Diovan Pill Cutter or Pill Splitter

Diovan is the largest selling prescription drug in the World used to lower blood pressure. Annual sales are about $1.3 Billion. The cost to the individual is between $1,390 and $814 per year depending on whether they need the 320 mg tablet, the 160 mg tablet, the 80 mg tablet or the 40 mg tablet. The Swiss Pill Cutter for Lipitor will split the 320 mg tablet in half or in quarters. I have not yet obtained 160 mg and 80 mg tablets, but judging from the pictures on www.drugs.com, I believe that they can be split in half using the two smaller pill beds. (My biggest problem is obtaining different pills to test.)

Using www.drugstore.com prices:

• Splitting the 320 mg Diovan tablet into quarters will save $609 per year.
• Splitting the 320 mg Diovan tablet in half will save $312 per year.
• Splitting the 160 mg Diovan tablet in half will save $453 per year.
• Splitting the 80 mg Diovan tablet in half will save $336 per year.

The Lipitor Pill Cutter (for Diovan) is radically different from any other pill cutter on the market. It is precision machined from tool quality steel alloy rather than molded plastic. The cutting edge will never dull and never needs to be replaced no matter how many times it is used.

There are three separate pill beds which allow the user to split different size pills as the doctor prescribes different doses while determining the optimum dose.

Your physician might start with the 40 mg tablet and then prescribe the 80 mg tablet a month later if the desired blood pressure objectives are not achieved. Since the Diovan Pill Cutter can handle different size tablets, the savings are always there without having to buy another pill cutter.

To cut the Diovan tablet in half, place it in the pill bed, put on table or counter, lower the cutting arm onto the tablet, and push down with thumb.