Is medicine tablet be still effective?

Our family doctor prescribed a tablet medicine to my dad and he should take half tablet once a day. I saw in TV a person dividing a table into half and took the first half and threw away the other half saying that once a table has been uncovered and not taken, the tablet became ineffective.
Answer:
GARBAGE !

a lot of pills have to be cut in half because the Dr. prescribes half the amount that comes in a standard pill.
For Example Hydro-Chlorthiazide, is a water pill for reducing fluid in the body, it comes standard as 25 MG, often it is prescribed as 12 1/2 Mg, so must but cut in half for proper dose.

Drugs have a shelf life, But usually counted in Months, not hours, If in Doubt Talk to your Pharmacist

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contact your doctor or pharmacist.

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depends on the drug. Call the pharmacy where you get the drug and talk to the pharmacist (make sure it's not just the pharmacy tech, get the pharmacist)

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Sounds unlikely, but I would ask your doctor. Best bet with anything. And don't believe anything you see on TV. Its evil and full of lies.

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That is simply not true. I work in an Army hospital and a lot of medications are made to be givin in half doses a lot of the time the dose perscrided is so small that the med is not made in such a small dose hence the splitting of a pill. so the anser is yes it is still very much just as effective as the first half.

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If a tablet is scored, (with a line down the middle) it is meant to be cut, it doesn't make it ineffective. If its scored its ok, and its formulated to be divided. BTW just because a pharmacy tech doesn't have R.Ph. behind their name, doesn't mean they're a total idiot. If the dosage is half a tablet, the other half can be stored in the prescription bottle, however if it is in a unit-dose package, it should be thrown away. Also, some pharmacies will dispense only have tabs depending on the dosage.

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Most tablets can be cut in half. Many times the doctor will prescribe a dose that is half of the available tablet. You should take care that the remaining 1/2 tablet is kept cool and dry. Once it is cut it is more vulnerable to moisture and could degrade faster, but so long as it is used within 30 days you should be fine.

There are some tablets that should not be cut, crushed or chewed. It should say on your patient information sheet if the tablet you are taking is one of them. Normally these tablets have a coating on them to either protect them from the acidity of the stomach, protect your stomach from a medicine which could cause nausea or other side effects, or to make it a controlled release tablet that will slowly release medication to your body over 8 - 12 hours.

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