Question
I missed my dose by 3 hours – should i be concerned?
17 September 2015. Related: Adherence, All topics, Resistance.
My viral load is undetectable and my CD4 is 620. I was 3 hours late with Truvada + Edurant. My VL has been undetectable for more then three years. This is the first time I missed a dose by more than one hour.
Should I be concerned about this one off mistake?
Answer
Hi,
You do not need to worry about this affecting your treatment. Every one misses a dose by a few hours, or even completely, every so often. This is ok as long as it does not happen regularly. If it  does it can affect your treatment by causing drug resistance.
Again though you do not need to worry about this particularly as you say this is the first time it has happened. It sounds like you are doing really well being adherent. Adherence means taking your meds at the same time and in the way you are supposed too every day.
You can find more information about adherence in our treatment guide.
Hi Judies,
When someone is new to meds, its important to try and stick to a fixed time. However, if its just a few hours late or early you’ll be OK.
Hi. I took my pills after 2 hours from the prescribed time and I just started treatment a week ago. Will I be affected? And can I go back to the Normal time I was taking?
Hi Ahmed,
Taking the meds an hour late won’t be an issue. However if you can try and take them as prescribed that would be better.
Am on pep on the third day.i took my once a day medication noe hour late ,would that be a problem?
Hi Argie,
There isn’t anything to worry about with regards to taking your meds at the same time. Its not going to affect your HIV.
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Hi Phumlani,
Taking a double dose is not great, but it’s likely to be okay. See this similar Q&A here.
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Hi Lemah,
No its not an overdoes. And you’ll be OK.
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