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A 18-year-old female asked:

Can you crush or cut up amoxicillin? the big white pills, its hard for me to swallow them?

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Dr. Parvaiz Malikanswered

Plastic Surgery 51 years experience

Don't need to break or crush the tablets. Amoxicillin is available in liquid suspension form.

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Answered Oct 22, 2021

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