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Medicines isosorbide mononitrateQuestion & answer

isosorbide mononitrate · Medicine question

Can modified-release forms be crushed?

iatroX medicinesPublished 13 August 2026Reviewed 13 August 2026

The answer

Answer

No. Crushing or chewing can interfere with controlled release. Swallow them whole unless the specific scored-tablet leaflet permits division.

Sources for this answer

Tardisc XL 60 Prolonged Release Tabletsemc · SmPC Current selected SmPC · Version 6
Isodur 50XL Capsulesemc · SmPC Current selected SmPC · Version 7

emc · SmPC Current selected SmPC · Version 9

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