Tecfidera users: favour please?

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Punchy
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Tecfidera users: favour please?

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I have a favour to ask - could someone please measure the size (length and width) of a 120 mg and 240 mg Tecfidera capsule?

I am having a heck of a time getting these measurements. I've asked by BioGen rep twice and she keeps giving me everything but.

Thank you!
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hi punchy :)
think you'll find what you need here if nobody gets back to you having one on hand
think the length is in here
https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/d ... 84b9b49151
tougher slog but i think the content in here gets at diameter
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I have the 240 mg capsule on hand and it's 7/8 of an inch long and 1/4 of an inch wide. As I recall the 120 mg capsule looked identical.
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Thank you both, and sorry it took so long to say so, I'd been having trouble accessing the forum.

I am having bariatric surgery and swallowing pills can be an issue. This information will be helpful for my meeting with the surgeon. I have absorption info from BioGen but nothing on the actual pills.

My neurologist knows next to nothing about bariatric surgery, and my bariatric surgeon knows very little about MS. The joys of being a "unique case"!
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