06/15/2026
Comfort-focused care often depends on how medication is taken.
Swallowing difficulty, taste, timing, or route can make a standard tablet or capsule less practical in palliative care.
Compounded preparations can be made as liquids, sublingual forms, transdermal gels, topical applications, or suppositories when the prescription calls for another option.
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