DIRECTION TO TAKE MEDICINES

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TAKE BEFORE MEALS

• Means take your medicine 30 minutes before meal
• And NOT 2 minutes before meal !
• Reason: Effects of some medicine could be lost with presence of food. 

TAKE AFTER MEALS

• Means take your medicine 5 to 10 minutes after meals
•  Reason: Some medicine can irritate your stomach and it can be relieve by foods in stomach  

COMPLETE THE COURSE 

• Means finish all the medicines even you feel better
• Reason: To kill the remaining germs in your body, the remaining germs could become stronger and eventually resist to your medicine which can make you sick again

VITAMINS SUPPLEMENT

• Its often advised to take  vitamins during the day, after a meal
• Never take supplements on an empty stomach
• Reason: The effect of the supplement will be loss as they will quickly pass out in your urine (Vit B & C)