Wednesday, August 5, 2009

What does the *C-*R,MEAN on a prescription bottle right after the type of medication?

i take morphine,30mg's and on the bottle its reads morphine*C-*R.what does this mean?
Answer:
C.R. = controlled release. There is sometimes confusion with generics as a number of abbreviations can mean the same or different things!
M.R.= modified release
S.R. = slow release
X.L. is also a release system.The worry is are the preparations 12 or 24 hour release?C.R. is usually 12 hour.
Controlled release.
Usually Controlled Release. It means that the drug will slowly (controlled) be released into your system. It is important to not miss a CR drug and if you do, phone the pharmacy or when in doubt, take it at your next scheduled time. Do not double up.
controlled release
you get a certain amount released into your body every so often throught your day.

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