The following section is provided for those patients who are currently prescribed tablets or capsules and want to know more about how they are made and which they can safely crush.
It is also provided for those patients who have been swapped to another type of medicine e.g. suppository, inhaler or patch and want to know how they work and how to use them.
Find alternatives to your existing medication
Swallowing difficulties affect people who are prescribed tablets or capsules which they tamper with to make easier to swallow. Alternative forms of the medicine may be available as medicine tampering is often unnecessary. If you, or someone you know suffers from dysphagia and want to know about alternatives to your medicine, type its name into the search box below.


