What does take once a day mean? How about when the pharmacist tells you twice a day? Or 3 times a day? What time is ‘take as soon as you wake up’?…given some days I wake up at 7am and other days at midday.

What does take once a day mean? How about when the pharmacist tells you twice a day? Or 3 times a day? What time is ‘take as soon as you wake up’?…given some days I wake up at 7am and other days at midday.