If A Tablet Is Scored Can You Cut It In Half For The Dose

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I have some Metformin Hcl 1000mg tablets. My dose has been reduced to 500 mg. Is it safe to cut the 1000mg ones in half?

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It is safe, as long as you weren't taking a time released formulation. This would be denoted on your prescription label by an abbreviation such as ER, XR or SR. There will usually also be a warning on them from the pharmacy that says do not crush or chew, swallow tablet whole.

Metformin is an oral antidiabetic medication and may cause side effects, such as: nausea, headache, hypoglycemia and flatulence.

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https:/­/­www.medschat.com/­wiki/­Metformin/­

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I have a question. I split my metformin er in two and took it because I didn't know I wasn't supposed to. Will I be okay?

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Becky, it could result in your getting too much of the medication, at once.

You need to monitor your blood sugar closely for the rest of the day, to make sure it doesn't drop dangerously low. Watch for any symptoms of it, like dizziness, shakiness and extreme drowsiness.

Make sure you eat regularly to try to prevent it from happening and if you start to feel the symptoms of it dropping, get some sugars into you and seek medical attention.

https:/­/­www.medschat.com/­wiki/­Metformin/­

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