It is my first day taking methylprednisolone and I missed my lunch dose and didn't realize till I ate dinner and went to take my dinner dose. Do I take my lunchtime dose with my dinner dose or skip it? Please help I need an answer as soon as possible. Thanks.
Missed my lunch dose of methylprednisolone on day 1. Do I take it with my dinner dose or skip it?
Question posted by Shawnkenison020 on 25 July 2021
Last updated on 24 July 2021
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WildcatVet
25 July 2021
Hi, Shawn!
This is from the literature on methylprednisolone from the Mayo Clinic:
"Missed Dose
If you miss a dose of this medicine, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double doses."
Shawnkenison020
25 July 2021
I understand that's what they say but is that the same for the methylprednisolone dose pack? Because my fiance asked a nurse she knows that's been a nurse for 20 years and she said the same thing, but then I talked to a triage nurse that told me I should try taking the one I missed with the two I have to take before bed. Now I'm all sorts of confused and it's really stressing me out cause I dont know what the right thing to do is.
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