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Can Half A Pill Of Ciprofloxacin Be Taken At A Time?

I know that ciproflaxin tablets (500 mg, take one every 12 hrs) are not supposed to be crushed. But ciproflaxin tablets are $4.00 at my pharmacy, and the liquid form is $127.00!! If it is not to be crushed because it is an extended release tablet, may I cut it into halves and take it every six hrs? Would taking a smaller, cut tablet more often help to negate the effects of crushing it? How bad is it to crush the tablet? I got the Rx late in the day yesterday, and choked at the price at the pharmacy, but they couldn t reach my doctor by that time; they will call my doctor again this morning to change the Rx to tablets.
Wed, 17 Aug 2016
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hi..you can not devide dose into two part.
because certain level of serum drug is necessary for action of drug .
and such level attained only by standerd dose..
if you devide the dose that level is not achieved..
so action of drug is not possible..
and effect of drug not occur..
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Can Half A Pill Of Ciprofloxacin Be Taken At A Time?

hi..you can not devide dose into two part. because certain level of serum drug is necessary for action of drug . and such level attained only by standerd dose.. if you devide the dose that level is not achieved.. so action of drug is not possible.. and effect of drug not occur..