USA RESEARCHERS SAY SPLIT PILLS WORK LIKE WHOLE PILLS
July 1st, 2007
BY MONICA DOBIE A UNIVERSITY of Michigan, USA, study has found that pills split in half can be as medically effective as those left whole, and has suggested that the practice could be an effective and safe way for patients and doctors to cut costs. Under current charging practices, two low dose pills are often more expensive than one high dose pill containing the same active ingredients, noted the university. Participants within the study split cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, the most widely-used classes of medicines used in the US. Statins linger in ...
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