Take on an empty stomach

[HRG.]

I have to take some tablets and they are supposed to be taken on an empty stomach, but how long does it typically take to empty the stomach after a meal?

Assuming I usually eat at least four hours before bed I would have expected this to give the tablets maximum time to enter the bloodstream during the night on an empty stomach. Unfortunately I always wake up ravenous and have to eat straight away so that's not an option.

[Lucie W]

Can't quite gather whether you're saying you take the tablet at night or in the morning...? A few hours after eating should be sufficient, I think.

[HRG.]

Trying to figure the optimum time. Apparently Omeprozole is at it's most efficient if taken half hour before food. I think I'll try at lunch times and see how it goes. As long as it doesn't have to be after a nights sleep I should be OK.

[Allanv]

I take Ranitidine, which looks to be a similar product as yours. I take mine in the morning after waking up and having a tea, so between 06:30 and 07:30 as I may wait until i get to work.

The next I take about 3pm, and I would have eaten between 12 and 1pm.