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A member asked:
Can you split 25 mg spironolactone tablet, film coated. 12.5 mg works good to control my bp and raise my potassium level.any issues or risk splitting?
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Pill split: in this case it should be fine to split-but make sure your prescriber knows.
Answered 12/13/2019
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