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My doctor told me to take 4 aleve a day - 2 in the morning and 2 at night resulting in 880mg a day. is that safe?

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Dr. Edwin Perez answered

Specializes in Anesthesiology

Naprosyn: up to 1000ish MG a day for 6 weeks if you have no medical problems is probably okay

Answered 1/24/2021

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