Comments on: Splitting pills slashes drug costs /edsblog/splitting-pills-slashes-drug-costs/ Helping Americans get safe access to affordable medications. Mon, 06 May 2013 18:36:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Cary Byrd /edsblog/splitting-pills-slashes-drug-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-47924 Cary Byrd Fri, 22 Jun 2007 20:19:01 +0000 /edsblog/splitting-pills-slashes-drug-costs/#comment-47924 Agnes,

Thanks very much for this helpful info.

And thanks for the kudos, too!

]]> By: Agnes Shanley /edsblog/splitting-pills-slashes-drug-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-47904 Agnes Shanley Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:58:05 +0000 /edsblog/splitting-pills-slashes-drug-costs/#comment-47904 Splitting pills can be risky though, because the “bisects” aren’t all designed with tablet splitting in mind…so, with some meds, splitting may result in delivery of too much or too little active ingredient. Consumers should know about these potential risks.

(We’re a technical magazine, but published two articles by a tableting expert recently that might be of interest to your readers. Here are the links:

http://www.pharmamanufacturing.com/articles/2006/188.html

http://www.pharmamanufacturing.com/articles/2006/234.html

BTW Congratulations on the “Healthcare 100″ index. What a useful tool, for both users and bloggers.

Best,
Agnes at PharmaManufacturing.com

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