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Your patient confesses that he can't swallow pills and usually crushes and mixes them in his coffee. He has been prescribed a sustained release analgesic. Is it safe for him to crush the pill and add it to his coffee?
 A) Maybe, depending on whether the medication has an interaction with coffee.
  B) No, sustained release formulations should not be crushed.
  C) Yes, although he may experience gastrointestinal discomfort.
  D) Yes; crushing the pill is fine, although it may taste bitter.
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