spansule

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Definition of spansule

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noun

A capsule designed to release drugs at a steady rate over a period of hours; a sustained-release capsule.

“1971: Huge white spansules. I went into the men's room to eat mine. — Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Harper Perennial 2005, p. 66)”
“Dexedrine Spansule, a long-acting formulation of dextroamphetamine sulfate most commonly used to treat ADHD”

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noun

A capsule designed to release drugs at a steady rate over a period of hours; a sustained-release capsule.

“1971: Huge white spansules. I went into the men's room to eat mine. — Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Harper Perennial 2005, p. 66)”
“Dexedrine Spansule, a long-acting formulation of dextroamphetamine sulfate most commonly used to treat ADHD”
(alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of Spansule

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Blend of span + capsule, originally a proprietary name.

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