A pharmacy technician receives a prescription from a patient. The patient needs all medications to be crushed. Which of the following would you alert the pharmacist to before entering in the prescription?
A. Oxybutynin immediate release 5 mg tablet
B. Metformin 500 mg sustained action tablet
C. Potassium 10 mg dispersible tablet
D. Furosemide 40 mg tablet
Answer: B. Metformin 500 mg sustained action tablet
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