Apex Ultra Pill Cutter, Professional Medical Pill Splitter with Retracting Blade Guard, for Precise Cutting Small or Large Tablets, Vitamins, Blue/Green and Clear, 1 Count, Compact & Travel-Friendly

I've had a lot of pill splitters in my day (I have a lot of chronically ill pets) but this is one of the better ones. (I actually got this for one of my own medications.) This is super easy to operate. The part where you put the pill is a slightly flexible silicone so you can sort of push the sides to get your pill lined up properly. The silicone also helps keep the pill from going flying during or after the cut. While it's open, there's a plastic shield that covers the razor blade so you won't cut yourself. This slides smoothly into and out of place as you operate the splitter. I'm getting nice, clean cuts with this, so I am actually properly dividing my dose of medication in half. There's not a lot of powder or crumbling (although do pay attention to the recommended storage conditions for your medication to help prevent disintegration). What I do is cut the pill in the evening and take one half, then take the remaining half in the morning (as directed by my doctor!) and then I know that I haven't missed any doses. Anyway, this operates smoothly and does everything I need it to, so I'm happy. It's also well made with no cracks or chips in the plastic. The metal blade was in good shape and not rusty. I'd gladly buy the same one again if I had it to do over. Please don't split pills unless recommended by your doctor. Some medications are not designed to be split.

My mom recently started a medication that needed to be halved (half in the morning and half in the evening). The first few days I tried using a knife to half the tablet (pre-scored round tablet), but it would often break into 4-5 pieces. This product helps us cut the small (metoprolol, beta blocker) pills without crushing them. It is difficult to line the razor up to the pre-scored line, but the guide definitely helps. The small pills are not exactly in half, but they are much closer (probably between 40/60 to 50/50 splits) than I was able to do otherwise. I was able to split one of my dad's Losartan pills (larger) accurately. The space in the front of the product allows me to prepare/store a couple of my mom's halved pills for the next few days. The pills are pretty fragile and this stops them from bouncing around and breaking in a larger bottle. Honestly, having to split pills is not the greatest thing, but sometimes dosages require patients to split pills. I don't think any of the pill splitters out there are perfect. This product is probably as close as you can get to a product to split them accurately/evenly, and its affordable enough that you can have two (one for my mom's pill and one for my dad's) and not have to clean up between them.

Does a good job, until it falls apart. Still the best around.

This product broke after using it 3 times. Wouldn't recommend. Ordered 2 so we'll see how long the second one lasts.

So, I wanted to have a good pill cutter that I could use to halve my pills. (obviously) I gravitated toward this one because it has the little rubber finger gripper that would seem to make it easier to grip when cutting. "Cool!", I thought. It gets here, I'm excited to use it because I'm waiting to try to wean off of a medication and I'm anxious to get that going. You know? Anyway, I read the back of the package, because I'm a nerd like that, and I took it out. Seemed ok. The gripper was grippy, felt and looked a little strange. Smelled like it was flammable, but whatever. I put my pill in, lined it up, pushed in down..aaannnnd nothing. It didn't even score the pill. I thought maybe I was missing something. Was there some kind of blade cover? Well, there is a flimsy piece of plastic inside the cutter itself, I thought maybe that was the problem. I tried to remove it. Nope, it doesn't come off. Plus, I watched the mechanism at work, and the plastic slid under when you closed it. Pretty sure it's just there so you don't cut your fingers off when loading the pill. So, I tried again. And nothing. I re-adjusted the pill toward the middle of the cutter. I squeezed down as hard as I could and it finally cut the pill. But it cut it into a million pieces, mostly powdery pieces. Which sucked because then I had to take a pill that was basically like tasting BC powder times 50. So gross. I didn't want a crushed pill! In addition, the same rubber grip that is on the outside it on the inside where the pill sits. Which you'd think would just hold the pill better, but since it destroyed my pill into shreds, it basically ended up being a rubber grip full of powdery pill bits. Basically, the point of my story is this; don't purchase this. It's useless. Spend a few extra bucks and get a better one. Don't trust the grippy bits, they're a gimmick. Now I'm stuck with a piece of useless plastic. I don't even want a refund, I just want to forget this ever happened.

It is very helpful easy to use

The first time I bought this oil cutter, it worked flawlessly for well over a year. Having recently ordered a new one, due to wear and tear, it was dirty and water damaged, and then, the replacement is having issues cutting the pill. Not sure what changed…

Worth the price

does not cut into required half all the time.

Il prodotto è facile da usare e fa il suo dovere, è presente una protezione in plastica che aiuta a non affettarsi le mani come dei mona... Per chi è mona come me e ha provato a toglierla non serve... la pellicola di plastica si ritrae nel momento in cui chiudete il tagliapillole, quando è aperto non è possibile rimuoverla (per fortuna) quindi è sicuro da usare anche per gli anziani. Le pillole vengono tagiate con precisione e non vengono sgretolate malamente. Quindi direi che se avete delle pillole microscopiche da tagliare è l'ideale.

Es un magnífico cortador de pastillas lo busqué mucho ya ni en usa lo conseguí !!!!!!

Muito bom

Bueno, bonito y barato. Cortador de buena calidad (made in USA). Perfecto para cortar pastillas en 4 (en mi caso, Fincar 5 mg). Es muy fácil de usar, la pastilla se coloca en el centro (en la "V") y no se mueve por el recubrimiento de goma que trae. Además, es imposible cortarse por el sistema de protección de la cuchilla. Es verdad que hay que separar con los dedos la cubierta inferior de la pastilla una vez cortada, pero no supone ningún problema. Para partir la pastilla en dos, basta con colocarla en el punto indicado y bajar la cubierta superior del cortador. Así de fácil. Ahora, para partir las mitades en dos, al principio hay que tener un pelín de maña para colocarla correctamente en la "V", pero enseguida se acostumbra uno. Muy satisfecho. Actualización 10/01/2017: Efectivamente, como otros usuarios ya han señalado, el plástico protector que impide daños accidentales se ha terminado por romper. El cortador sigue funcionando perfectamente, aunque hay que llevar más cuidado para no cortarse con la cuchilla.