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Updated July 2018
Guide for Crushing Oral Medication for Residents with Swallowing Difficulties in Residential Aged Care
Medicine
Funded brand
Form Administration if swallowing difficulties
ACICLOVIR
ALENDRONATE, ALENDRONATE with COLECALCIFEROL ALLOPURINOL
Lovir
Tablet
Fosamax Fosamax Plus
Tablet
Allopurinol-Apotex Tablet
DB-Allopurinol
Tablet
Soluble, dispersible4 Swallow whole or disperse in at least 50mL of water3 Do not divide, crush, chew or disperse3,4 Mucous membrane irritant1,4 Alternate bisphosphonate available as injection3
Scored, may be halved3
Scored, may be halved3
ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE
Alu-Tab
AMIODARONE
Cordarone-X
Tablet Tablet
Film coated. Can crush; mix powder with 5-10mL water, and give immediately.4
If aspiration risk, may crush and mix with yoghurt (if appropriate).4 May crush4
AMITRIPTYLINE AMLODIPINE AMOXICILLIN AMOXICILLIN/ CLAVULANIC ACID
ARIPIPRAZOLE
ANASTRAZOLE ASCORBIC ACID
ArrowAmitriptyline Apo-Amlodipine
Apo-Amoxi Augmentin
Abilify Aripiprazole Sandoz Rolin Cvite
Tablet Tablet Capsule Tablet
Tablet
Tablet Tablet
Film coated3 No information
May be crushed but use immediately, it is very light-sensitive4 Do not halve3 Alternative route available3 Oral liquid form available3 Film coated3 Can crush, but use immediately (clavulanic acid is sensitive to moisture)4 Alternative route available3 Oral liquid form available3 Swallow whole3 Do not crush or chew6 Swallow whole3
Film coated3 Do not halve3 No information
ASPIRIN EC
ASPIRIN (dispersible)
Ethics Aspirin EC Ethics Aspirin
Tablet Tablet
Enteric coated, swallow whole;7 do not divide, crush, chew or disperse4,7 Soluble, dispersible tablet available7 Soluble, dispersible; dissolve in water before taking7
Disclaimer: This document is considered to be a guide only and is not intended to replace sound clinical practice. Occupational health and safety risks in crushing medicines can be significant. Crushing tablets may have repercussions on the licensed status of the medicine and how the medicine may affect the patient. Please check with a pharmacist for further advice if necessary. Document number: 010-03-09-004 Review date: April 2021 Developed and maintained by Bernadette Rehman, Clinical Pharmacist, Residential Aged Care, Waitemata District Health Board, New Zealand and Angela Lambie, Quality Use of Medicines Pharmacist, Waitemata District Health Board, New Zealand
Updated July 2018
Medicine ATENOLOL ATORVASTATIN
AZATHIOPRINE
BACLOFEN BENDROFLUAZIDE
BETAHISTINE BEZAFIBRATE BEZAFIBRATE SR BISACODYL EC
BISOPROLOL BROMOCRIPTINE BUMETANIDE BUSPIRONE CALCITRIOL CALCIUM CARBONATE CALCIUM CARBONATE EFFERVESCENT CANDESARTAN CARBAMAZEPINE
CARBAMAZEPINE CR
CARBIMAZOLE
Funded brand Mylan Atenolol
Form Tablet
Administration if swallowing difficulties Film coated, may be halved3
Lorstat Imuran
Pacifen ArrowBendrofluazide
Tablet Tablet
Tablet Tablet
Film coated; 20mg, 40mg and 80mg may be halved but the divided portion should be swallowed whole, not chewed3 Film coated3 Do not break, crush or chew3,4 May disperse in 5-10mL water, in a closed system such as an oral dispenser. Will disperse within 5 minutes4 Follow guidelines for handling cytotoxic medicines if dispersing3 No information
Do not halve3
Vergo 16 Bezalip Bezalip Retard Lax-Tab
Tablet Tablet Tablet Tablet
Bosvate
Tablet
Apo-Bromocriptine Tablet
Burinex
Tablet
Orion Buspirone
Tablet
No information
Film coated tablet, swallow whole3
Sustained release, film coated3 Do not divide, crush, chew or disperse4 Enteric sugar coated; swallow whole3 Do not divide, crush, chew or disperse4 Alternative route available, suppositories available3 Can be halved, but the divided portion should be swallowed whole and not chewed3 No information
May be crushed4
Can be divided into equal doses3
Calcitriol-AFT Arrow-Calcium Calsource
Capsule Tablet Tablet
No information No information Dissolve in water7
Candestar Tegretol Tegretol CR Neo-Mercazole
Tablet No information
Tablet Tablet Tablet
May disperse in water4
Alternative route available, oral liquid form available7 Controlled release, film coated3 Do not divide, crush, chew or disperse4 May be halved3 May be crushed4
