Dysphagia or swallowing problems is an issue that affects huge numbers of people both old and young. The problem can occur for several reasons and strikes people of all ages. Some cases are the result of the affected person being extremely young. Dry mouth is a common cause of dysphagia and some people find the idea of swallowing a capsule enough to create problems.

Whatever the reason behind difficulties swallowing there’s a solution to the situation. Lots of people believe that the answer is simply to crush tablets to make them easier to take. There are several reasons why tablet crushing is not the answer to dysphagia.

One reason is many tablets are sugar covered to make them taste more palatable. When these kinds of pills are crushed the coating is removed which makes them taste incredibly unpleasant. Next some capsules have an enteric coating which was designed to hold them together in the stomach. This is either to protect the medication from the stomach or the stomach from the medication. Finally other pills have a modified release system. This is to release the medication over longer period and reduce the total amount of medicine that needs to be taken. Crushing tablets will release all the medicine at once.

There is however an effective solution to the difficulties of dysphagia and the issues it may cause. The employment of liquid medicine, liquid drugs and liquid formulation can reduce the problems caused by dsyhpagia and improve medication management. They make it easy for people of every age group to take their prescribed medicine and they are available as an alternative for a variety of pills and tablets.

Rosemont are specials manufacturers of both licensed and unlicensed medicines and offer a range of liquid medicines to the health sector.