Medications directions. take three times a day. means?

Three times a day: Means about every 6-8 hours, but not to exceed more than 3 doses in 24 hours.Hope that helps.

Three a day: A medication prescribed 3 times a day usually means 1 dose every 8 hours. Some medications ordered 3 times a day specify before or after meals. However these are usually for meds given for digestive purposes or to relieve gastrointestinal symptoms.

TID: Ideally 'three times per day' medication dosing refers to 6am, 2pm, 10pm. Or every 8 hours unless it must be taken with food in which case breakfast, lunch, dinner is easiest interval. The reason every 8 hours is ideal is to avoid peaks ; valleys of blood levels, ; thereby, minimize side effects. That being ideal above all read instructions on your med, as well as dr. ; pharmacist instructions.

Every 8 hours: Three times daily implies every 8 hours. Some medications are taken, breakfast, lunch and dinner which is three times daily but not every 8 hours. Check with the prescriber- some medications need every 8 hours.