowac-tabletki-i-kapsulki