Danger, crush pills into powder to drink!

About 60% of older adults have trouble swallowing pills. Therefore, some people who take medication often crush pills or break open capsules to make swallowing easier.

This is extremely dangerous for the health of the drug user. This is also one of the causes of dangerous side effects of drugs, which are estimated to cause up to 75 million prescriptions causing dangerous side effects every year.

According to medical experts, if the user has difficulty swallowing pills, they should switch to other dosage forms, such as liquid medicine, transdermal patches, inhalers, rectal suppositories...

Crushing pills to take can have serious consequences, including death. Many pills are coated to regulate the rate at which the drug is released into the bloodstream. When pills are crushed, the rate at which the drug is released changes, making the user susceptible to overdose poisoning.

Once-daily tablets are usually specially coated to allow the active ingredient to enter the bloodstream slowly and steadily over a 24-hour period. When the tablet is crushed and swallowed, a very high initial concentration of the drug is absorbed, leaving nothing for the rest of the day.

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Below are some common medications that drug users should keep in mind to never crush or open the capsule.

Tamoxifen: This drug is often prescribed for breast cancer patients, those who crush the drug may inhale the dust. If the person crushes this drug while pregnant, it is extremely dangerous.

Morphine: used to relieve pain in severe cases such as cancer. If morphine tablets are crushed, the patient will overdose because morphine is absorbed into the body extremely quickly.

Nifedipine: This is a drug used to treat angina and high blood pressure. If crushed into powder, the user will be at risk of stroke or heart attack, and less seriously, headaches and dizziness.

In addition, when encountering pharmaceutical products including tablets and capsules with letters or numbers such as: 12-hour, 24-hour, CC, CD, CR, ER, LA, Retard, SA, Slo-, SR, XL, XR, XT..., absolutely do not crush the medicine or open the capsule to get the powder to drink.

It is important that patients tell their doctor that they have difficulty swallowing, so that other, more suitable formulations can be prescribed.

According to Health and Life