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acción prolongada - acción corta

English translation: long-acting - short-acting

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Spanish term or phrase:acción prolongada - acción corta
English translation:long-acting - short-acting
Entered by: Alvaro Aliaga

01:55 Aug 5, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / Focus Group on a new medication
Spanish term or phrase: acción prolongada - acción corta
Habla de que un medicamento es de acción prolongada y que otro tiene acción corta.
O María Elena Guerrero
Spain
Local time: 06:01
long-acting - short-acting
Explanation:
HTH.
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Alvaro Aliaga
Australia
Local time: 14:01
Grading comment
Muchas gracias, Brainfloss
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +6long-acting - short-acting
Alvaro Aliaga
5 +1long-acting - quick-acting
Henry Hinds
4extended release - quick release
Lydia De Jorge


  

Answers


10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
long-acting - quick-acting


Explanation:
Ya

Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 22:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 561

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Silvia Brandon-Pérez: Creo que el 'quick' acting lo explica mejor.
18 hrs
  -> Gracias, Silvia. Y respondiendo a un comentario, "quick-acting" does mean how long it takes to take effect.
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
long-acting - short-acting


Explanation:
HTH.

Alvaro Aliaga
Australia
Local time: 14:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 197
Grading comment
Muchas gracias, Brainfloss

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rita Tepper
1 hr
  -> Gracias Rita.
agree  Joseph Tein: I like 'short-acting' because 'quick-acting' could mean how long it takes to take effect.
2 hrs
  -> My thoughts exactly. Thank you Joseph.
agree  Paulo César Mendes MD, CT
3 hrs
  -> Obrigado Paulo Cesar.
agree  Cecilia Gowar
7 hrs
  -> Gracias Cecilia.
agree  Carol Gullidge
7 hrs
  -> Thank you Carol.
agree  Heather Chinchilla
1 day 18 hrs
  -> Thank you Heather.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
extended release - quick release


Explanation:
that's how I've always heard it

Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 23:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 184
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