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Asking For Self, Female 35, Lahore
kindly refer question only to psychiatrst not to psychologist or homeo doctors. I want to know is it safe to split sertraline medicine into half as it is not scored mean no line is drawn to split into half as in some other medicines.can it be dangerous to split any antidepressant into half which has no marking. kindly clarify plzz thnks in advance.
you can split medication. no problems. some medication is non crushable so it breaks down and disintegrates
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It can be cut in 2 pieces,but desired strength also available in the markets.
You can ask the Pharmacist,when buying Medicines.
yes, you can split but these medications are also available in desire strength.
it's safe to split sertraline in half. however, please note that efficacy of a drug slightly drops after splitting it due to breakage of some medicine molecules at the breakage site.
yes you can split it, it is not dangerous.
You can split all antidepressant except control release (CR) medication.
Yes can take half
yes it can be split and taken half tablet. but better to use a tablet cutter to get as accurate dose as possible as it is not scored and cutting may not give approximate halves.
Pl consult your Pharmacist regarding sert
syrup preparation
yes you can do it carefully as prescribed dose ,however sertraline is available in wide range of dosage preparations.
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