Taking Medicine While Fasting
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Question
It is necessary to swallow a medicine pill while fasting with a little water, what should be done?
Answer
One should make the water bitter, unless it is medicine for a patient who is not in danger, in which case it is permitted without making the water bitter.
Source
Orach Chaim, Siman 594
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