Why is crushing of pills to allow easier swallowing, considered to be dangerous?
A great many pills are designed to dissolve at a specific rate in your stomach. The makeup is such that it dispenses the medication at a constant rate. If you crush a tablet that is designed this way, you can dump an inordinate amount of the medication into the blood stream at once. This can create many difficulties. Before you crush any medication you need to check with your pharmacist to find out if it’s ok for that particular medication. 11 hours ago – Report Abuse 1 0 by Ice 11 hours ago This answer is below your threshold Show 1 0 This answer is below your threshold Hide torskie About Me Member since: 23 July 2006 Total points: 4,316 (Level 4) Points earned this week: Total answers: Best answers: Sometime bad, sometime not. See your doc or druggist. Some pills have a coating for time release or to prevent stomach upset or to force the pill to dissolve in the intestine. Crushing may render the drug useless. 11 hours ago A lot of medications are controlled release or time release. C
