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Escitalopram tablet cutting taper calculator

Cutting escitalopram tablets into halves or quarters lets you reach smaller doses when your dose lands near a clean fraction. Enter your tablet strengths and target below — the calculator shows the closest achievable cut and how far it is from your target.

Escitalopram · cut tablets

Single dose calculator

mg
One or more, comma-separated — e.g. 50, 25.
mg
What you want to take today.
Take this — exact match
½ × 50 mg
gives exactly your 25 mg target.
Exact — this cut matches your target
No rounding needed with the strengths you entered. (Item 14L: target and achievable dose are identical.)
Formulaachievable dose = sum of the tablet pieces you take
Cut precisionhalves — each piece is ½ of a tablet
Cutting rarely lands exactly on a target dose — the calculator rounds to the nearest piece you can actually cut, so the achievable dose may differ from what you want. Quarters are approximate and can crumble. If the difference matters, ask your prescriber or pharmacist about a liquid or a compounded strength.
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Example methodAdapted from the RELEASE Toolkit. Adjust the amounts to suit what your prescriber has agreed.

Cutting escitalopram tablets

Cutting escitalopram tablets into halves or quarters reaches smaller doses when your target lands near a clean fraction. The calculator above shows the closest achievable cut and how far it is from your target.

What you'll need

  • A pill cutter
  • A clean, dry surface and good light

Method

  1. Check which tablet strengths you have, and enter them above.
  2. Use the calculator to find the combination of pieces closest to your target.
  3. Cut along the score line where there is one; press the cutter straight down.
  4. Take the pieces together as your dose.

Tips

  • Halves are more reliable than quarters; quarters are approximate and can crumble.
  • If a clean cut can’t get close enough, ask about a liquid or a compounded strength.

When not to use this method

  • Modified-release or enteric-coated tablets — these shouldn’t be cut.
  • Capsules — combine whole capsule strengths or count beads instead.

Sources to discuss with your prescriber