Donna, welcome to my world. I ended up getting pill shooters. I have 2, one is a harder plastic and really holds the pills well. The other has a soft rubber tip. If you are not carful the pill falls out. I like the rubber tip just because I think it is safer for the throat.
They have saved my fingers and sanity. Other then that I all ways try and get the med in liquid form. Yes I have dissolved pills in water and used a syringe. With out the needle.