Medical Assistant Prep / Unit 16 MAS 378 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Some Tablets Must Never Be Crushed
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The idea
Some tablets and capsules must never be crushed or opened.
In practice
Enteric-coated tablets and sustained-release or long-acting forms lose their intended action when crushed; check a drug reference or ask the pharmacist before crushing anything.
Where people slip
Crushing a long-acting tablet can release the whole amount at once.
Your place on the trail
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