Can you crush ibuprofen Tablets 200 mg Pain Reliver/Fever Reducer (NSAID)?

[vjones819]

Can you crush or cut in half this tablet? I red online mixed answers, which is frustrating. So has anyone actually crushed, chewed, or cut this tablet in half?

The tablet also says I-2 on it

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Only split pills that can be divided accurately. Pills that are coated to protect your stomach, such as enteric-coated aspirin and ibuprofen, shouldn't be split, either. Those with a hard coating and capsules of any kind are best swallowed whole because they can easily crumble, leak, or crack into pieces.. Can you crush ibuprofen 200mg ? Take ibuprofen with food or immediately after food, to prevent stomach upset. Take ibuprofen with a full glass of water. Swallow the tablets whole. Do not crush or chew them.. https://www. healthnavigator. org. nz/medicines/i/ibuprofen/

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

My opinion i had a therapist whose daughter got Steven-Johnson's Syndrome illness
from Ibuprofen so be careful with this medication. I would recommend Aleve or Naproxen Sodium same medication is more safe for you to take.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Thanks for MHO :)

[somewhatsentient]

No you can't crush it. You need to swallow it whole and let your stomach dissolve it. Crushing it makes the outer layer not delay the release and makes it ineffective.

[vjones819]

Ok. So cutting it in half is also not a option?

[somewhatsentient]

Negative ghostrider. Please swallow it whole if you need it.

[Clo917]

According to Advil's site (which is the brand name for ibuprofen) they state it's meant to be swallowed in whole form so I wouldn't recommend crushing it.

https://www.advil.com/should-i-chew-advil

[vjones819]

Ok 👌🏽

[vjones819]

Do you think cutting it in half would be okay?

[vjones819]

I just need to minimise it’s size y’know?

[Clo917]

If it's meant to be swallowed in whole form, probably shouldn't cut it in half either. Is there a reason you can't swallow it whole? Like is it too big for you to comfortably do so? If so, try putting it in some yogurt or something.

[vjones819]

Yeah, it is to big for me to swallow whole

[Clo917]

Yeah, try putting it in something like yogurt or whipped cream or ice cream, whatever you have that is of an easy consistency to swallow. I used to have trouble with pills too and always did that.

[vjones819]

Ok 👌🏽.