My cancer treatment involves taking five oral chemotherapy pills twice a day. So ten in total.
When I said I struggle to swallow pills but will happily crunch, chew or dilute them if possible, the oncologist and the information available didn’t seem to make clear this was an option. When I eventually found out diluting them was an option, my anxiety about taking the medication went away.
The pharmacy instructions I got said dilute in 200ml of lukewarm water. First time I tried it didn’t dilute them much so I tried bashing them with a spoon. I eventually found the accurate information online that Lukewarm is 40 degrees C and it take 15 minutes for them to dilute properly. This works well.
So it would be much better to provide every one with the detailed information that you can try swallowing the pills whole, or if you don’t like that here is an alternative diluting method: put them all in 200ml of lukewarm water (40C) for 15 minutes then drink. Down the hatch easy peazy.
When I mentioned this to a few people, most agreed swallowing pills whole is something they don’t like but are not aware there is an alternative and would prefer a liquid form.
"Let people know diluting pills is easy"
About: Cancer Services / IV & Oral SACT Treatment (Chemotherapy) Cancer Services IV & Oral SACT Treatment (Chemotherapy) DD1 9SY
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