This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: Why do you think unscored tablets should never be cut? What will be an ideal ... (Read 39 times)

Hungry!

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1,071
on: Jul 3, 2018
Why do you think unscored tablets should never be cut?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Why do you think XR, ent, DR, SR, and SL tablets should never be crushed?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

Expo

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 351
Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

The medication may be unevenly distributed within the tablet. The cut probably would not be precise. With either of the foregoing problems, one part would have too much and one part would have too little of the medication. The patient would receive the wrong dose.

Answer to Question 2

Crushing these tablets would cancel the delayed or extended or sustained release. The patient might then have an adverse drug event from the side effects of too much of the medication being released and absorbed too soon. The medication may be very irritating to the mucosa of the GI tract if broken down before it leaves the esophagus or stomach.


Hungry!

  • Member
  • Posts: 1,071
Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Gracias!

tanna.moeller

  • Member
  • Posts: 328
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Of the estimated 2 million heroin users in the United States, 600,000–800,000 are considered hardcore addicts. Heroin addiction is considered to be one of the hardest addictions to recover from.

Did you know?

Approximately one in three babies in the United States is now delivered by cesarean section. The number of cesarean sections in the United States has risen 46% since 1996.

Did you know?

The average person is easily confused by the terms pharmaceutics and pharmacology, thinking they are one and the same. Whereas pharmaceutics is the science of preparing and dispensing drugs (otherwise known as the science of pharmacy), pharmacology is the study of medications.

Did you know?

Vaccines cause herd immunity. If the majority of people in a community have been vaccinated against a disease, an unvaccinated person is less likely to get the disease since others are less likely to become sick from it and spread the disease.

Did you know?

IgA antibodies protect body surfaces exposed to outside foreign substances. IgG antibodies are found in all body fluids. IgM antibodies are the first type of antibody made in response to an infection. IgE antibody levels are often high in people with allergies. IgD antibodies are found in tissues lining the abdomen and chest.

Three different ginkgo formulations: tablets, tea bags, and liquid extract Three different ginkgo formulations: tablets, tea bags, and liquid extract
Cultures Ideal Body Types Cultures Ideal Body Types
Three different ginkgo formulations: tablets, tea bags, and liquid extract. Three different ginkgo formulations: tablets, tea bags, and liquid extract.
Tablets for headaches; it says on the label that it does not contain morphine or opium. Tablets for headaches; it says on the label that it does not contain morphine or opium.
Under ideal conditions, a single cell of the bacterium E. coli would divide every 20 minutes to ... Under ideal conditions, a single cell of the bacterium E. coli would divide every 20 minutes to ...
If CP for an ideal gas is 35.4 J/molK, which of the following is CV for this gas? If CP for an ideal gas is 35.4 J/molK, which of the following is CV for this gas?
Video: Red alga life cycle Animation

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library