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Crossing time zones, how should you time doses, per CDC?

Go by time since your last dose.

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  1. By local time of day
  2. Whenever you remember
  3. By time since your last dose ✔

Why: Ask your provider about changes to timing. CDC says to take medicines according to the time since your last dose, not the local clock.

Huh, didn't know that: Extreme temperatures can reduce the effectiveness of many medicines.

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Answer: By time since your last dose. Ask your provider about changes to timing. CDC says to take medicines according to the time since your last dose, not the local clock.

  1. CDC Travelers' Health: Traveling Abroad with Medicine wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/travel-abroad-with-medicine
    Medicines should be taken according to the time since your last dose, not the local time of day
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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