Timing of medicines

[Anonymous]

Hi there–

My 4-month-old son is taking 7.5 MG of Prevacid twice a day and 1.8 ML of Zantac twice a day. Does that mean that each dose needs to be 12 hours apart? Or is there a little wiggle room there? I’m trying to avoid having to wake him up in the middle of the night to give him a dose (since I’ve been reading that the Zantac and Prevacid need to be given 4 hours apart for the Prevacid to work effectively). If the doses need to be 12 hours apart, it’s going to be very tough to get the meds in. Thanks.

[hellbennt]

maybe give the prevacid when he wakes in the am

& before bed in the pm

and zantac 2x during the day? like before/after naps?

never wake a sleeping baby, LOL!!

or give some zantac when he wakes to eat in the night

[Anonymous]

Like Laura said, you could give Prevacid at 7 or 8 am, Zantac at noon and 4 pm, and Prevacid at 8pm.

I wouldn’t wake a sleeping baby either.

ndrose2007-4-24 11:49:7

[Anonymous]

So it’s not a big deal if the the Zantac doses aren’t exactly 12 hours apart?

[hellbennt]

nope. do what works best for you…you can even ‘divide’ the doses ‘unevenly’ to give a higher dose at the more needed time…

example: if 4pm is a rough time, then give 2.5mls of zantac and then the other dose is 1.1 ml…

you can play around with how much when

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