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Dear Lauren, > Further on pill division. My father had to take Demerol after an ankle > fusion. They only make 50's in tablets and 25's in injectibles. Silly, isn't > it. He is 80 and only needed 25. It's a pain trying to cut a pill that is > about 1/16th inch in diameter. Guess they want you to get off on the > painkiller without regards to your safety! Again, it would cost as much for > the half tab dose said my pharmacist. Bulk seems to be better...only in > America folks. > It is my understanding that Demerol (Meperidine) oral tablet (50 mgm) is very poorly absorbed. Most people are only able to utilize 50 % of the dose, so that is why the medication only comes in 50 mgm tablets. A smaller dose would'nt be worth taking. ---- Regards, Mary Ann Ryan