Have bought 12 month supply but need only 20mg for maintenance of lowered cholesterol levels
Can a 40mg atovastatin be cut in half to reduce dosage by half?
Question posted by mtdickygoh on 15 Dec 2017
Last updated on 21 February 2018 by suzanne66
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suzanne66
21 Feb 2018
Not ideal but probably ok.
Ask your pharmacist for a tablet cutter. This will the make the job a lot easier and more accurate.
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