Question
Do I need to take my meds again as I threw up?
6 July 2023. Related: Adherence, All topics.
How long does it take for ART medication to digest? I took my medication at 9:00pm last night and was sick around between 10:30-11:00pm.
Do I need to take meds again?
Answer
Hi, how are you doing now?
As you vomited less than 2 hours from taking your medication it would be advised to take them again.
It should be 30 minutes from when you last vomited.
If you vomit more than 2 hours after taking your treatment, this will be enough time for the medication to be absorbed and you wouldn’t need to take another dose.
Josh.
Hi Craig, are you HIV positive as this site is for people living with HIV and you are not referring to an HIV drug?
Hi, I threw up 90mins after taking my Palexia SR 200 mg tablet.
Could you please inform me if I need to take another 1 or I should be fine with the first tablet?
Thank you
Cheers Craig
Hi Bobo, missing one treatment is not going to have any impact on how well it works.
If you vomit within 2 hours of treatment it is recommended that you take a second dose. Even in cases where you did not vomit the medication/see it, it is still safe to take another. There will be no problem having 2 doses of HIV treatment on one occasion.