Prescribe the medication in different form

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If your client has difficulty swallowing capsules, what should you do? Ask the client's doctor to prescribe the medication in a different form. Open the capsule and mix the contents with pudding or applesauce. Offer the client pudding or applesauce to help them swallow the capsule. Suggest the client not take the medication.

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