Got Any Recs For A Good Pill Splitter For Small And/or Irregular Shaped Tablets?

[cheeser]

I had to replace my old trusty pill splitter awhile back, and I'm not having much luck finding another one that will split oval tablets into two equal sized pieces, or teeny tiny ones without turning them into dust.

Do y'all have any recommendations?

 

[JamesCalifornia]

~ In the past 6 years I have not found a pill splitter that dose not make a mess of small tablets . I resorted to old-fashioned style. I use a piece of cookie/cracker box as a cutting platform and a new razor blade . Wear a cheap pair of magnifying glasses if needed .
Also you can dissolve the tablet in a measured amount of distilled water and dose with an eyedropper if not too bitter .
Good luck . ..

 

[Furballsmom]

I found a great one at Walgreens about a month ago - cost about $5. I don't know the brand but it has a rectangle shape, clear plastic top with a blue-ish plastic bottom - the thing really works well.

 

[Tobermory]

I found a great one at Walgreens about a month ago - cost about $5. I don't know the brand but it has a rectangle shape, clear plastic top with a blue-ish plastic bottom - the thing really works well.

I have (had) one just like that and it worked really well. The house gremlins got it because I can’t find it anywhere.

 

[Furballsmom]

The house gremlins got it because I can’t find it anywhere.

grrr, --hate when that happens !

 

[Tobermory]

grrr, --hate when that happens !

The house gremlins also got my orange peeler, although The Spouse maintains that Iris took it. I mean, come on. Look at that face. Is that the face of a thief? I think not.

 

[Furballsmom]

LOL, oh the mysteries behind a cat's eyes

 

[JamesCalifornia]

The house gremlins got it because I can’t find it anywhere.

~ I miss my little kitchen knife for chopping garlic ...

 

[Tobermory]

~ I miss my little kitchen knife for chopping garlic ...

I tell you, they’re setting up house somewhere with our stuff...including the socks they take from our dryers. The one sock.

 

[Furballsmom]

 

[cheeser]

~ In the past 6 years I have not found a pill splitter that dose not make a mess of small tablets . I resorted to old-fashioned style. I use a piece of cookie/cracker box as a cutting platform and a new razor blade . Wear a cheap pair of magnifying glasses if needed .
Also you can dissolve the tablet in a measured amount of distilled water and dose with an eyedropper if not too bitter .
Good luck . ..

Ooh, a razor blade sounds like a purr-fect solution. Well, assuming I can get my arthritic fingers to cooperate. Thanks!

Guess I'll have to go out and buy some cookies now. We already have plenty of paper plates and cracker boxes to use as a cutting platform. But I would never dream of passing up an excuse to treat myself to some cookies.

 

[cheeser]

I found a great one at Walgreens about a month ago - cost about $5. I don't know the brand but it has a rectangle shape, clear plastic top with a blue-ish plastic bottom - the thing really works well.

I tried one of those, but it just didn't hold up very well. After a few uses, it started cutting Buddy's pills into 1/4th and 3/4th sized pieces, and I'd have to shave off the excess of the larger piece to try to make the smaller piece come out about right. On the bright side, at least it contained the two pieces inside the plastic. My earlier attempts to cut a generic Zyrtec in half with a knife resulted in a couple of tiny airborne missiles flying in opposite directions, and me desperately scrambling to find them.

 

[cheeser]

I have (had) one just like that and it worked really well. The house gremlins got it because I can’t find it anywhere.

Ah, the dreaded curse of the house gremlins! It's funny how they know to make off with things that are useful and/or near and dear to my heart. But they won't touch the stuff I wish would disappear.

 

[JamesCalifornia]

Guess I'll have to go out and buy some cookies now.

 

[DreamerRose]

I have one of those pill splitters mentioned, and it works fine for me, too, although I haven't tried it on the teeny tiny pills I have. If the razor blade is difficult to use, try one of those snap-off blade holders, which I used for hanging wallpaper. You hold it just like a pencil and when the small blade gets dull, you snap it off and another one takes its place. Any hardware store has them.

 

[FakeGourmet]

The blue one at Walgreens works well for oval tablets. It will not work for tiny tablets.

 

[cat princesses]

I was just using a razor blade and a cutting board. I buy the blades that have the metal piece across the top, I believe they are used in scraper tools. They come in a little rectangle box and the new blade just slides out this little slot.
https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/...a/performance-tool-razor-blades/w7506/4614469

 

[FakeGourmet]

Dreamer Rose, that's a great idea! I'll have to try that in future. Also, FWIW, if the pill isn't scored, it's not intended by the manufacturer to be cut in half. It means that the medicine can't be equally distributed about the tablet.

 

[cheeser]

I remember those! Gosh, they were only 29 cents back then? I feel so old!

 

[cheeser]

I have one of those pill splitters mentioned, and it works fine for me, too, although I haven't tried it on the teeny tiny pills I have. If the razor blade is difficult to use, try one of those snap-off blade holders, which I used for hanging wallpaper. You hold it just like a pencil and when the small blade gets dull, you snap it off and another one takes its place. Any hardware store has them.

You mean like a box cutter?