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  • adjective active over a relatively long period of time.

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  • adjective pharmacy Having a pharmaceutical effect principally in the long term.

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  • adjective active over a long period of time

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Examples

  • Although indacaterol is a new molecule, the product falls into a class of drugs known as long-acting beta agonists, or LABAs, which carry a safety concern of worsening asthma symptoms, which can be fatal.

    Lung Drug Gets Mixed Verdict Jennifer Corbett Dooren 2011

  • When it comes to reliability, the most effective contraceptives may be two so-called long-acting products many women haven't heard of:

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • When it comes to reliability, the most effective contraceptives may be two so-called long-acting products many women haven't heard of:

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • TUESDAY, Oct. 25 HealthDay News -- When used alone, the asthma medications known as long-acting beta-agonists are associated with an increased risk of serious complications, new research indicates.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • However, researchers said, it's possible that when the drugs, called long-acting beta-agonists or LABAs, are used in combination with inhaled corticosteroid medications, that extra risk disappears.

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • TUESDAY, Oct. 25 HealthDay News -- When used alone, the asthma medications known as long-acting beta-agonists are associated with an increased risk of serious complications, new research indicates.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • There are several types of insulin (rapid-, short-, intermediate-, and long-acting) and regimes (basal/bolus through pump or multiple injections) appropriate for different patients in different circumstances.

    Dinkar Jain: Challenges of Juvenile Diabetes in India Dinkar Jain 2012

  • It was the latest setback for San Diego-based Amylin, which has faced delays in getting its most important pipeline product to market, the long-acting diabetes drug Bydureon, being developed with Eli Lilly & Co. and Alkermes Inc.

    Amylin, Takeda Halt Obesity Drug Study Thomas Gryta 2011

  • Be especially careful with long-acting nasal decongestant sprays.

    Cough and Cold Medicine 2010

  • There are several types of insulin (rapid-, short-, intermediate-, and long-acting) and regimes (basal/bolus through pump or multiple injections) appropriate for different patients in different circumstances.

    Dinkar Jain: Challenges of Juvenile Diabetes in India Dinkar Jain 2012

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