Difference between sustained release and extended release tablets
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Sustained-release dosage forms are dosage forms designed to release(liberate) a drug at a predetermined rate in order to maintain a constant drug concentration for a specific period of time with minimum side effects. ... Extended-release dosage consists of sustained-release (SR) andcontrolled-release (CR) dosage.
Sustained-release tablets can be taken less frequently than a controlled release, than instant-relief forms of the same drug, and it keeps steadier levels of the drug in the bloodstream... There are many types of tablets, capsules and so on that carry different release times for various reasons, and too, it has something to do with what are you treating and how quickly or slowly the medication is to be introduced into the system
Sustained-release tablets can be taken less frequently than a controlled release, than instant-relief forms of the same drug, and it keeps steadier levels of the drug in the bloodstream... There are many types of tablets, capsules and so on that carry different release times for various reasons, and too, it has something to do with what are you treating and how quickly or slowly the medication is to be introduced into the system
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