timed-release
Slow-acting medication delivery
Timed-release describes medication or other substances designed to dissolve gradually, releasing their contents into the body over an extended period rather than all at once: timed-release capsules, timed-release fertilizer.
The mechanism allows for sustained effect without frequent dosing.
Also called extended-release, sustained-release, or slow-release.
Enclosed dose container
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- pillSolid medicine dose
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- formulationDevised mixture or expression
coating · dissolution · absorption · bioavailability · pharmacokinetics · drug-delivery · enteric · polymer
Therapeutic substance for illness
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- pharmacyMedicinal dispensary
- efficacyAbility to produce results
- chronotherapyTime-optimized medical treatment
steady-state · once-daily · maintenance · adherence · convenience · overnight · around-the-clock
Developing slowly over time
- sustainedKept up continuously
- prolongedMade to last longer
- extendedLengthened in time or space
- continuousWithout pause or gap
controlled · regulated · steady · consistent · metered · pulsatile · biphasic · first-order
Duration between two points
- durationLength of existence
- hoursSixty-minute spans
- schedulePlan of timed events
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
periodicity · onset · peak · long-acting · programmed · predictable · staged
capsule
Enclosed dose container
formulation · coating · dissolution · absorption · bioavailability · pharmacokinetics · drug-delivery · enteric · polymer · matrix
medication
Therapeutic substance for illness
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- pharmacyMedicinal dispensary
- efficacyAbility to produce results
chronotherapy · steady-state · once-daily · maintenance · adherence · convenience · overnight · around-the-clock
gradual
Developing slowly over time
continuous · controlled · regulated · steady · consistent · metered · pulsatile · biphasic · first-order · kinetics
interval
Duration between two points
cycle · periodicity · onset · peak · long-acting · programmed · predictable · staged