Customer Reviews

Pill Crusher -Pill Pulverizer

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I work in a Assisted Living facility and we have tried many of these plastic threaded crushers. This is by far the best. It crushes the largest and hardest of tablets with ease.

I have had other pill crushers, but they have all gummed up. When I needed a new one, I read the reviews on Amazon and purchased this one and its been great. Crushes pills very well without accumulating residue. I highly recommend it for anyone who needs a pill crusher.

My co-workers and I in my hospital unit all think the crusher works just fine and we like the grip you can get on the top because it isn't just

round. Only drawback is that the base edges are kind of sharp as most of us hold it in our hands while we are crushing meds.

I have a g-tube so all my meds have to be crushed to fit through the tubing. I have literally worn out pill crushers. I got this one thinking it would be easier on my hands to use since I take 40 pills a day. The top half is easy to grip but the bottom half hurts my hands to hold. The sharp edges/ridges on the bottom really cut into my hand. Why didn't the top design and materials get repeated on the bottom? Also, the internal action of the crusher doesn't crush the pills completely. The several times I have tried I have ended up pouring the pieces into my old worn out crusher to finish the job. I can't believe there isn't a crusher out there that works, is durable and is easy to grip. This one almost got it half right.

I had one of the other pill crushers and, as another reviewer pointed it out, the threads would jam unless I split the pills into smaller pieces first. That was annoying enough that I went looking for something better. The Ultra Pill Crusher is it. This one works so well I have no need to pre-split anything. It is well thought out and well manufactured. The threads are long enough so you can get them completely started before coming up against a whole pill and they are smooth enough to turn easily. You spin the top down until it comes up against the pill and then a little effort easily breaks the pill. What is especially clever is the shape of the pill cavity. Both the bottom and top pieces are slightly conical. This gives the top a bit of a point which immediately breaks the pill with very little effort. And since the bottom is also conical, any pill crumbs fall towards the center so when you can back off a bit and re-tighten the top, everything is converted to powder. My old crusher pushed some of the crumbs out to the sides. The first time I used it, I smiled and dropped the old one in the trash.

I have alot of problems with my hands and found this to be the best one I've ever used,I bought two thinking it wouldn't hold up,was I wrong. The only thing I don't like is the base, I use a face cloth so it doesn't cut up my hands. A great product.

I am a nurse on a 29 bed general-surgical unit. Ive used several crushers and/or techniques including the heavy, bolt down, bench mount crushers at the hospital -- but I like these little crushers much better. The metal bench mount ones actually crush (as opposed to grind). This is problematic in that one still has to do more "crushing" (ie- grinding) after your meds have been through the crusher (the pieces are too big to fit through, say, a feeding tube). And I dont have to walk all the way back to the nurses station to access the crusher -- because this will fit in my pocket. I have tried several versions of this style of crusher with exception to a similar model that has small "teeth" in the "grinding chamber" (which I think would cause trouble in that you would have to clean/scrape/tap/pick/etc the teeth to get all your med particles out) -- I have found these to be the best -- they are quick and easy to clean. Although this crusher can handle several pills at once, I would suggest only crushing maybe 2 or 3 pills at a time (depending on size and type) -- you get a finer grind with less effort. The crusher is designed for easy, solid gripping for good torque while grinding (some of the small ones dont work well for this reason). The only bad thing I have found is durability -- they arent bad but they arent good -- but theyre cheap (and are what I would consider durable for the price). If you are using for multiple patients remember to clean out thoroughly between uses -- you do not want to cross contaminate (with meds) between patients.

best inexpensive pill crusher I have ever used. Easyer to grip, sturdy and inexpensive.

I purchased several of this product for my work place. The grip top makes it so much easier to use. It is helpful to those who have arthritis or diminished strength from stroke.

This product is an excellent Pill crusher or pulverizer. My husband has a feeding tube that requires his pills to be totally crushed, and the Ultra Pill Crusher does the job. My only complant is that my hands get sore because of the shape of the bottom of the crusher. However, I have a large number of pills to pulverize, so most individuals may not have this problem.