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Worriedspouse, you won't believe what I use..... pet nail cutters. The type that look like scissors but they have a round hole in the center of the metal cutting part.
This works for all sizes of pills, if you are able to hold the pill to be able to cut it in half. The other day I as able to cut in half one of those huge antibiotics pills.
Check that it's okay to split the pills first. Some are polished or coated so that the medication is released once the pill gets past the stomach, for example, or gradually in transit through the gut; and these types either won't work (because they're destroyed by stomach acid) or you'll get too high a dose in a short time.
Your pharmacist can certainly advise you about that (make sure you speak to a pharmacist, not the teenage herbert behind the till); and frankly ought to dispense the right size tablet, too. Seroquel is available in 25mg, 100mg, 200mg and 300mg so they should be able to dispense what your husband needs.
If in all seriousness he has been prescribed 37.5mg 2 x daily, I should speak to his doctor and ask if 2 x 25mg in one dose and 1 x 25mg in the other would do just as well. Or in any case *some* solution better than your having to use a jeweller's loup and a scalpel to try to split the little beasties every day (and watch half of it ping across the kitchen, I dare say).
I've use a Safety Shield tablet cutter that I bought randomly at a drugstore years ago. You can find them at a Walgreens or Target if you're in the U.S. It's more difficult to split small pills in general but the rubber "V" shape guide helps line it up, and then there's a mini guillotine that comes down when you close the top. I've split some tiny pills with it and it generally works for this.
You might ask your hub's doctor to prescribe a different dose. If it's that physically small of a pill and is dosed at even less, then there could be a different dispensing quantity that would work without you having to split them.
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I. How We Work in Washington.
Based on your preferences, we provide you with information about one or more of our contracted senior living providers ("Participating Communities") and provide your Senior Living Care Information to Participating Communities. The Participating Communities may contact you directly regarding their services.
APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
II. How We Are Paid.
We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
III. When We Tour.
APFM tours certain Participating Communities in Washington (typically more in metropolitan areas than in rural areas.) During the 12 month period prior to December 31, 2017, we toured 86.2% of Participating Communities with capacity for 20 or more residents.
IV. No Obligation or Commitment.
You have no obligation to use or to continue to use our services. Because you pay no fee to us, you will never need to ask for a refund.
V. Complaints.
Please contact our Family Feedback Line at (866) 584-7340 or ConsumerFeedback@aplaceformom.com to report any complaint. Consumers have many avenues to address a dispute with any referral service company, including the right to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office at: Consumer Protection Division, 800 5th Avenue, Ste. 2000, Seattle, 98104 or 800-551-4636.
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APFM does not (and may not) require or even ask consumers seeking senior housing or care services in Washington State to sign waivers of liability for losses of personal property or injury or to sign waivers of any rights established under law.
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This works for all sizes of pills, if you are able to hold the pill to be able to cut it in half. The other day I as able to cut in half one of those huge antibiotics pills.
Your pharmacist can certainly advise you about that (make sure you speak to a pharmacist, not the teenage herbert behind the till); and frankly ought to dispense the right size tablet, too. Seroquel is available in 25mg, 100mg, 200mg and 300mg so they should be able to dispense what your husband needs.
If in all seriousness he has been prescribed 37.5mg 2 x daily, I should speak to his doctor and ask if 2 x 25mg in one dose and 1 x 25mg in the other would do just as well. Or in any case *some* solution better than your having to use a jeweller's loup and a scalpel to try to split the little beasties every day (and watch half of it ping across the kitchen, I dare say).
You might ask your hub's doctor to prescribe a different dose. If it's that physically small of a pill and is dosed at even less, then there could be a different dispensing quantity that would work without you having to split them.