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I was prescribed metronidazole 500 mg 4 at once. i was curious if they had to be taken at the same time or just the same day..

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Dr. Charles Cattano answered

Best to check with: ...your prescribing doctor, or at least your pharmacist who read his/her prescription, but generally the dose you describe is equally divided as one pill four times daily to completion of the dispensed quantity.

Dr Chiu and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/27/2017

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A member asked:

I was prescribed metronidazole 500 mg 4 at once. i was curious if they had to be taken at the same time or just the same day..

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Charles Cattano answered

Dr Chiu and another doctor agreed

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