One of them is a potassium which can't be chewed, sucked, nor crushed. She has a UTI and is on antibiotics that she needs to take. she bit my finger when i tried to put the pill in her mouth. I crushed her antibiotic and put it in rice pudding and she held it in her mouth, I kept asking her to swallow and she wouldn't, this went on for 30 minutes, then she spit it all in my face!
I think that potassium comes in a liquid form. Not pleasant, as I recall, but that might work better.
I had a pill crusher and dissolved my husband's pill is a very small amount of liquid so he could take it in one swallow and then follow it with "clean" liquid. What worked best for us was grape pop. The carbonation seemed to help with dissolving and the flavor masked the bitterness of crushed pills.
Discuss your issues with the pharmacist, who might have some additional suggestions.
Yogurt might work also.
Other med problems: refusing to take new meds prescribed by dr., refusing to take increased dose, And the new item is stating that I already gave her these today. Very frustrating to have this same conversation over and over.
BTW, kids take liquid antibiotics, and years ago it was common to get a penicillin shot, so there are options out there.
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