Taking Oxycodone Every 4 Hours

If it's prescribed every four hours, how many times a day is it?

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If you take a dose first thing in the morning and then factor in 8 hours of sleep, that's 5 times in a day. Though technically every 4 hours covers 6 times in a 24 hour period. Using a simplified example:

8 am - wake up, take a dose
12 pm - take 2nd dose
4 pm - take 3rd dose
8 pm - take 4th dose
12 am - take 5th dose, go to sleep sleep until 8 am next day

Of course the above is oversimplified. If you aren't sleeping through the night you might need a sixth dose in a 24 hour period. Something to work out with your doc.

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How many tablets are prescribed for how many days ? Every 4 hours in a 24 hour period is usually for those that just had surgery. All others that say every 4 hours usually means 4 times in a 24 hour period. Divide the number of tablets prescribed by 4. For example one tablet every 4 hours (4 times a day) for 30 days comes to 120 tablets for a 30 day period. One tablet every 4 hours,
(6 times a day) comes to 180 tablets for a 30 day period. Prescriptions for immediately after surgery or acute pain are usually for 3-14 days. Prescriptions for chronic pain are usually for 30 days

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