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Medication timing during daylight saving changes
During the transition to winter time, most medications can be taken at their usual clock time, even if it results in a 25-hour gap between doses. Friederike Habighorst-Klemm, a patient advocate for the State Pharmacists' Association of Baden-Württemberg, notes that a one-hour shift is generally not a concern for most drugs.
However, strict adherence to timing is critical for medications with a narrow therapeutic index, where small dosage variations can have significant effects. This includes drugs for Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, and cortisone.
Antibiotics represent a specific exception because maintaining a stable level of the active ingredient in the body depends on precise intervals. For these medications, users should follow specific timing: 24 hours between doses for once-daily tablets, 12 hours for twice-daily, and 8 hours for three-times-daily doses.
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Friederike Habighorst-Klemm · Landesapothekerverband Baden-Württemberg
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- [● 6 SOURCES] Medications with a narrow therapeutic index, such as those for Parkinson's, epilepsy, or cortisone, require strict adherence to fixed times. www.dattelner-morgenpost.de · www.muensterlandzeitung.de · www.op-online.de · www.stimberg-zeitung.de · www.noz.de
- [● 6 SOURCES] Antibiotics taken once daily require a 24-hour interval between doses. www.dattelner-morgenpost.de · www.muensterlandzeitung.de · www.op-online.de · www.stimberg-zeitung.de · www.noz.de
- [● 6 SOURCES] A one-hour time shift caused by daylight saving changes is generally not an issue for most medications. www.dattelner-morgenpost.de · www.muensterlandzeitung.de · www.op-online.de · www.stimberg-zeitung.de · www.noz.de
- [● 6 SOURCES] Antibiotics require specific time intervals to maintain stable active ingredient levels in the body. www.dattelner-morgenpost.de · www.muensterlandzeitung.de · www.op-online.de · www.stimberg-zeitung.de · www.noz.de
- [● 6 SOURCES] Antibiotics taken three times daily require an 8-hour interval between doses. www.dattelner-morgenpost.de · www.muensterlandzeitung.de · www.op-online.de · www.stimberg-zeitung.de · www.noz.de
- [● 6 SOURCES] Antibiotics taken twice daily require a 12-hour interval between doses. www.dattelner-morgenpost.de · www.muensterlandzeitung.de · www.op-online.de · www.stimberg-zeitung.de · www.noz.de