Can I crush vitamin supplements before swallowing?

Univ. of Nev. School of Medicine, Family Medicine

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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