short-acting

English

Adjective

short-acting (comparative more short-acting, superlative most short-acting)

1. (pharmacology) Having a pharmaceutical effect principally in the short term.

   Short-acting insulin is maximally effective for one to three hours.

   • 1988, E[dward] J[ames] Moran Campbell, Not Always on the Level, [London]: British Medical Journal, →ISBN, page 194:

     I have tried all the medium and short acting non-barbiturate sedatives since the war (including thalidomide) but they don’t work and I don’t trust the newfangled long acting, “safe” analgesics.

Synonyms

• fast-acting

Antonyms

• long-acting

Translations

having a pharmaceutical effect in the short term

• Bulgarian: действащ кратко време (dejstvašt kratko vreme)
• Finnish: lyhytvaikutteinen
• German: kurzwirksam
• Korean: 속효성 (sokhyoseong)