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I am taking Fluvoxamine 100 mg for last 10 days. The chemist gave me a Fluvoxamine 100 mg CR. Are these both the same medicine?
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Dr. Krithishree
Psychiatrist
14 yrs exp
Mangalore
Both are same drug preparation.
CR is control release preparation. So as to release d drug slowly into d blood stream.
Action would be same.
CR preparations r little expensive Dan d other.
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