Exploding pills?
 

This is a strange one. I do up our pills, two weeks at time in those
oversized boxes with sliding tops that are marked off for 4 times of the
day. I keep mine near the computer and Angela's were here too but hers were
in a bad place and kept getting knocked off. So I put them on top of the
little refrigerator. It is not actually in the kitchen proper but at the
edge of it, under a piece of countertop that sticks out into the dining
room. On the other side of it is the laundry room.

Angela takes Colestipol which is a cholesterol med. She does not take it
for that reason. It is off label for the problems that her Glumetza
(Metformin) is causing her.

I noticed last night that some of the Colestipol pills had a split down the
side. Some but not all. Then by this morning, they were split wide open.
And now? It's as though they exploded from within. They are still split
but are HUGE!

I did have something like this happen before with some L Carnitine tablets.
Then I read on the bottle that they must not be removed from the original
bottle or this would happen. This didn't work for me so I switched to the
capsule kind.

I just called the pharmacy. I should have known better. Was just there to
get my own refill and was waited on by an Asian woman who not only is slow
but doesn't speak English well. I had difficulty understanding her but it
was worse on the phone.

She told me that maybe it involved moisturizer in the bathroom. Uh huh. I
think she meant moisture and I know enough not to put pills in there.

I haven't done anything in my kitchen or laundry room in the past few days
that would have caused excess moisture. I did cook green beans and rice the
other day. But the rice had a lid on it and there was only 1/2 a cup of
water in the beans.

So... Has anyone else had a problem like this? The pharmacist didn't know
and said that she would have the head pharmacist call me tomorrow. They did
switch to a different brand and some of the pills appear to be harder than
the others. These appeared to be rather soft from the start and they're
HUGE! So I don't know if she could even take the exploded ones because of
the size and I don't know if it would be safe to take.

Exploding pills?
 

Oops! Meant to put this on ASD. Will put it there.
"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
> This is a strange one. I do up our pills, two weeks at time in those
> oversized boxes with sliding tops that are marked off for 4 times of the
> day. I keep mine near the computer and Angela's were here too but hers
> were in a bad place and kept getting knocked off. So I put them on top of
> the little refrigerator. It is not actually in the kitchen proper but at
> the edge of it, under a piece of countertop that sticks out into the
> dining room. On the other side of it is the laundry room.
>
> Angela takes Colestipol which is a cholesterol med. She does not take it
> for that reason. It is off label for the problems that her Glumetza
> (Metformin) is causing her.
>
> I noticed last night that some of the Colestipol pills had a split down
> the side. Some but not all. Then by this morning, they were split wide
> open. And now? It's as though they exploded from within. They are still
> split but are HUGE!
>
> I did have something like this happen before with some L Carnitine
> tablets. Then I read on the bottle that they must not be removed from the
> original bottle or this would happen. This didn't work for me so I
> switched to the capsule kind.
>
> I just called the pharmacy. I should have known better. Was just there
> to get my own refill and was waited on by an Asian woman who not only is
> slow but doesn't speak English well. I had difficulty understanding her
> but it was worse on the phone.
>
> She told me that maybe it involved moisturizer in the bathroom. Uh huh. I
> think she meant moisture and I know enough not to put pills in there.
>
> I haven't done anything in my kitchen or laundry room in the past few days
> that would have caused excess moisture. I did cook green beans and rice
> the other day. But the rice had a lid on it and there was only 1/2 a cup
> of water in the beans.
>
> So... Has anyone else had a problem like this? The pharmacist didn't
> know and said that she would have the head pharmacist call me tomorrow.
> They did switch to a different brand and some of the pills appear to be
> harder than the others. These appeared to be rather soft from the start
> and they're HUGE! So I don't know if she could even take the exploded
> ones because of the size and I don't know if it would be safe to take.
>

Exploding pills?
 

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
> This is a strange one. I do up our pills, two weeks at time in those
> oversized boxes with sliding tops that are marked off for 4 times of the
> day. I keep mine near the computer and Angela's were here too but hers
> were in a bad place and kept getting knocked off. So I put them on top of
> the little refrigerator. It is not actually in the kitchen proper but at
> the edge of it, under a piece of countertop that sticks out into the
> dining room. On the other side of it is the laundry room.
>
> Angela takes Colestipol which is a cholesterol med. She does not take it
> for that reason. It is off label for the problems that her Glumetza
> (Metformin) is causing her.
>
> I noticed last night that some of the Colestipol pills had a split down
> the side. Some but not all. Then by this morning, they were split wide
> open. And now? It's as though they exploded from within. They are still
> split but are HUGE!

Are they anywhere near a leaky microwave oven?

Exploding pills?
 

"Ian Field" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>> This is a strange one. I do up our pills, two weeks at time in those
>> oversized boxes with sliding tops that are marked off for 4 times of the
>> day. I keep mine near the computer and Angela's were here too but hers
>> were in a bad place and kept getting knocked off. So I put them on top
>> of the little refrigerator. It is not actually in the kitchen proper but
>> at the edge of it, under a piece of countertop that sticks out into the
>> dining room. On the other side of it is the laundry room.
>>
>> Angela takes Colestipol which is a cholesterol med. She does not take it
>> for that reason. It is off label for the problems that her Glumetza
>> (Metformin) is causing her.
>>
>> I noticed last night that some of the Colestipol pills had a split down
>> the side. Some but not all. Then by this morning, they were split wide
>> open. And now? It's as though they exploded from within. They are still
>> split but are HUGE!
>
> Are they anywhere near a leaky microwave oven?

