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I ran out prilosec 40mg. i will refill it tomorrow from the pharmacy in the meanwhile i have 2 pills of 20 mg can i take both instead till tmrw?
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Yes: If a patient is on Prilosec 40 mg capsules, and runs out, but has some 20 mg capsules, he can take two of the 20 mg capsules. For Prilosec capsules, two 20 mg capsules is the same as 1 40 mg capsule.
Answered 8/26/2015
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Yes,: Two 20mg pills equals one 40mg pill.
Answered 7/1/2015
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