Question about dividing entocort/budesonide capsules.

[Sara and Buttercup]

Finally got my budesonide in form of entorct with the tiny beads inside. i thought there would be 20 or so but there are over 100 looks like. i have to divide it into thirds. they are tiny and hard to handle. i can't even pick them up with my fingers. any tips for dividing the beads into thirds from those who have used it before?
thanks!

 

[BJM]

You'll want to use a small flat spatula (or make one from an index card) on a flat (put not polished) surface, the way a pharmacist would do with tablets.

Then put on your magnifying glasses and start shoving them into 3 piles. If you can see them well enough, do it by count.

Otherwise, you'd need a very high precision ($$$$) scale to attempt to measure out the micrograms or milligrams of beads.

If it is supposed to be a time-released product, you'd need to divide them evenly by any color or size coding too. This would be approximate at best.

 

[Larry and Kitties]

I have a wood block that has holes drilled a little bigger than #3 gel caps. I place three empty capsules bottoms in the holes and carefully pour the open capsule of budesonide into each empty capsule until the v\level is the same in each. Frequently I have to take one of the capsules from the block and pour a little into another capsule.