When to take medicine after food?

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I came to know about an information regarding the criteria to take medicine from Federal Drug Administration and National Institute of Health website. It was mentioned that medicine should be taken one hour before eating meals or 2 hours after meals. In case, if the medicine is prescribed to take after food then there should be 2 hours of gap between meals and medicine. Is it recommended to follow this criteria to get the full affect of the medicine? Thanks.

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Yes, it is because food reduces absorption of medicines

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