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Is it safe to split a SEROQUEL with pill cutter?

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Is it safe to split a extended release seroquel 50mg with a pill cutter?

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Category: HIV- AIDS Specialist
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No. Any extended release pill should not be cut. These pills are specially coated so that the drug is released slowly over an extended period. Cutting them will damage this coating and will cause the drug to be released faster and its duration of action will be reduced.
Since some extended release tablets contain a larger amount of the drug, ingestion of such a pill which has been cut may cause symptoms of an overdosage.
In your case, if you cut a Seroquel 50 mg into half, a larger amount of drug than needed will reach your bloodstream and the duration of its action will also be reduced. So this is generally not safe or recommended.

I hope this was helpful. Let me know if you have further queries.

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Dr. Jaydeep Tripathy
Category: HIV- AIDS Specialist
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MBBS from Sri Ramachandra University in December 2011
M.Med (Family Medicine) - TNMGR University, Chennai
MBA-MPH in Public Health in March 2016, SRM University
Finished AFIH in March 2016, SRM University
MRCP ( UK ), Internal Medicine, Royal College of Physicians, June 2016
Fellowship in Diabetology from Martin Luther University in January 2017

Currently Resident Physician, in MD Radiodiagnosis - Kamakshi Memorial Hospital, Chennai
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