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I took my first pill of amoxicillin at 6, which means that i take it every 8 hours. i want to change the schedule and take it at 3, 11, 7.
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Perfectly fine: To keep it effective you should take it every eight hours that you are up three times in a day.
Answered 3/15/2016
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