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Clinical Psychiatry

Psychopharmacology

Letter to the Editor October 1, 2001

Mean Dose After Splitting Sertraline Tablets

Paul R. Matuschka; James B. Graves

J Clin Psychiatry 2001;62(10):826

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Letter to the Editor

Sir: Some pharmaceutical companies price all strengths of a particular medication the same. Medications may also be priced so that 1 larger tablet is less expensive than 2 tablets equaling the same dose. Many tablets are scored for breaking or are easy to cut using commercially available tablet cutters.

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