modified-release

adjective

Also called: sustained-release. continuous-release. denoting a formulation of a medicinal drug taken orally that releases the active ingredients over several hours, in order to maintain a relatively constant plasma concentration of the drug

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Horizant is a modified-release form of Neurontin, a Pfizer Inc. drug for epilepsy that is now sold as a generic.

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