AboutDr Alan Galbraith Expertise I can answer most questions on drugs, both medical and "recreational". Answers can be given in either technical or layperson terminology. My main areas of interest are psychiatric, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular drugs.
Experience I have been a university lecturer/head of department for almost thirty years, but am now retired. My research interests were alcohol, smoking and cardiovascular disease.
Organizations Institute of Biology, London.
Publications Author of "Fundamentals of Pharmacology" 5th Edition published in November 2007 by Pearson Education, Australia.
Question My husband was taking symvastatin 20mg which was then changed to 10mg, is there any harm in cutting the 20mg tablets he has left in half. Also can he use some past the exp date (3 months) thank you
Answer Dear Mavis
There is no problem cutting simvastatin tablets in half. Also, if the old tablets have been kept free from moisture it is very unlikely that they still will not be completely active but I cannot guarantee this. If it were me I would use them up.
