Question About Pill Splitting

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Richie@richie.net - 24 Jun 2006 00:07 GMT

Is there any reason why one could not split the 40 mg Zocor or Lipitor
tablet to create 20 mg doses to save money on prescription?

I know that some pills can be split by pill splitters and others
cannot. Is there any rule of thumb about which can and which cannot?

Richie

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(PeteCresswell) - 24 Jun 2006 01:22 GMT

Per Richie@richie.net:

>Is there any reason why one could not split the 40 mg Zocor or Lipitor
>tablet to create 20 mg doses to save money on prescription?
>
>I know that some pills can be split by pill splitters and others
>cannot. Is there any rule of thumb about which can and which cannot?

Check with a local pharmacist. I checked with one of mine and they said no
problem with Zocor - but it would be nice to hear it from some more sources

My provider sent the wrong size and I figured splitting them was the path of
least resistance. The little device I got for about seven dollars seems to do
a fairly precise job on the heart-shaped Zocor 40's.

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