Best Pill Crusher Reviews 2020

One of the factors to consider when choosing a pill crusher is your budget; how much are you willing to pay for a pill crusher? When you have this in mind, it helps guide you as to what price range you should be looking at. However, it will be a huge mistake to rely solely on price as your determining factor for choosing a pill crusher. This is because there are different factors that affect the price of a pill crusher. For instance, the material. Most pill crushers are made of plastic, but then there are the metal ones and the steel ones; these are more expensive than the plastic ones. The job done by the crusher also affects the price. So, first things first, know what function you want your pill crusher to perform and then look for the one that falls within your budget.

In our research for the best pill crusher, we saw a range of prices from $5 to $77. However, we also found some cheap pill crushers which usually broke apart within the first few times they were used. Thus, we made it a point of duty to avoid them. So, this review has a selection of good quality pill crushers that will give you good value for your money.

Whether you want to choose a pill crusher for an animal, a child or the elderly; whether you’re a care giver or you’re the pill-taker yourself, there are factors that you need to consider before choosing the right pill crusher that you can invest your money in. Someone crushing hard pills like horse pills will not go for the same pill crusher as a person crushing simple vitamins. Likewise, a person crushing a good number of pills daily should not go for the same pill crusher as someone that crushes about 2 or 3 daily. There are some features that different pill crushers possess that make them ideal for the different function. Below, we highlighted these features and further, in the next few sections, we look at these features and what makes them important or necessary for certain functions. Some of these features are:

• Material
• Ease of use
• Size
• Design
• Frequency of use
• Number of pills
• Type of pills
• Cleaning
• Health status of user
• Additional features
• Storage
• Crushing efficiency
• Portability

Like we stated earlier, pill crushers are made of different materials, the most common being plastics. However, some plastics are more durable than others. The material that your pill crusher is made from determines the durability of the product. Pill crushers made of metal, stainless steel, or aluminum generally last longer than pill crushers made from plastic. But then, you don’t need to go for a metal pill crusher if all you need is to crush 1 or 2 pills daily or for a short period of time. The metal crushers are recommended for people who have many pills to crush daily or who want to use it for years to come.

There are different designs of pill crushers. While some are twist-tops, others are handle to base crushers and rotation crushers. The twist-tops have a threaded cap which you twist down until it crushes your pills. They’re quite convenient for people who crush few pills at once because most of them can handle only 2 or 3 pills. The handle to base crushers normal have a cup or pouch that have the pills and the handle is pushed down on the pills to crush them. These ones crush many pills at once. The rotation type functions by you twisting the handle which in turn grinds the pills in the cup. So, depending on which is more convenient for you, any of these designs could be a good choice.

The size of your pill crusher matters a lot. For people with large hands, picking a micro twist-top pill crusher is setting yourself up for a bruised palm with time because your palms will continually rub against each other while you’re twisting the crusher. It’s more advisable to go for bigger pill crushers. Always check out the dimensions of your pill crusher to be sure that it’ll fit your palms comfortably.

Some pill crushers have additional features like a drinking cup while others have pill splitters. If you need any of these features along with your pill crusher, look out for them when making your purchase.

Some pill crushers have designated storage compartments. These always become handy when you must take some pills along with you or set aside some pills for ease of access. If this is a feature you’d love to have with your pill crusher, look out for pill crushers that have them – easy!

If you need to travel with your pill crusher, it’ll be more convenient to go for lightweight pill crushers. That means you need to consider the weight of any one you choose to purchase to be sure that it’s portable enough for you. Most care givers like to toss a pill crusher into their pockets so that it’s easy for them to access it at every time.

A good percentage of pill crusher users are arthritic patients. This means that they need pill crushers that are easy to use and which require as little energy as possible to operate. While purchasing a pill crusher, read up on its ease of use to be sure you’re not purchasing one that’ll pose a problem for its user. This is where the health status of the user comes into play. The Arthritis Foundation has endorsed some pill crushers; you may have to look out for these pill crushers as this means that an arthritic patient can use them without any stress. For example, most twist out caps are usually hard for people with weak hands, so be aware as to whether they come with easy twisting features.

How frequently you use your pill crusher, the type of pills you use it for and the number of pills are the biggest factors that affect your choice of a pill crusher. Some pill crushers cannot crush some types of pills as they may be too hard for them and some pill crushers can only crush few pills at once. When choosing your pill crusher, check out whether it can withstand the frequency at which you want to use it and if your pills are soft enough for it. Also ascertain that it can take the number of pills you will be crushing at once.

Some users of pill crushers have complained that some pill crushers do not clean out well as they have the ground pill powder trapped in the groves or the corners of the base; this grows mold after a while. Look out for pill crushers that don’t trap the ground pills and are easily cleaned with water.

Finally, look out for crushers that crush to fine powder, especially if you have to pass the powder through a tube.