every 6 hours
Four times daily
Every 6 hours means four times daily at regular intervals—a dosing schedule common in medicine and pharmacology.
The phrase appears on prescription labels and medical instructions: Take two tablets every 6 hours.
Unlike "four times a day," which allows flexibility, every 6 hours implies strict timing around the clock to maintain consistent drug levels.
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- doctor's ordersPhysician's prescribed instructions
- intervalDuration between two points
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- dosing instructionsdaily, twice daily, three times daily, once daily, before meals
every 6 hourssingle dose
One administration of medication
one-time · once daily · once weekly · once a day · weekly
every 6 hoursas needed
When necessity arises
on demand · irregularly · sporadically · occasionally · randomly
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