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Sep 21, 2005 Sep 21, 2005 To ensure that certain medications are used safely, this updated list includes oral medications that should not be crushed and specifies why. Its creator received a 2007 ISMP Cheers award. Oral Dosage Forms that Should Not Be Crushed
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Oral Dosage Forms that Should Not Be Crushed/Chewed* A variety of oral solid dosage forms should not be crushed or chewed prior to administration because of their formulation. In general, these include: • delayed-release and extended-release, a term used synonymously with controlled-release, prolonged-action, and sustained-release formulations
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Page 1 of 15 Oral Dosage Forms That Should Not Be Crushed John F. Mitchell, PharmD, FASHP1 Last updated: October 2012 Drug Product Active Ingredient(s)2 Dosage Form(s) Reasons/Comments3 AcipHex RABEprazole Tablet Extended‐release Actiq fentaNYL Lozenge Slow‐release Note: this lollipop delivery system requires the
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Oral Dosage Forms That Should Not be Crushed Formulary-Specific List for VCMC and SPH Generic Brand Dosage Form(s) Reasons/Comments amoxicillin-clavulanate Augmentin XR Tablet Slow-release (b,h) aspirin Aspirin EC Caplet; Tablet Slow-release; Enteric-coated aspirin and dipyridamole Aggrenox XR Capsule Slow-release
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Oral Dosage Forms That Should Not Be Crushed 2016 You may purchase a wall chart version of this list at: http://onlinestore.ismp.org/shop/item.aspx?itemid=129 Page 3
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Jan 05, 2012 Jan 05, 2012 Oral Dosage Forms That Should Not Be Crushed John F. Mitchell, Pharm.D., FASHP1 Last updated: November 2009 ... pregnant, should not handle crushed or broken tablets Protonix (pantoprazole) Tablet Slow-release Prozac Weekly (fluxetine) Tablet Enteric-coated
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Some oral dosage forms should not be crushed or chewed. These dosage forms have been specially designed to release the drug slowly over several hours, to protect the drug from the low pH of the stomach, and/or to protect the stomach from the irritating effects of the drug
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