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SR

Abbreviation Basic Pharmacology

Sustained release: a form that releases the drug gradually over time; do not crush it.

Sources

Clinical Nursing Skills, 11.3 Documentation of Medication Administration (Approved Abbreviations; ISMP error-prone abbreviations) · OpenStax (Rice University)
Pharmacology, 2.3 Drug Administration Routes, Preparation, and Administration · OpenStax, Rice University (CC BY 4.0)
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Long-Term Care Edition, April 2017 (Vol. 5 Issue 4): Crushing or splitting the wrong tablet · Institute for Safe Medication Practices

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