Looking for advice on how to give medication to someone with dementia when they don't want to (or can't) swallow pills? I have already used jelly, pudding, cream cheese, yoghurt, marshmallow… .- immediately senses it and spits it out. So I started to crumble it and sprinkle it on a bun with nutella - it works! But unfortunately I read that not all tablets can be crushed (eg Dorota or Kalipoz) and then what? I guess - of two bad things - it is better to crush it than not to serve it at all. But maybe there are some ways I don't know? I am asking for help.
It's true that some dementia medications cannot be crushed or chewed. The drugs you wrote about in the letter should be washed down with water and swallowed whole. It should also be remembered that this type of medication cannot be combined with alcohol. However, I suggest consulting a psychiatrist, because from what I know there are drugs for dementia that are administered in drops and a specialist doctor can prescribe them to the patient.
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Ewa GuzowskaEwa Guzowska - educator, addiction therapist, lecturer at GWSH in Gdańsk. A graduate of the Pedagogical Academy in Krakow (social and care pedagogy) and postgraduate studies in therapy and diagnosis of children and adolescents with developmental disorders. She worked as a school educator and addiction therapist in a drug addiction center. He conducts numerous trainings in the field of interpersonal communication.
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