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What is extended release mean in pill?
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Action over time: Extended release drugs are usually encapsulated so that the drug is not immediately absorbed. It it released and activated over a specified period of time allowing you to often take less of the medication
Answered 7/29/2018
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Slow release of drug: Extended release medications are pills, capsules or tablets designed to release their contents slowly. Some have coatings that prevent the release until they gets past your stomach. Others have layers of coatings that dissolve at different rates. Some have tiny beads inside them that dissolve more evenly. This is different from drugs whose EFFECTS have a slow onset & duration of action.
Answered 10/16/2014
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Extended releasepill: Extended release pills ahem unique covering which slowly releases the medication and so the medicine has sustained affect for long hours , usually 12 hours .
Answered 7/29/2018
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