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  2. Modified-release dosage - Wikipedia

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    Modified-release dosage is a mechanism that (in contrast to immediate-release dosage) delivers a drug with a delay after its administration (delayed-release dosage) or for a prolonged period of time (extended-release [ER, XR, XL] dosage) or to a specific target in the body (targeted-release dosage).

  3. Tapentadol - Wikipedia

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    Tapentadol, sold under the brand names Nucynta and Palexia among others, is a synthetic opioid analgesic of the benzenoid class with a dual mode of action as a highly selective full agonist of the μ-opioid receptor and as a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (NRI). [7]

  4. Zolpidem - Wikipedia

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    Zolpidem, sold under the brand name Ambien among others, is a medication primarily used for the short-term treatment of sleeping problems. [11] [16] Guidelines recommend that it be used only after cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia and after behavioral changes, such as sleep hygiene, have been tried.

  5. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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    send or dispense, e.g. number of tablets provided Can be confused with m,. misce, context-dependent mane: mane: in the morning max. maximum maximum mcg microgram: recommended replacement for "μg" which may be confused with "mg" mdi metered dose inhaler m.d.u. more dicto utendus: to be used as directed mEq milliequivalent mg

  6. Tamsulosin - Wikipedia

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    Tamsulosin – ARISTO Pharma – 0.4 mg prolonged-release tablets – Urologikum. Tamsulosin, sold under the brand names including Flomax and Contiflo, is a medication used to treat symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and chronic prostatitis and to help with the passage of kidney stones.

  7. Extended-release morphine - Wikipedia

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    MST Continus is a 12-hour release formula, therefore it is given 2 times per day. It is available in the following doses: 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg, 30 mg, 60 mg, 100 mg and 200 mg tablets (equating to between 0.416 mg/hour and 16.67 mg/hour).

  8. Sarpogrelate - Wikipedia

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    Sarpogrelate (former developmental code names MCI-9042, LS-187,118) is a drug which acts as an antagonist at the serotonin 5-HT 2A [1] [2] 5-HT 2B, and 5-HT 2C receptors. [3] [4] However, its affinities for the human 5-HT 2C and 5-HT 2B receptors are about one and two orders of magnitude lower than for the human 5-HT 2A receptor, respectively. [3]

  9. Epalrestat - Wikipedia

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    Epalrestat is a carboxylic acid derivative [1] and a noncompetitive and reversible aldose reductase inhibitor used for the treatment of diabetic neuropathy, which is one of the most common long-term complications in patients with diabetes mellitus.