Taking Two Pills 5 Times A Day

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I was diagnosed with shingles and was prescribed with ACYCLOVIR 400 MG TABLETS and it says to take 2 tablets by mouth five times per day for 7 days.. But I don't understand? How many hours apart do I wait for each set of two tablets?

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I was just given the same med, but mine is 1 tab 5x day. My doctor said I didn't have to wake up at night for a dose, so I set this up: 6am,10am, 2pm, 6pm and the last one for the day @ 10pm. Hope this helps.

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My prescription for CARB/LEVO 25 - 100 mg reads:

Take 1 and 1/2 tablets by mouth 5 times a day.

The first pill would be at 8:00 AM. When would the times be for pills 2, 3, 4 and 5 - if bedtime is involved, which would
be at 22:30 / 10:30 PM? Thank you for your assistance.

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