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What Is The Difference Between Paxil And Paxil-CR?
Posted on
Tue, 23 Feb 2016
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Tue, 23 Feb 2016
Answered on
Wed, 4 May 2016
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Question : What is the difference between Paxil. And Paxil CR??
Brief Answer:
paxil cr is released in the body at a slower rate
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
There are slight differences that may or may not make a difference in your care.
Paxil Cr has a special coating on the tablet. This coating slows down the breakdown of the medication so that it is released at a slower rate. This slower release in the body is suppose to reduce possible side effects but the difference is slight.
They would both essentially act in the same way except for the slow release aspect of paxil cr
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
paxil cr is released in the body at a slower rate
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
There are slight differences that may or may not make a difference in your care.
Paxil Cr has a special coating on the tablet. This coating slows down the breakdown of the medication so that it is released at a slower rate. This slower release in the body is suppose to reduce possible side effects but the difference is slight.
They would both essentially act in the same way except for the slow release aspect of paxil cr
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
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