Every uncoated pill that has a curved surface can be split by placing it on a hard surface and pressing down on opposite sides with your thumbs. The split is more accurate if it is pre-scored -- place the scoring/groove face up during the split. But even without the groove, it is rarely worse than a 55:45 split in my experience. And no, I have no idea why this story is on HN.
People who have to regularly take half a pill sometimes struggle with breaking the pill into clean halves, or don't like having to use a kitchen knife or whatever and clean it later.
There could be a version of this where you clamp the pill to make sure the split is right in the middle. Just saying...
Every uncoated pill that has a curved surface can be split by placing it on a hard surface and pressing down on opposite sides with your thumbs. The split is more accurate if it is pre-scored -- place the scoring/groove face up during the split. But even without the groove, it is rarely worse than a 55:45 split in my experience. And no, I have no idea why this story is on HN.
$30 for a simple pill splitter ? Must be a affiliate deal or similar, the author does not deny this ...
In my country this would get you few side-to-side head shakes followed by quiet whisper: "Americans..."
I don't understand what the use case for this is, would someone care to explain?
breaking pills in half when you're 80 years old, and breaking 20 pills a week by hand bruises your palm.
People who have to regularly take half a pill sometimes struggle with breaking the pill into clean halves, or don't like having to use a kitchen knife or whatever and clean it later.
I don't think I've ever seen half a pill be prescribed, I don't think that exists as a thing in my country. They'd just give you smaller pills?
In fact the opposite happens here, you end up with instructions like "Take ten", each of which has to be individually popped out of a blister pack.
I've used the el cheapo for a long time with no issues... Sounds like a life hackers version of "premature optimization is the root of all evil"
The very same prolific HN contributor
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