Pill cutters?

[infomaniac]

Can anyone recommend a good one please? One that chops teeny weeny tablets!

[humanbean]

Get a scalpel with replaceable blades - with care and practice it works a lot better than a pill cutter in my opinion, and there is less crushing of pills :

Search on Amazon for "scalpel". I posted a link but it didn't work.

[nightingale-56]

I bought a really good one from Kleeneze - much better than one I bought in pharmacy. I can manage to cut a smallish pill into quarters with this.

[Lisahelen]

Got mine from lloyds pharm but think they sell this brand in asda. Called safe +sound

[Lizzy1606]

I got one from asda this week 25 pence it looks ok it as ridges for each size tablet .I have not tried it yet though.(when i got to the check out they charge me 2 pence for it)

[Clutter]

Infomaniac, I use Pillmate bought from a pharmacy. Can quarter a Levothyroxine tablet if I press the blade slowly and firmly.

[annie-7]

I bought this one, cuts even the tiniest tablets. amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00...

[infomaniac]

That's great-thanks everyone

[Zephyrbear]

Most of the time I just use what I have, thankfully, been supplied with by nature... good strong nails on my thumbs! Placed either side of the score I literally break the tablets in half. However, when they either break or start flaking (not very often, gladly!) I use a scalpel with a triangular shaped blade (the sharp side square to the surface you're cutting) on a porcelain saucer. Works very well! Every pill cutter I have tried (granted, not many) ended up crushing the small T3 tablets and even the slightly larger T4s.

[infomaniac in reply to Zephyrbear]

Lucky you to have strong nails! Mine are so crap I have to have them gelled which makes them quite thick so your method is out unfortunately

[Hellsy]

Just ordered this one which has very good reviews and should work well on my one and a half grain Armour tablets (for a split dose).

amazon.co.uk/Pillcut-PC100-...