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LONG-ACTING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Active over a long period of time
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Similar:
long (primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified)
Context examples:
A long-acting, pegylated recombinant variant of human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) with immunomodulating activity.
(Pegylated Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor MAXY-G34, NCI Thesaurus)
A biosimilar of pegfilgrastim, a long-acting pegylated form of recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) filgrastim, with hematopoietic activity.
(Pegfilgrastim Biosimilar LA-EP2006, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic long-acting cyclic peptide with somatostatin-like activity.
(Pasireotide, NCI Thesaurus)
A potent, long-acting, selective, orally bioavailable, pyrrolidinone-based inhibitor of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4), with hypoglycemic activity.
(Carmegliptin, NCI Thesaurus)
A long-acting, synthetic peptide with gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonistic properties.
(Degarelix, NCI Thesaurus)
A long-acting beta-2 adrenergic agonist and isomer of formoterol with bronchodilator activity.
(Arformoterol, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic ergoline derivative and a long-acting dopamine receptor agonist with high affinity for the dopamine D2 receptor.
(Cabergoline, NCI Thesaurus)
The bromide salt form of pancuronium, a synthetic, long-acting ammonio steroid muscle relaxant with curarimimetic, some antimuscarinic and sympathomimetic effects.
(Pancuronium Bromide, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic long-acting octapeptide analogue of endogenous somatostatin.
(Octreotide Pamoate, NCI Thesaurus)
A long-acting calcium channel antagonist, Amlodipine inhibits transmembrane calcium influx into vascular smooth muscle.
(Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
