• LazaroFilm
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    911 months ago

    What are you using to cut it? The trick I found with the pull cutters is to set it then slap it with your hand to make the cut in one go. Also, once the blade is a bit dull, it’s over and you’ll need a new one.

    • @BeatTakeshiOP
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      11 months ago

      Just tried to snap between fingers. The dent is supposedly there so you don’t need any tool

        • @BeatTakeshiOP
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          911 months ago

          FYI French and never heard of a pill cutter. Used my fingers for the last 30 years and I would estimate the failure rate at well below 1%. It is just that the dent on this one is u shaped, while nearly all other are v shaped, making the snap easy easy. Also pill cutter seriously? Heard of knifes?

          • @tristan@aussie.zone
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            2111 months ago

            FYI French

            Also pill cutter seriously? Heard of knifes?

            This coming from the nation that invented the guillotine

          • @carzian@lemmy.ml
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            111 months ago

            Pill cutters are situationally easier for the elderly to use. They’re portable, don’t require a cutting surface, and generally have guards along the blade making it safer than a knife.

            What works for me is snapping it while my fingernail is in the groove. Gives a clean break down the center like every time.

      • @glimse
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        1311 months ago

        The dent signifies that there’s an even distribution of active ingredients across the entire pill. It’s a break line but it’s purpose isn’t for hand-snapping

        If there’s no line, you aren’t supposed to cut it

          • @glimse
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            111 months ago

            Kind of interesting, right? I learned that from a pharmacist

      • @EdibleFriend
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        911 months ago

        You have brought shame to your bloodline.

      • LazaroFilm
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        -111 months ago

        Yeah nah that never works.