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Question:

Why do they sell pill crushers at pharmacies?

Isn't it odd if someone buys them, or even orders them online? I saw a guy buying 5 of them today. He looked relatively normal, but why would you need to powder your pills? Unless you have a prescription for morphine or amphetamine, and you want to abuse your medication. I've never heard of a doctor telling any patient to powder their pills, but to cut their pills? Sure, all the time. I'm missing something.

Answer:

Some people, specifically the very young and the very old, can't swallow whole pills easily. My daughter had jaw surgery once and she was on a completely liquid diet for weeks. We had to crush her meds, too.
For those who can't or won't take pills. For instance, crush and mix with jam on toast for a child or crush and mix with cat food (for a cat obviously, not a child). Or crush and mix with 'shake' for those on liquid-only food for some reason. For those who don't know they are taking pills... possibly illegal.

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