How to Abbreviate Delayed Release
- 1). Use the designation "XR" for the term "eXtended Release."
- 2). Use the abbreviation "XL" for the term "eXtended Length."
- 3). Use the designation "LA" in place of the term "Long Acting."
- 4). Use the term "EC" for "Enteric Coated" --- those medications with a delayed absorption until they reach the small intestine. This term is interchangeable with "ER," or "Enteric Release."
- 5). Use the abbreviation "SR" in place of the term "Slow Release."
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