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If someone has trouble swallowing capsules, can the capsule be opened and the contents sprinkled or dissolved in liquid?

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If someone has trouble swallowing capsules, can the capsule be opened and the contents sprinkled or dissolved in liquid?

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The vaccine is a live, attenuated bacterial vaccine in an enteric capsule. Therefore, the capsule should NEVER be opened and the contents administered in food or liquids. return to top If a patient is taking antibiotics, can he or she take Vivotif®? Vivotif® can be taken 3 days AFTER THE END of antibiotic therapy. This guideline is based on the half-lives of the antibiotics and the expected local concentrations within the gastrointestinal lumen. Antibiotic therapy can be started 3 DAYS AFTER THE LAST VIVOTIF CAPSULE.