Ms Contin 30mg Ok To Cut In Half To Take 15mg?

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if my dosage of MS Contin is 15mg, but I only have 30mg -can I cut it in half?

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No, dont cut them they are time released. please dont cut them.

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Ed - Took the words right out of my mouth ! Never cut in half or crush anything that is time released, people have actually died by getting a toxic level. It should be on your bottle of med as a warning-sometimes it might be in the medicine info-if not please call your pharmacy so they can be aware that they forgot such an important detail. It would be awful if it is not on there as there could be others that wouldn't know & it was a new med & only wanted to take half to see how their body reacted to it & might cause a sometimes fatal event. I am glad you asked before you took it. God Bless.Hope you feel better soon!

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The above posters are correct, you cannot break nor cut a time released medication. Doing so may cause you to receive an unsafe amount of the medication.

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