crush medications so that they can be given through a feeding tube
December 2008
Technicians are often asked if it's okay to crush medications so that they can be given through a feeding tube.
Some patients can't take solid meds by mouth. Instead, drugs need to be crushed and given through a feeding tube or other method.
But some drugs don't release correctly if they're crushed.
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