Oral solid dosage formulations and/or tablets have remained the preferred route of
administration by both patients and health care practitioners. Oral tablets are easy to …

Background Tablet splitting can provide dose flexibility and cost savings; however,
pharmaceutical representatives typically discourage the practice. Aim To identify and …

Goal To evaluate the knowledge about medications that could or could not be crushed or
split among a group of patients in the Monterrey metropolitan area, and make a list of …

Introduction Multicompartment compliance aids (MCA) are widely used by patients. They
support the management of medication and reduce unintentional nonadherence. MCA are …

Tablet splitting is an accepted practice for the administration of drugs for a variety of reasons,
including dose adjustment, ease of swallowing and cost savings. The purpose of this study …

Age-related pharmacological changes complicate oral dosage form (ODF) suitability for
older adults. The aim of this study was to investigate the appropriateness of ODF for older …

RESUMO A partição de comprimidos é uma prática controversa no meio da saúde. Mesmo
assim, é amplamente difundida, principalmente em tratamentos envolvendo crianças e …

Quetiapine is an atypical antipsychotic approved for treating schizophrenia, bipolar
depression, and mania but is frequently used in an off-label manner to control the behavioral …

Objectives The Drug-Associated Risk Tool (DART) has been developed as a self-
administered questionnaire for patients with the aim of stratifying patients according to their …

Objective: To assess through a systematic review of the literature if the practice of splitting
tablets containing psychoactive/psychotropic medications for medical or economic reasons …