Drugs That Can Be Broken Into Two Half Or Not

There are situations that put one in the position of breaking a tablet into two equal half. For example, a father that comes back from work and find one of his children with high temperature. In order to bring it down, he dash out to the first aid box. Discovering the only paracetamol in the house is 500mg tablet which is too high for the child will resolve to cutting the pill into two equal half if that is the right strength. But because of the urgency of the situation, the father may not have the time to confirm if what he did was proper or not. Let us see when and on what ground drugs in tablet or caplet can be cut into two. Read Also: The Effect Of Hiding Drugs Inside Eba Drug Formulation Different drugs come in different formulation and strength. Some even come in multiple formulation like paracetamol tablet and injection. However this is not the case of drugs like insulin that have only injection. In all the formulation, only tablet and caplet get cut in two. Capsules ...