 [ Symptoms ] i am using a cream on my face that contains betamethasone clotrimazole and gentamicin what do these ingredients do [ Disease ] tablet splitting or pill cutting is a practice that involves patients obtaining higher strength tablets and breaking the tablet in half quarter or whatever smaller portion they can in an effort to save money the fda has issued a statement on this practice splitting tablets are risky for several reasons 1  you might get confused about the right dose especially if you forget to split the tablet 2  splitting a tablet does not guarantee an equal distribution of medication 3  some tablets are hard to split and may even crumble when attempting to split 4  not all pills are safe to split especially capsules and those with specially formulations to control drug release i suggest not splitting any medication unless you and your health care provider have discussed the risks and benefits