sustained release
Slow medication delivery
Sustained release describes a formulation designed to deliver medication or another substance gradually over an extended period.
Pills, capsules, and patches labeled sustained release dissolve slowly in the body, maintaining steady drug levels rather than spiking and falling: The sustained-release version means you only take one pill a day.
Also called extended release or controlled release.
- slowLacking in speed
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- bioavailabilityFraction reaching active circulation
- wear offDiminish through time
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
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