Do you know that timing is key how well certain drugs work? Here I am going to share with you time best to take cetain medicaltion to treat certain condition so that your medication will work best for you!
High Blood Pressure - 7amBecause blood pressure peaks in the morning, patients may benefit from early morning therapy. For example, calcium channel blocker like amlodipine has a better effect when given at 7am than at 7pm.
Osteoarthritis - NoonPatients with osteoarthritis may experience more pain at night and less during the day. For example, therapy with ibuprofen (a NSAID drug) and similar drugs should be timed to ensure the highest blood levels of the drug coincide with peak pain. For osteoarthritis sufferers, the optimal time for a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) drug would be around noon or mid-afternoon.
Asthma - 3-4pmNight time worsening of asthma is common, and the drop in lung function can be as much as 50 percent. This is because the circadianrhythm causes natural hormones to be at lower levels at night, which results in a reduction in the width of airways. A single dose of inhaled steroid in the afternoon has a protective effect against asthmaworsening that same night. Similarly, a 3pm dose of prednisolone is superior to the same drug given at 8pm for improving lung function and reducing airway inflammation.
Colds and Flu - 4pmFever and symptoms of the common cold peak around this time. It is best to take medication now or just before.
Heartburn - 6-7pmResearchers have compared morning and evening dose of rabeprazole, a proton pump inhibitor for gstroesophageal reflux disease. Symptoms were eased in 71% of patient who had it in the afternoon and evening compared to 42% of those who were given it in the morning.
Rheumatoid Arthritis - 8pmPatients experience greatest pain in the morning. Taking a NSAID like ibuprofen just after evening meal may be the most effective way to prevent pain developing overnight.
Hight Cholesterol - 7-9pmEnzymes which involve in synthesis of cholesterol in the body are most active in the evening. Therefore, taking medication like statins e.g. lovastatin in the evening inhibit activities of the cholesterol-synthesis enzymes hence works best to control level of cholesterol.
Hay Fever - 7-9pmHay fever symptoms like sneezing and nasal congestion peak in the early morning. This means evening therapy may be the best, so that symptoms are treated overnight before they build-up.
Ulcers - 10pmAnti-ulcer drugs may be more effective at this time. This is because stomach acid levels vary during the day and ulcer synptoms can peak in the evening and early morning. Drugs like H2-blocker like ranitidine may be more effective when taken at night.
Hope this post helps
