Eli5: how does “modified-release”medication capsules work?

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I have modified release meds, I noticed there are two coloured balls as the filling. I wonder if the white ones are non coated immediate release, and the blue coated are slow? Is it simply a delay due to a coating taking time to digest to release the medication?

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A genious non “mechanical” example is Vyvance Which is l-dex and r-dex … r-dex gets metabolized into l-dex which then is absorbed. so without a coating it achieves an extended release. The L-dex first immediately being absorbed then as your body changes the r-dex to l-dex it gets absorbed. (L and R describe an angle on the molecule. Left or right leaning).

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