Not near the microwave. It's new and I don't think it leaks.

Exploding pills?
 

On Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 11:08:25 PM UTC-4, Julie Bove wrote:
> This is a strange one. I do up our pills, two weeks at time in those
> oversized boxes with sliding tops that are marked off for 4 times of the
> day. I keep mine near the computer and Angela's were here too but hers were
> in a bad place and kept getting knocked off. So I put them on top of the
> little refrigerator. It is not actually in the kitchen proper but at the
> edge of it, under a piece of countertop that sticks out into the dining
> room. On the other side of it is the laundry room.
>
> Angela takes Colestipol which is a cholesterol med. She does not take it
> for that reason. It is off label for the problems that her Glumetza
> (Metformin) is causing her.
>
> I noticed last night that some of the Colestipol pills had a split down the
> side. Some but not all. Then by this morning, they were split wide open..
> And now? It's as though they exploded from within. They are still split
> but are HUGE!
>
> I did have something like this happen before with some L Carnitine tablets.
> Then I read on the bottle that they must not be removed from the original
> bottle or this would happen. This didn't work for me so I switched to the
> capsule kind.
>
> I just called the pharmacy. I should have known better. Was just there to
> get my own refill and was waited on by an Asian woman who not only is slow
> but doesn't speak English well. I had difficulty understanding her but it
> was worse on the phone.
>
> She told me that maybe it involved moisturizer in the bathroom. Uh huh. I
> think she meant moisture and I know enough not to put pills in there.
>
> I haven't done anything in my kitchen or laundry room in the past few days
> that would have caused excess moisture. I did cook green beans and rice the
> other day. But the rice had a lid on it and there was only 1/2 a cup of
> water in the beans.
>
> So... Has anyone else had a problem like this? The pharmacist didn't know
> and said that she would have the head pharmacist call me tomorrow. They did
> switch to a different brand and some of the pills appear to be harder than
> the others. These appeared to be rather soft from the start and they're
> HUGE! So I don't know if she could even take the exploded ones because of
> the size and I don't know if it would be safe to take.


I have had the same problem and my pills have not been near or exposed to moisture. It really freaked me out. I haven't yet taken them back to the pharmacy but I do intend to over the weekend. They are still in the original bottle they came in so I have no explanation as to why this would happen. Weird.

Exploding pills?
 

> wrote in message
...
On Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 11:08:25 PM UTC-4, Julie Bove wrote:
> This is a strange one. I do up our pills, two weeks at time in those
> oversized boxes with sliding tops that are marked off for 4 times of the
> day. I keep mine near the computer and Angela's were here too but hers
> were
> in a bad place and kept getting knocked off. So I put them on top of the
> little refrigerator. It is not actually in the kitchen proper but at the
> edge of it, under a piece of countertop that sticks out into the dining
> room. On the other side of it is the laundry room.
>
> Angela takes Colestipol which is a cholesterol med. She does not take it
> for that reason. It is off label for the problems that her Glumetza
> (Metformin) is causing her.
>
> I noticed last night that some of the Colestipol pills had a split down
> the
> side. Some but not all. Then by this morning, they were split wide open.
> And now? It's as though they exploded from within. They are still split
> but are HUGE!
>
> I did have something like this happen before with some L Carnitine
> tablets.
> Then I read on the bottle that they must not be removed from the original
> bottle or this would happen. This didn't work for me so I switched to the
> capsule kind.
>
> I just called the pharmacy. I should have known better. Was just there
> to
> get my own refill and was waited on by an Asian woman who not only is slow
> but doesn't speak English well. I had difficulty understanding her but it
> was worse on the phone.
>
> She told me that maybe it involved moisturizer in the bathroom. Uh huh. I
> think she meant moisture and I know enough not to put pills in there.
>
> I haven't done anything in my kitchen or laundry room in the past few days
> that would have caused excess moisture. I did cook green beans and rice
> the
> other day. But the rice had a lid on it and there was only 1/2 a cup of
> water in the beans.
>
> So... Has anyone else had a problem like this? The pharmacist didn't
> know
> and said that she would have the head pharmacist call me tomorrow. They
> did
> switch to a different brand and some of the pills appear to be harder than
> the others. These appeared to be rather soft from the start and they're
> HUGE! So I don't know if she could even take the exploded ones because of
> the size and I don't know if it would be safe to take.


I have had the same problem and my pills have not been near or exposed to
moisture. It really freaked me out. I haven't yet taken them back to the
pharmacy but I do intend to over the weekend. They are still in the
original bottle they came in so I have no explanation as to why this would
happen. Weird.

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This is a very old post. We discovered that my pills needed to be stored in
the fridge. Her pills were kept in the daily dose containers on top of a
little fridge. We often set plates of hot food on top of the fridge on the
way to where we were taking them. Such as we forgot something, then put the
plate down to get it. The heat from the plate was affecting the pills.