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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It depends on the medication, but that’s pretty much it exactly. Instead of taking more than one dose a day, your medicine has some that starts working right away, and some that dissolves slowly over time so the drug stays in your system for a longer stretch of time.

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