Ten percent cuts, of the current dose not the original. That is the arithmetic that keeps it survivable.

Interdose restlessness is distinct from the original symptom and worth naming separately.

Enteric coatings should not be crushed. The pellets are the delivery mechanism. Eight months in on pharmacy work and it lines up.

The declaration contradicting the return address is what gets it opened. Four months in on a bank transfer and it lines up.