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My FIL was just prescribed sucralfate for a gastric ulcer. His doctor told him the liquid form is much more expensive so he advised him to crush tablets and mix them with water instead. He advised him not to mix it with any other liquid.

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The film coated tablets in the UK for losartan are crushable. (I had to check with the manufacturer for myself when I started taking them).

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