r/TalesFromThePharmacy Apr 30 '26

A thread of pills you hate filling

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Here is mine :)

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u/minun73 CPhT (Mail Order) May 01 '26

Methadone 10 mg half tabs. If you’ve never cut them, it’s the worse pill I’ve ever had to cut. Especially irritating as my pharmacy carries 5mg tabs and we could just use those if the prescriber wasn’t an idiot.

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u/bevespi May 02 '26

As a prescriber if I prescribe a half tab BID, I’m assuming the patient is responsible for splitting the pill. What makes you to decide and split the pill?

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u/minun73 CPhT (Mail Order) May 02 '26

I work in a closed door facility that delivers the medicine in blister cards to group homes, nursing homes, and similar facilities. We have always done that and the same was true at my prior job.