Re: help decoding a prescription...
PRN is not really a timeframe. It simply means 'as needed.' There's usually some guidance as to how often the med can be taken PRN. This is what the previous poster was getting at.
As an example, Percocet 5 mg, 1 tab PO, q8h prn. In other words, take as needed, but not closer together than every 8 hours. (In fact, as the previous poster also said, I
suspect that 8L is really supposed to be q8h, but again, it's really out of the scope of this website to offer such specific advice.)
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