Apr 4, 2025 · Identifying medications that are unsuitable for crushing, opening, and splitting is critical to ensuring patient safety and therapeutic efficacy.

The following table contains available drugs that have characteristics that may make it inappropriate to crush or alter the dosage form to help facilitate drug delivery. There are a …

Liquid dose not equivalent to capsule dose Add to small amount of semi-solid food or liquid; Consume immediately Mix capsule contents with food. Data on file from manufacturer. Nyberg …

Swallowing, crushing, or chewing will prevent proper absorption of the medication. Many of these medications are destroyed by the gastric juices in the stomach. Some of these medications …

Biktarvy Crushing, Dissolving, or Splitting of Tablets. Gilead. August 2022. Nyberg CR, Patterson BY, Williams MM. When patients cannot take pills: antiretroviral drug formulations for …

Juluca® tablet requires crushing, it should be crushed and added to a small amount of liquid or semi-solid food and the full tablet content consumed immediately with a meal.

Based on Interviews with several Nursing Homes, the following medications, in tablet form, are know to be crushed in those facilities on a regular basis.