⚡ NovaFortix PillSplit
💊 Medication Safety • Dose Dumping Triage

Pill Split & Crush Safety

Instant check: Is this pill safe to cut in half, crush, or chew? Prevent fatal dose dumping and gastric ulceration.

✅ SAFE TO SPLIT
Standard Scored Tablet
Immediate release tablet with factory score line. Safe to split into equal halves using a clean pill cutter along the score line.
1. Check Bottle Label for Suffix Letters

Look at the drug name on your prescription box. Tap any matching suffix:

XR / ER / XL
Extended Release
CR / SR
Controlled / Sustained
EC / DR / EN
Enteric Coated
ODT / SL
Sublingual Dissolving
LA / TR / MR
Long / Modified Action
Chemo / Cytotoxic
Hormone / Teratogen
2. Physical Pill Shape & Score Line
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Scored Tablet
Has factory indentation line down the middle
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Unscored Smooth Tablet
Flat/round with no line (unequal drug split risk)
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Hard Gelatin Capsule
Two-piece shell containing beads or powder
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Liquid Softgel Capsule
Sealed rubbery shell filled with liquid oil
📋 Pharmacist Safety Guidelines
🔪 Use a dedicated pill cutter: Kitchen knives shatter tablets into uneven crumbs, causing severe dose fluctuation (e.g. 70% / 30%).
🫗 Swallowing difficulties? Never crush pills yourself. Ask your pharmacist for an oral liquid suspension, transdermal patch, or dissolvable tablet alternative.
⚠️ Toxic Aerosols: Crushing hormone blockers (finasteride, dutasteride) or methotrexate creates microscopic airborne dust hazardous to pregnant women!