Your patient confesses that he can't swallow pills and usually crushes and mixes them in his coffee.He has been prescribed a sustained-release analgesic.Is it safe for him to crush the pill and add it to his coffee?
A) No, sustained-release formulations should not be crushed.
B) Maybe, depending on whether the medication has an interaction with coffee.
C) Yes, although he may experience gastrointestinal discomfort.
D) Yes; crushing the pill is fine, although it may taste bitter.
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