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<blockquote data-quote="Marvin" data-source="post: 596728" data-attributes="member: 25832">Sorry to disagree,&nbsp; but &quot;film coated&quot; does NOT necessarily mean &quot;slow release&quot;&nbsp; or &quot;modified release&quot;.&nbsp; These latter terms are always signified by additional letters such as SR or MR,&nbsp; or by some other descriptive term like &quot;Slow&quot;&nbsp; or &quot;Retard&quot;.&nbsp; The leaflet in the packet will make it clear.&nbsp; AFAIK the term &quot;film coated&quot;&nbsp; as catherinecherub stated refers to an outer coating designed simply to help take the medication with less nasty taste and to protect the pill from moisture during storage.&nbsp; The coating dissolves almost immediately in the stomach and does not retard absorption in any way.&nbsp; Some brands of the statins I take state they are film coated,&nbsp; and other brands do not.&nbsp;&nbsp; I don&#039;t think film coating&nbsp; is an &quot;enteric&quot; coating, either (designed to protect the stomach lining against damage caused by physical contact with the drug).&nbsp; Unless the package information leaflet specifically says so,&nbsp; the pills you have will not be &quot;slow&quot; or &quot;modified&quot; release.&nbsp; But then,&nbsp; if your husband is one of the lucky ones who can cope with standard metformin, that doesn&#039;t matter.Perhaps any pharmacist who reads this thread can enlighten us further.....EDIT:&nbsp; Just Googled &quot;film coated tablets&quot;,&nbsp; and it seems there are all sorts of film coatings for different purposes..... some are to mask bitter tasting medication,&nbsp; others do affect rate of release, and/or enteric properties.&nbsp; The best guide to what kind of tablets you actually have is the patient information leaflet in the packaging.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Marvin, post: 596728, member: 25832"] Sorry to disagree, but "film coated" does NOT necessarily mean "slow release" or "modified release". These latter terms are always signified by additional letters such as SR or MR, or by some other descriptive term like "Slow" or "Retard". The leaflet in the packet will make it clear. AFAIK the term "film coated" as catherinecherub stated refers to an outer coating designed simply to help take the medication with less nasty taste and to protect the pill from moisture during storage. The coating dissolves almost immediately in the stomach and does not retard absorption in any way. Some brands of the statins I take state they are film coated, and other brands do not. I don't think film coating is an "enteric" coating, either (designed to protect the stomach lining against damage caused by physical contact with the drug). Unless the package information leaflet specifically says so, the pills you have will not be "slow" or "modified" release. But then, if your husband is one of the lucky ones who can cope with standard metformin, that doesn't matter. Perhaps any pharmacist who reads this thread can enlighten us further..... EDIT: Just Googled "film coated tablets", and it seems there are all sorts of film coatings for different purposes..... some are to mask bitter tasting medication, others do affect rate of release, and/or enteric properties. The best guide to what kind of tablets you actually have is the patient information leaflet in the packaging. [/QUOTE]

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