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What do you advise if doctor prescribed me 200mg benzonatate. instructions say take one capsule 3 times daily. how far apart should i take them?

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Dr. Michael Sanders answered

Specializes in Pulmonology

See below: It would be ok to take them spaced out evenly three times a day while awake. Or, if you want to be precise, every 8 hours.

Answered 2/24/2018

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