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. 2001 Mar 20;164(6):785-6.

Pill-splitting in a long-term care facility

M S Fischbach, J L Gold, M Lee, J M Dergal, G M Litner, P A Rochon

Pill-splitting in a long-term care facility

M S Fischbach et al. CMAJ. .
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Fig. 1: Distribution of reported reasons for pill-splitting. ODB = Ontario Drug Benefit Plan. The “other” category represents 2 cases of pill-splitting. In one, it was a more convenient dispensing practice for the staff pharmacist, and in the other the pharmacist wanted to save the resident money by splitting the pill.
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  • Personalized medications.
    Koo V. Koo V. CMAJ. 2001 Nov 27;165(11):1467-8. CMAJ. 2001. PMID: 11762567 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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