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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(pharmacology) Having a pharmaceutical effect principally in the short term..
Short-acting insulin is maximally effective for one to three hours.
I have tried all the medium and short acting non-barbiturate sedatives since the war (including thalidomide) but they don’t work and I don’t trust the newfangled long acting, “safe” analgesics.
Use short-acting when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Short-acting means (pharmacology) Having a pharmaceutical effect principally in the short term..
Common synonyms include fast-acting.
Possible antonyms include long-acting.
Short-acting insulin is maximally effective for one to three hours.
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