False capsules with tablets inside
I have a principle to never write reviews on amazon, but this time I had to do it. I eat and drink and take my medications CRUSHED through a gastric enteral feeding tube. All medications must be finely crushed and fully dissolved prior to introducing in the feeding tube. I prefer, whenever available, to use medications formulated and packed in gelatin capsules. These capsules can be easily opened and the powder inside that contains the medication can be easily emptied in liquid, THUS ELIMINATING THE CRUSHING STEP. It was with the intention to eliminate crushing hard tablets that I bought the HEALTHCARE AISLE "omeprazole delayed-release capsules 20 mg". When I opened a capsule, I was disgusted to find that instead of powder containing vehicle and active substance, there is a tablet that must be crushed. The false capsule has doubled the work needed to administer crushed dissolved omeprazole by gastric tube. I do not understand the reasoning and business sense of packaging a medication in this way. Could it be a way to repackage expired tablets or tablets obtained from gray markets? At the very least, HEALTHCARE AISLE must state on the packaging that these a not true capsules and that each capsule contains a tablet
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