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A hard pill to swallow
Author(s) -
Thompson Angus
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.1853
Subject(s) - pill , medicine , swallowing , intensive care medicine , dentistry , pharmacology
Difficulty swallowing oral medication is a common problem, particularly among older patients, and all kinds of factors may cause issues: tablets may be too large, too small or the wrong shape. Here, Angus Thompson suggests some possible solutions, which are as diverse as the problems themselves.