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Pharmacist shares critical warning on the risks of crushing tablets
Many individuals face challenges when swallowing whole tablets or capsules and often crush them or open the shells to make ...
Dissolvable film BNT23001 led to about 40% higher cladribine exposure than tablets in a preclinical pig study, BioNxt ...
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Whole tablets may be safer than crushed ones for patients with poststroke swallowing disorders
For decades, stroke patients with swallowing difficulties have routinely received crushed tablets to reduce the risk of aspiration. New clinical data now challenge this practice. A study using ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 78 and have some difficulty swallowing. I must take calcium and magnesium tablets, and they are very large. I have to chew them to get them down properly. I have actually choked ...
Every year, people around the world take an astonishing 3.8 trillion doses of medicine. Most of these medicines are swallowed rather than injected or inhaled, because the oral route is the easiest, ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 78 and have some difficulty swallowing. I must take calcium and magnesium tablets, and they are very large. I have to chew them to get them down properly. I have actually choked ...
Health experts say dysphagia can stem from reflux, inflammation or structural issues, and testing may help pinpoint treatable ...
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