Can you eat a pill with a cracked sugar coating?

Whether or not the sugar coating of a pill is cracked enough to continue using this medicine needs to be determined on a case-by-case basis. The main purpose of sugar coating is to prevent the medicine from moisture, reduce the irritation of the medicine to the stomach and intestines, facilitate the taking of the medicine, and make it easy to recognize the medicine. Therefore, if the sugar coating of the tablet is cracked due to excessive force when removing the medicine, it can usually be continued to be taken and will not have any significant effect on the efficacy of the medicine. However, if you are not sure when the sugar coating of the tablet has cracked, and realize that the sugar coating has cracked only before taking the medicine, it is not recommended to continue taking the medicine. The medicine may have become damp and spoiled, which will affect the efficacy of the medicine. If accidentally taken, it may cause acute gastrointestinal reactions such as nausea and vomiting in people who are sick and physically weak. In addition, if the sugar coating cracked the drug appeared appearance, texture, odor and other abnormal changes, are not recommended to continue to take, to avoid affecting the effectiveness of the drug. People taking the medication can store it according to the storage methods suggested in the instruction manual, for example, most of the medicines need to be sealed, shaded, and stored in a dry place, and some of them need to be kept in a refrigerated place. Through reasonable and correct preservation, you can prevent the deterioration of the drug to a certain extent and protect the efficacy of the drug.