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Can I crush vitamin supplements before swallowing?

Univ. of Nev. School of Medicine, Family Medicine
Univ. of Nev. School of Medicine, Family Medicine
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If you want to crush your vitamin supplements before swallowing them, review the bottle labels to check if they disallow crushing. If in doubt, check with your pharmacist, who would have access to further information.

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