short-acting

British  

adjective

1. (of a drug) quickly effective, but requiring regularly repeated doses for long-term treatment, being rapidly absorbed, distributed in the body, and excreted Compare intermediate-acting long-acting

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short-acting

The Danish drugmaker said Tuesday that pre-filled pens and vials of long- and short-acting insulins will see list price reductions.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2023

The lawmakers also noted that the price of two widely used short-acting insulins -- Eli Lilly's Humalog and Novo Nordisk's Novolog -- increased 585 percent and 87 percent, respectively, during the same time period.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 25, 2019

And any person who finds that they use 12 or more short-acting reliever inhalers in a year must see a doctor because it means their condition is not under control and needs other medication.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2015

And as noted earlier, basophils release heparin, a short-acting anticoagulant that also opposes prothrombin.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

The new initiative will provide money for developing countries to reduce short-acting pollutants and will try to raise additional public and private funds for new mitigation projects.

From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2012