sustained-release

American  

[suh-steynd-ri-lees] / səˈsteɪnd rɪˈlis /

adjective

Chemistry, Pharmacology.

1. (of a drug or fertilizer) capable of gradual release of an active agent over a period of time, allowing for a sustained effect; timed-release; long-acting; prolonged-action; slow-release.

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Etymology

Origin of sustained-release

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Sustained-release technology “further reduces the incidence of addiction,” reads a Mundipharma PowerPoint slide staff said was still in use last year.

From Washington Times

But it wasn’t until the mid-1990s, when pharmaceutical companies introduced new opioid-based products — and, in particular, OxyContin, a sustained-release formulation of a decades-old medication called oxycodone, manufactured by Purdue Pharma in Stamford, Connecticut — that such prescriptions surged and the use of opioids to treat chronic pain became widespread.

From Nature

That’s all the more reason for BWC to stop covering new OxyContin prescriptions effective June 1, when it will switch to a sustained-release version of oxycodone that is less susceptible to addiction.

From Washington Times

Israeli technology companies are also involved in medical cannabis, developing delivery systems such as sustained-release pills and vaporizers.

From Nature

Deslorelin is a contraceptive hormone that has been formulated into a sustained-release implant and is widely used as birth control in zoos.

From Los Angeles Times