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Medicines gliclazideQuestion & answer

gliclazide · Medicine question

Can modified-release tablets be crushed or chewed?

iatroX medicinesMedicine guide reviewed 13 August 2026

The answer

Answer

No. Swallow them whole unless the leaflet for the exact scored product permits splitting.

Sources for this answer

NHSNHS · NHS medicine guidance
Xywin 60 mg Prolonged-release Tablets Gliclazide — Current selected SmPCemc · Summary of Product Characteristics
GLICLAZIDE KRKA 30 mg modified-release tablets — Current selected SmPC

emc · Summary of Product Characteristics

Diamicron MR 30 mg — Current selected SmPCemc · Summary of Product Characteristics

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