short-acting

adjective

1. (of a drug) quickly effective, but requiring regularly repeated doses for long-term treatment, being rapidly absorbed, distributed in the body, and excreted Compare intermediate-acting long-acting

Example Sentences

Alternative approaches others are pursuing include starting with very short-acting psychedelics related to psilocybin, and modifying them chemically so things last longer.

From BBC

Haggerty, who started on Sublocade this spring, said the medication doesn’t give him the same highs and lows as short-acting buprenorphine, instead evenly taking away his fentanyl craving.

From Seattle Times

The manufacturer’s instructions call for people to be on the short-acting form of buprenorphine for seven days before starting Sublocade, in part to make sure they can tolerate the medication.

From Seattle Times

The Danish drugmaker said Tuesday that pre-filled pens and vials of long- and short-acting insulins will see list price reductions.

From Seattle Times

It also stabilizes opioid levels in users who might experience the nausea, chills and sweating of withdrawals from powerful but short-acting opioids such as fentanyl or heroin.

From Washington Post