What oral medication can be safely crushed?
a. Plain antihypertensive medication tablet
b. Sublingual tablet of nitroglycerin
c. Timed-release capsule for gastric reflux
d. Enteric-coated aspirin
ANS: A
Only the plain tablet can be crushed. Timed-release, sublingual medications, and enteric-coated medications should not be crushed.
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