Don’t Rush to Crush
March 15, 2012
THE Society of Hospital
Pharmacists’ newest publication,
Don’t Rush to Crush: therapeutic
options for people unable to take
solid oral medicines, deals with the
issues presented by patients who
have difficulty swallowing.
Answering questions such as Can
I crush it?, Can I dissolve it?, Can I
open the capsule?, Is there a liquid
formulation?, Can I give the
injection orally?, the book includes
monographs for over 500
Australian medicines, listing generic
names, brand names and available
forms and strengths.
The book also contains separate
recommendations for
administering solid oral dose forms
to patients with swallowing
difficulties and patients with
enteral feeding tubes.
See www.shpa.org.au.
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