[ELI5] Why is there, or is there, a need to wait 6 hours between medication?

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[ELI5] Why is there, or is there, a need to wait 6 hours between medication?

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Medication is only effective when its concentration in your blood is high enougg.Your liver and kidneys metabolize and filter out medications. For the medication to remain effective, eventually you must take more.

Medication intervals are determined by comparing how quickly a drug is metabolized against how much of it must be present in the bloodstream to be effective.