sustained-release
/səˌsteɪnd.rɪˈliːs/ (bre, ipa) · /səˌsteɪnd.rɪˈliːs/ (ame, ipa) · /sə-ˈstānd-ri-ˈlēs/ (ame, mw)
sustained-release — adjective
1. made to let a medicine or other active ingredient come out a little at a time, s
made to let a medicine or other active ingredient come out a little at a time, so the effect lasts longer.
The doctor changed Mei to a sustained-release tablet for night pain.
sustained-release + tablet
Jonah takes one sustained-release capsule each morning instead of three regular pills.
reduced dosing with a sustained-release capsule
After surgery, the nurse applied a sustained-release patch behind Lila's shoulder.
The new sustained-release injection kept Omar's asthma medicine working through the weekend.
Pharmacist Anika explained that the sustained-release form should not be crushed.
- extended-release
common pharmaceutical label, often shortened to ER on packaging
- slow-release
plain-language term that stresses the gradual release process
- long-acting
focuses more on the lasting effect than on the release mechanism
- immediate-release
describes a medicine designed to release the drug quickly rather than gradually
文法句型
sustained-release + tablet/capsule/patch/formulation
用法筆記
Used almost only in medical and pharmacy contexts. It usually comes before nouns such as tablet, capsule, patch, injection, or formulation, and it describes how the drug is released rather than how long the treatment lasts overall.