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Crush a pill?
Hello,
I have trouble swallowing pills. Can I pound my two azithromycin pills up and put the bits in a juice to take them? Will pounding them up reduce their effectiveness? Thanks.
I have trouble swallowing pills. Can I pound my two azithromycin pills up and put the bits in a juice to take them? Will pounding them up reduce their effectiveness? Thanks.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Azithromycin tablets may be crushed. Just be sure to drink all of the juice in order to take the full dose of medication.
I don't know about this particular medicine, but if you have trouble swallowing pills I have a suggestion (I share your problem.) Whenever possible get a capsule form. Then you can just open the capsule and dump the contents in your mouth. If there is no capsule form, get a liquid, if one is available (Benadryl, for instance).
Great, thanks. Apparently, what I'm taking doesn't come in capsule form, but it sounds like if I can open a capsule and dump it in my mouth, there isn't a difference with crushing a pill...
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