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About dose of tablet Lopez MD 2
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Psychiatrist prescribed me Lopez MD 1 once every night. This tablet was not available in my area , so I bought Lopez MD 2 and made it half and took it. After doing it half eventually it will 1 mg as prescribed by psychiatrist.
My Query 1. Is it safe to do it ?
My Query 2. Will splitting the tablet into half loose it's function ?
There is also a line in the middle of the tablet. I am just confused because some tablets are not to be broken.
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Yes you can take break the tablet
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About your question number one, it is perfectly safe.
Question number two, it is absolutely functional to use medication after breaking it in half who are meant to be broken and has a line made along with the Medicine has to be broken.
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Should take proper advice from your psychiatrist for how long you have to use this medication.
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Please don’t worry. This is a scored tablet, so splitting it in half will not reduce its effectiveness. Each half will provide approximately 1 mg of the medication.
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