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PRONUNCIATION OF LONG-ACTING

long-acting play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LONG-ACTING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Long-Acting is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LONG-ACTING

long white lop-eared
long-and-short work
long-awaited
long-chain
long-coats
long-dated
long-day
long-distance
long-distance call
long-drawn-out
long-eared
long-eared owl
long-established
long-faced
long-fin tunny
long-forgotten
long-grain rice
long-haired
long-haul
long-headed

WORDS THAT END LIKE LONG-ACTING

accounting
acting
affecting
collecting
conflicting
connecting
distracting
exacting
expecting
fast-acting
heat-conducting
projecting
prospecting
quick-acting
redistricting
respecting
self-correcting
single-acting
subcontracting
superconducting
unsuspecting

Synonyms and antonyms of long-acting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «long-acting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LONG-ACTING

Find out the translation of long-acting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of long-acting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «long-acting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

长效
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de acción prolongada
570 millions of speakers

English

long-acting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लंबे समय से अभिनय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طويل المفعول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

длительного действия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de ação prolongada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দীর্ঘ অভিনয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

longue durée d´action
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bertindak panjang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lang wirkenden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

長時間作用型の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

긴 연기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Long-acting
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tác dụng kéo dài
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீண்ட நடிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दीर्घ अभिनय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uzun süre aktif
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lunga durata d´azione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

długo działające
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тривалої дії
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

actiune de lunga durata
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μακράς δράσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

langwerkende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

långverkande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

langtidsvirkende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of long-acting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LONG-ACTING»

The term «long-acting» is regularly used and occupies the 64.613 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LONG-ACTING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about long-acting

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LONG-ACTING»

Discover the use of long-acting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to long-acting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Long Acting Injections and Implants
This book surveys the field of long acting injections and implants, which improve therapy, enhance patient compliance, and enhance dosing convenience.
Jeremy C. Wright, Diane J. Burgess, 2012
2
Antipsychotic Long-acting Injections
This book brings together clinical and research findings on second generation LAIs in a comprehensive volume with chapters written by international experts.
Peter Haddad, Tim Lambert, John Lauriello, 2010
3
Long Acting Animal Health Drug Products: Fundamentals and ...
This book provides the reader with a comprehensive guide on the theories, applications, and challenges associated with the design and development of long act
Michael J. Rathbone, Arlene McDowell, 2012
4
Coerced Contraception?: Moral and Policy Challenges of Long ...
This volume also notes the special concerns that arise when policies promoting long'term birth control target low-income women and women of color, and when these contraceptives are used in developing countries.
Ellen H. Moskowitz, Bruce Jennings, 1996
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Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice: A Practical Approach
Generally, the adverse effects of short-acting nitrates are related to their vasodilatory effects: however, patients may also experience burning under the tongue with sublingual preparations. Long-Acting Nitrates Due to their short duration of ...
Virginia Poole Arcangelo, Andrew M. Peterson, 2006
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ABC of COPD
Short acting beta agonist or short acting muscarinic antagonist as required* Long acting muscarinic antagonist Discontinue SAMA Offer LAMA in preference to regular SAMA four times a day Long acting beta agonist plus inhaled corticosteroid ...
Graeme P. Currie, 2010
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Drugs and Society
These drugs help the patient get to sleep and then are inactivated by the body; when the user awakens the next day, he or she is less likely to experience residual effects than with long-acting drugs. The short- acting depressants are also more ...
Glen R. Hanson, Peter J. Venturelli, Annette E. Fleckenstein, 2006
8
Principles and Practice of Psychopharmacotherapy
relapse rate per month on oral versus a 1% rate on long-acting parenteral fluphenazine. The three other studies, however, found little difference, but they also may have had more compliant patients. Combining these data with the ...
Philip G. Janicak, Stephen R. Marder, Mani N. Pavuluri, 2010
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Handbook of Oncology Nursing
This drug is very effective when taken in appropriate doses and is available in many forms: liquid, long-acting tablet, suppository, and par- enteral. ... A major advantage of morphine is the availability of long-acting, oral preparations (MS ...
Bonny L. Johnson, Jody Gross, 1998
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Medical Knowledge Self-assessment Program for Students Four
CMAJ. 1996;155:25-37. [PMID: 8673983] Item 20 Answer: B The patient requires the addition of a long-acting p-agonist to her medical program. Having asthma symptoms 2 or more days per week (or 2 or more nights per month) indicates that  ...
American College of Physicians, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LONG-ACTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term long-acting is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Long-Acting Reversible Contraception: It's … - Medscape
I'm here to share information about how the use of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) can help your teen patients prevent unintended ... «Medscape, Jul 15»
2
Largest Trial for AIDS Treatment Planned After French Teen's Cure …
Glaxo's ViiV Healthcare unit is working on long-acting drugs that could be taken just once a month. And researchers at the National Institutes of ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
3
Recro Pharma Appoints Scott Rizzo as General Manager - NASDAQ …
Recro Pharma is currently developing IV/IM meloxicam, a proprietary, Phase III-ready, long-acting preferential COX-2 inhibitor, and Dex-IN, ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
4
Heron Therapeutics Resubmits SUSTOL® New Drug Application to …
HTX-011, Heron's long-acting formulation of the local anesthetic bupivacaine in a fixed-dose combination with the anti-inflammatory meloxicam ... «PharmiWeb.com, Jul 15»
5
10 things to know about prescription opioid abuse in the United States
The Northeast, notably Maine and New Hampshire, had the most prescriptions per person for long-acting/extended-release painkillers and for ... «Becker's Orthopedic & Spine, Jul 15»
6
Ascendis Pharma A/S's Lock-Up Period To End on July 27th …
The Company is engaged in applying its TransCon technology to develop a pipeline of long-acting prodrug therapies that address markets with ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
7
Aerobic exercise helpful for asthma - Pakistan Observer
In addition, asthma patients may use drugs known as bronchodilators, which come in long-acting forms to control symptoms and short-acting ... «Pakistan Observer, Jul 15»
8
Scientists find potent agent that thwarts drug resistance in malaria …
... of DSM265, a long-acting inhibitor for the treatment and prevention of malaria and which kills Plasmodium falciparum in the blood and liver. «News-Medical.net, Jul 15»
9
Alkermes Plc Price Target Raised to $48.00 at Goldman Sachs …
The Company's productline includes: Risperdal Consta, a long-acting injectable medication for treatment of Bipolar I Disorder; Invega Sustenna ... «sleekmoney, Jul 15»
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Why I Think Alkermes Could Be a Top Performing Stock Ahead of …
One of the most intriguing of Alkermes' drugs is its long-acting version of the schizophrenia drug Abilify, a widely-used atypical antipsychotic ... «Motley Fool, Jul 15»

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