Disclaimer: This document is considered to be a guide only and is not intended to replace sound clinical practice. Occupational health and safety risks in crushing medicines can be significant. Crushing tablets may have repercussions on the licensed status of the medicine and how the medicine may affect the patient. Please check with a pharmacist for further advice if necessary. Document number: 010-03-09-004 Review date: April 2021 Developed and maintained by Bernadette Rehman, Clinical Pharmacist, Residential Aged Care, Waitemata District Health Board, New Zealand and Angela Lambie, Quality Use of Medicines Pharmacist, Waitemata District Health Board, New Zealand
Updated July 2018
Medicine CARVEDILOL CEFACLOR CELIPROLOL CETIRIZINE CICLOSPORIN CILAZAPRIL
CILAZAPRIL/ HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE CIPROFLOXACIN
CITALOPRAM CLINDAMYCIN CLOMIPRAMINE CLONAZEPAM CLONIDINE
CLOPIDOGREL CLOZAPINE
CODEINE PHOSPHATE
Funded brand
Form Administration if swallowing difficulties
Carvedilol Sandoz Ranbaxy-Cefaclor Celol Zista Neoral
Apo-Cilazapril
Tablet Capsule Tablet Tablet Capsule
Tablet
May be dispersed, will disperse within 5 min with shaking4 Alternative route available, oral liquid form available3 Film coated3 No information Film coated; may be halved3
Swallow whole,3 do not crush, chew or open4 Alternative route available, oal liquid form available3 Film coated3 May be divided3
Zapril
Apo-Cilazapril/ Hydrochlorothiazide
Cipflox
Tablet
Film coated; do not chew, swallow whole with glass of water3
Tablet
Film coated3 The 500mg strength may be halved3 Alternative route available, oral liquid form available3
PSM Citalopram
Tablet
Clindamycin ABM Capsule
Apo-Clomipramine Tablet
Paxam
Tablet
Clonidine BNM Catapres
Tablet
Arrow - Clopid Clozaril Clopine
Tablet Tablet
Codeine phosphate Tablet PSM
Film coated3 No information Swallow whole with a large glass of water3 Oesophageal irritant3 Film coated; do not halve3
May be crushed4 may be halved3 Alternative route available, oral liquid form available3 Alternative route available ,transdermal patch available3 May be dispersed in water4 May be halved3 Alternative route available, oral liquid form available3 Film coated3 Insoluble in water3 No information
May be crushed, but poorly soluble4 May be halved3 Oral liquid form available (Clopine only)3 No information
Disclaimer: This document is considered to be a guide only and is not intended to replace sound clinical practice. Occupational health and safety risks in crushing medicines can be significant. Crushing tablets may have repercussions on the licensed status of the medicine and how the medicine may affect the patient. Please check with a pharmacist for further advice if necessary. Document number: 010-03-09-004 Review date: April 2021 Developed and maintained by Bernadette Rehman, Clinical Pharmacist, Residential Aged Care, Waitemata District Health Board, New Zealand and Angela Lambie, Quality Use of Medicines Pharmacist, Waitemata District Health Board, New Zealand
Updated July 2018
Medicine COLCHICINE COLECALCIFEROL
CO-TRIMOXAZOLE CYCLIZINE CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE
DABIGATRAN
DEXAMETHASONE DIAZEPAM DICLOFENAC EC
DICLOFENAC SR
DIGOXIN
DIHYDROCODEINE TARTRATE LA DILTIAZEM DILTIAZEM CD
DIPYRIDAMOLE SR DOCUSATE & SENNA DOCUSATE SODIUM DOMPERIDONE DONEPEZIL
Funded brand Colgout Vit.D3
Trisul Nauzene Cycloblastin
Pradaxa
Dexmethsone Arrow-Diazepam Diclofenac Sandoz
Apo-Diclo SR
Lanoxin Lanoxin PG DHC Continus Dilzem Apo-Diltiazem CD
Form Tablet Capsule Tablet Tablet Tablet Capsule Tablet Tablet Tablet Tablet
Tablet
Tablet Tablet Capsule
Administration if swallowing difficulties
May be dispersed in water4
