Iam due to have spine surgery and was wondering how long naproxen at a dose of 2000mg a day would stay in your system (in hours) as I have been told to stop it prior surgery.
How long in hour does naproxen stay in your system?
Question posted by Michaelknight82 on 10 Nov 2021
Last updated on 10 November 2021 by WildcatVet
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WildcatVet
10 Nov 2021
Hi, Michael!
About 3-4 days. It has a half life of about 12-17 hours. This means 12-17 hours after your last dose 50% of the drug will be out of your system, after another 12-17 hours only 25% remains, etc.
.So it would take 3-4 days to completely eliminate it. I don't know if the tinier fractions would affect you but you might want to ask your doctor to be sure.
Best regards and good luck with your surgery!
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