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JN Medical (Asia Pacific) is a company with a big mission: to help people age in place. We started in 2009 with the goal of providing smart, easy-to-use technology to help people to lead longer and healthier lives. We harness advanced technologies to increase our understanding of the needs of the elderly while maintaining their independence. We are more than an innovative company because we are also caregivers to our ageing loved ones.

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Crush or not to crush your pill?
Ask your pharmacist’s advice if you are unsure whether the patient information leaflet says your medicine can or can’t be crushed, capsule opened or mixed with food. Recent guidelines for healthcare professionals state that they should always ask a patient about swallowing difficulties before prescribing a medicine, so if you haven’t been asked, make sure you tell your doctor, nurse or pharmacist that you’re having a problem. There’s no need to suffer in silence!

Important Note: Enteric coating - tablets with an enteric coating should never be crushed. Please check with a pharmacist for further advice if neccesary.

What is dysphagia?
Dys means difficulty and phagia means swallowing. Therefore, Dysphagia is the medical term for ‘difficulty swallowing’ or swallowing problems. The term dysphagia is used by healthcare professionals to describe swallowing difficulties. Dysphagia (swallowing difficulties) can happen at any stage of swallowing from the time food/drink/medicines enter the mouth until it reaches the stomach. It can feel like something sticking in the back of your throat or chest whilst trying to swallow.

What are the symptoms of dysphagia?
One of the main symptoms of dysphagia is choking and /or coughing when trying to swallow. Other symptoms of swallowing difficulties include shortness of breath when trying to swallow and regurgitation.

What causes dysphagia?
Swallowing difficulties can occur for a number of different reasons. These range from having a dry mouth, when there isn’t enough saliva to help the process of swallowing to a number of neurological conditions like Parkinson’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis and Motor Neurone disease. Sometimes, a stroke many suddenly cause people to have difficulty swallowing.

Conditions that Cause Dysphagia
Young and old alike may find tablets or capsules hard to swallow, but some people are more likely to find it difficult than others:

2. Dry mouth ; getting older can mean less saliva in the mouth which makes swallowing tablets more difficult;

4. Other diseases ; such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and Motor Neurone disease can all affect a person’s ability to swallow solid medicines;

5. Diabetes ; people with long term diabetes may develop some degree of swallowing problems;

6. Throat or neck problems ; tumours or radiotherapy in this area can lead to swallowing difficulties;

7. Children ; there is no set age at which children are able to swallow solid medicines, but some can struggle until they reach their early teens.

3. Stroke ; after having a stroke, nearly 80% of patients will have some sort of swallowing problem;

1. Older people ; around 60% of people over 60 have struggled to take solid medicines like tablets or capsules at some time;

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