Guest guest Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 HI REBECCA, IF A PILL IS SCORED YOU ARE ALLOWED TO CUT IT, IF IT IS NOT SCORED, IT IS NOT OK. BOBBY On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 7:04 AM, Rosen Lum <rrosenlum@...>wrote: > > > > Say friends, I have a *really* dumb question. Is there anything wrong with > cutting up Gleevec pills to take them in divided doses? My new doctor > prescribed 100-mg pills and advised me to take two at night and one in the > a.m., but it's been more than two weeks and the prescription STILL has not > gone through (he failed to send in a prior authorization, and other forms > required by my insurance). So I've just been slicing my 400-mg pills into > four equal pieces, and taking two at night and one in the a.m. Does the > quality of the drug suffer at all if you do that? > > Thank you! > > in S.F. > Still sick of sleeping all the time but glad to be alive, if seldom > conscious, lol > > __________________________________________________________ > Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail®. > > http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_Q\ uickAdd1_052009 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Thank you dear Bobby, From: rmcd1929@... Date: Fri, 8 May 2009 07:20:40 -0400 Subject: Re: [ ] Cutting up pills HI REBECCA, IF A PILL IS SCORED YOU ARE ALLOWED TO CUT IT, IF IT IS NOT SCORED, IT IS NOT OK. BOBBY On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 7:04 AM, Rosen Lum <rrosenlum@...>wrote: > > > > Say friends, I have a *really* dumb question. Is there anything wrong with > cutting up Gleevec pills to take them in divided doses? My new doctor > prescribed 100-mg pills and advised me to take two at night and one in the > a.m., but it's been more than two weeks and the prescription STILL has not > gone through (he failed to send in a prior authorization, and other forms > required by my insurance). So I've just been slicing my 400-mg pills into > four equal pieces, and taking two at night and one in the a.m. Does the > quality of the drug suffer at all if you do that? > > Thank you! > > in S.F. > Still sick of sleeping all the time but glad to be alive, if seldom > conscious, lol > > __________________________________________________________ > Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail®. > > http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_Q\ uickAdd1_052009 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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