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Gastritis- do i take prilosec once or twice a day?

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Dr. Marius Frasie answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

DEPENDS: If it is a pretty nasty case you may need twice a day otherwise once a day is fine.

Answered 1/29/2018

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