Best Time Of Day To Take Medication?

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RJay - 24 Jun 2004 14:38 GMT

Is there anything to be gained from taking your medication at a
particular time of the day? Currently I take mine just before I go to
bed, I sleep for 7.5 hours.
I'm taking 1x500mg tablet of Valaciclovir.

Any views or guidance would be appreciated....... thanks

RJay

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Pain Devine - 24 Jun 2004 17:20 GMT

It depends on the medication you're taking, what other medications your on
and when you eat. I'd ask your doctor. I used to take Welbutrin and was
supposed to take in 3x per day. After a while my doctor suggested I take all
3 doses in the morning when I woke up. This worked a lot better than
stretching it out all day long. I'm not taking that anymore though.

> Is there anything to be gained from taking your medication at a
> particular time of the day? Currently I take mine just before I go to
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> RJay

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M.L.S. - 25 Jun 2004 23:42 GMT

>Is there anything to be gained from taking your medication at a
>particular time of the day? Currently I take mine just before I go to
>bed, I sleep for 7.5 hours.
>I'm taking 1x500mg tablet of Valaciclovir.

>Any views or guidance would be appreciated....... thanks

Hi RJay,

According to the offical Valtrex Information sheet...

(link leads to a .PDF file)

http://us.gsk.com/products/assets/us_valtrex.pdf

... you can take Valtrex with or without food, but no specific time
of the day is specified. All it says is to try to take it at about
the same time every day, so if your routine is convenient for you,
then stick to it, and you'll be fine.

Take care,

Mike

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plums@ix.netcom.com - 26 Jun 2004 02:59 GMT

Hi

Although I don't know why, my doctor specifically told me to take mine in
the evening before bed...
I'm taking 1 500mg tablet of Valtrex
And that's what I've been doing.

> >Is there anything to be gained from taking your medication at a
> >particular time of the day? Currently I take mine just before I go to
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> Mike

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