Soft gelatin capsule3 No stability data about withdrawal of capsule contents4.6 Alternative route available, oral liquid form available3 Can be divided into equal doses3 Alternative route available3 Do not divide, crush, chew or disperse4 Cytotoxic, occupational health and safety risk to staff2 Do not crush, chew or open4 Bioavailability increases by 75% when pellets are taken without the capsule shell1 Disperse and give within 1-5min, with or soon after food4 Can be divided into equal doses. Alternative route available, suppositories available3 Enteric coated; do not crush, divide or chew3,4 Alternative route available, suppositories available, dispersible tablet available3 Slow release. Swallow whole, do not divide, crush, chew or disperse3 Alternative route available, suppositories available3 May be crushed4 Alternative route available oral liquid form available3 Long- acting; swallow whole3 Do not divide, crush, chew or disperse3
Film-coated;3 may be crushed4
Controlled delivery; do not crush or chew 3
Pytazen SR Laxsol Coloxyl Prokinex Donepezil-Rex
Tablet Tablet Tablet Tablet Tablet
Sustained release; swallow whole3 Do not divide, crush, chew or disperse3 Film coated, sugar free7 Do not divide, crush, chew or disperse7 May be crushed4 Do not disperse (takes longer than 5min)4 No information
Film coated3 No information
Disclaimer: This document is considered to be a guide only and is not intended to replace sound clinical practice. Occupational health and safety risks in crushing medicines can be significant. Crushing tablets may have repercussions on the licensed status of the medicine and how the medicine may affect the patient. Please check with a pharmacist for further advice if necessary. Document number: 010-03-09-004 Review date: April 2021 Developed and maintained by Bernadette Rehman, Clinical Pharmacist, Residential Aged Care, Waitemata District Health Board, New Zealand and Angela Lambie, Quality Use of Medicines Pharmacist, Waitemata District Health Board, New Zealand
Updated July 2018
Medicine DOTHIEPIN (DOSULEPIN) DOXAZOSIN DOXEPIN DOXYCYCLINE
ENALAPRIL
Funded Brand Dopress
Apo-Doxazosin Anten Doxine Doxy-50 Doxylin-100 Ethics Enalapril
Form Tablet Capsule
Administration if swallowing difficulties
Film coated3 No information No information
Tablet No information
Capsule Tablet
Tablet
No information
Film coated3 Crushing may cause oesophageal irritation3 Do not crush; contents are irritant to mucous membranes and may cause oesophageal ulceration if crushed. May disperse (tablets will disperse within 2-5 min)4 Do not divide3
ENTACAPONE ERYTHROMYCIN
ESCITALOPRAM
EZETIMIBE FEBUXOSTAT FELODIPINE ER FERROUS FUMARATE
FERROUS FUMARATE with FOLIC ACID
FERROUS SULPHATE (long acting)
FERROUS SULPHATE with FOLIC ACID (long acting) FINASTERIDE
Entapone E-Mycin
Tablet Tablet
Apo-Escitalopram Tablet
Ezetimibe-Sandoz Adenuric Plendil ER Ferro-tab
Tablet Tablet Tablet Tablet
Ferro-F-tabs
Tablet
Ferrograd
Tablet
Ferrograd F
Tablet
Ricit
Tablet
Film coated3 No information Film coated3,4 Alternative route available oral liquid form available3 Film coated3 Disperses rapidly in water4 Crushed tablets have unpleasant taste4 No information
Film-coated, immediate release3
Extended release3 Do not divide, crush, chew or disperse3,4 Swallow whole7 Alternative route available, oral liquid form available7 Film coated;4 do not divide, crush, chew or disperse4 Alternative route available, oral liquid form available7 Film coated, modified release4 Do not divide, crush, chew or disperse4 Alternative route available, oral liquid form available7 Film coated, modified release4 Do not divide, crush, chew or disperse4 Alternative route available, oral liquid form available7 Film coated3 Women of child-bearing potential should not crush or handle broken tablets3
Disclaimer: This document is considered to be a guide only and is not intended to replace sound clinical practice. Occupational health and safety risks in crushing medicines can be significant. Crushing tablets may have repercussions on the licensed status of the medicine and how the medicine may affect the patient. Please check with a pharmacist for further advice if necessary. Document number: 010-03-09-004 Review date: April 2021 Developed and maintained by Bernadette Rehman, Clinical Pharmacist, Residential Aged Care, Waitemata District Health Board, New Zealand and Angela Lambie, Quality Use of Medicines Pharmacist, Waitemata District Health Board, New Zealand
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