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Crushing Accutane Pills!

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(@tawbinho)

Posted : 06/17/2015 6:29 pm

Alright, so my dream is to complete a accutane session, however, I will NEVER be able to swallow pills, NEVER ever in my life because of phycological problems I've had in the past.

 

I am going to get accutane from my derm, and I'll take the gel out and mix it with yoghurt and jam, then swallow it.

 

What is the worst possibly thing to happen?

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(@leelowe1)

Posted : 06/17/2015 6:37 pm

I would recommend not doing that. Accutane is packaged the way it is for a reason. If you can't take it the way it is meant to be taken then look for other means.

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(@jennjennjenn)

Posted : 06/18/2015 8:35 pm

Don't do it. Not safe.

 

In a crushed form, Isotretinoin (accutane) it has a mucous membrane irritant so it needs to be taken as a capsule.

 

See here for a list of medicines that CANNOT be crushed or chewed safely:

http://www.consumermedsafety.org/tools-and-resources/medication-safety-tools-and-resources/taking-your-medicine-safely/list-of-tablets-you-cant-crush-or-chew

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(@tawbinho)

Posted : 06/19/2015 5:26 pm

I would recommend not doing that. Accutane is packaged the way it is for a reason. If you can't take it the way it is meant to be taken then look for other means.

 

What other options do I have? I don't want to ruin my life with antibiotics. What is best after accutane?

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(@someonegood12)

Posted : 06/20/2015 10:17 am

well the best thing is to figure out how to swallow pills. The pill is pretty small, just tilt your head back and do it, even though you don't want to. That is probably the best option.

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(@skyline97)

Posted : 07/06/2015 7:13 am

Without sounding rude i don't believe you canno't swallow a pill i've chocked many times on small pill type lollies etc etc and still take pills if you care about you're acne that bad you WILL swallow it

 

I swallow like 5-10 pills at a time, when i was on tane/anti then viatmins/zinc etc

 

So yeah goodluck

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(@megtree)

Posted : 07/06/2015 11:33 am

Don't do it. Not safe.

 

In a crushed form, Isotretinoin (accutane) it has a mucous membrane irritant so it needs to be taken as a capsule.

 

See here for a list of medicines that CANNOT be crushed or chewed safely:

http://www.consumermedsafety.org/tools-and-resources/medication-safety-tools-and-resources/taking-your-medicine-safely/list-of-tablets-you-cant-crush-or-chew

This - you can cause some serious damage to your mouth and esophagus if you do this - please don't.

 

You may need to try something else if you can't swallow the pill, unfortunately.

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