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Immediate release medication is designed so that the active ingredient gets into the bloodstream quickly, and in the full dose. Time-release medication dissolves much more slowly and is therefore absorbed at a much lower rate, over an extended period of time.
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∙ 11y agotime released means you receive a certian mg of the dose and then the same mg 4 or more hours later long acting is just that long acting your receive the whole dose initally
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