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(m?d?fa?d r?lis) adjective. (Pharmaceutical: Administration) A modified-release drug releases active ingredients over several hours, in order to maintain a constant concentration of the drug in the blood. Modified-release drugs control the release rate of the drug in the body.

Extended-release (XR) drugs are beneficial for long-term care because they help maintain a consistent level of medication in the body. The cost of XR medications can vary compared to immediate-release medications, depending on the medication class and your health insurance coverage.

A modified-release dosage form is a formulation in which the drug-release characteristics of time course and/or location are chosen to accomplish therapeutic or convenience objectives, which is not offered by conventional dosage forms such as solutions, ointments, ...

These formulations are used to identify drug delivery systems that are designed to achieve or extend therapeutic effect by continuously releasing medication over an extended period of time after administration of a single dose.

Types of MR drug products include, but not limited to, delayed-release (eg, enteric-coated), extended-release (ER), and orally disintegrating tablets (ODT). The term modified-release (MR) drug product is used to describe products that alter the timing and/or rate of release of the drug substance in the formulation.

Many terms are used to describe modified-release products including extended-release, prolonged-release, controlled-release, controlled-delivery, slow-release and sustained-release. These preparations, by definition, have a reduced rate of release of active substance. In general, these terms are interchangeable.

A modified-release dosage form is a formulation in which the drug-release characteristics of time course and/or location are chosen to accomplish therapeutic or convenience objectives not offered by conventional dosage forms such as solutions, ointments, or promptly dissolving dosage forms.