Splitting Pills

Chris · 2018-06-17T17:09:10+00:00

Anyone else have issues doing this successfully? I can *never* seem to get the damn things right down the middle and the score-lines the manufacturers put on are no help at all. The particular pills I'm on are a bit too strong even when split accurately in two. I really need a dose of between 35 and 40% of a whole pill which comes out at about 0.9mg. I have found pill-splitters to be totally useless. The only viable solution I can think of is to dissolve a whole tablet (2.5mg) in 100ml of distilled water in a graduated cylinder, then syphoning off 35-40ml with a needle-less syringe. I'd like your feedback and observations before I try this, though. AIUI, water does not attack the active ingredient in question (diazepam) but light *does* so provided I keep the fractions in light-tight bottles for not too long I should be alright, provided I haven't overlooked anything. Have I?