How to Make a Liquid Suspension with Ground Pills
Check with your doctor or pharmacist., Find a nice small cup, such as a teacup or a tumbler., Have a very good pill crusher at hand., Buy a safe sweetener like Equal or Sweet-N-Low., Get a tiny whisk or spoon, as well as a chopstick, for stirring...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Check with your doctor or pharmacist.
Not all medications will work if they're crushed or put in a suspension; checking whether this approach is effective for the specific pill you're taking is essential. -
Step 2: Find a nice small cup
If you use a teacup, use a tough Chinese style.
Otherwise use a plastic tumbler. , Any pill crusher will work and you can ask your pharmacist: they sell pill crushers, sometimes even at the grocery store. , Sugar is not recommended.
Secondly, it is important to also use a liquid sweetener such as blue agave syrup or monk-fruit liquid sweetener.
They are easy to get at the grocery store. , Some people use a battery-powered latte mixer but they are too violent and messy. , Crush your pills thoroughly and add the crushed medication. , Don't worry about residue because many medications are not water soluble, which means they won't dissolve in the water.
This is why you need to crush the medication thoroughly. , This gives a better taste but it is more important as a "binder" or what the pharmacists call "the vehicle".
It helps bind the crushed medication in the same way medical syrup works.
All you need to do now is stir thoroughly and then take your medicine. -
Step 3: such as a teacup or a tumbler.
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Step 4: Have a very good pill crusher at hand.
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Step 5: Buy a safe sweetener like Equal or Sweet-N-Low.
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Step 6: Get a tiny whisk or spoon
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Step 7: as well as a chopstick
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Step 8: for stirring.
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Step 9: Once you have your cup with water
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Step 10: add some sweetener to it.
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Step 11: Stir this well.
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Step 12: Add the liquid sweetener.
Detailed Guide
Not all medications will work if they're crushed or put in a suspension; checking whether this approach is effective for the specific pill you're taking is essential.
If you use a teacup, use a tough Chinese style.
Otherwise use a plastic tumbler. , Any pill crusher will work and you can ask your pharmacist: they sell pill crushers, sometimes even at the grocery store. , Sugar is not recommended.
Secondly, it is important to also use a liquid sweetener such as blue agave syrup or monk-fruit liquid sweetener.
They are easy to get at the grocery store. , Some people use a battery-powered latte mixer but they are too violent and messy. , Crush your pills thoroughly and add the crushed medication. , Don't worry about residue because many medications are not water soluble, which means they won't dissolve in the water.
This is why you need to crush the medication thoroughly. , This gives a better taste but it is more important as a "binder" or what the pharmacists call "the vehicle".
It helps bind the crushed medication in the same way medical syrup works.
All you need to do now is stir thoroughly and then take your medicine.
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