How to Use intranasal in a Sentence

intranasal

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  • People can now order the intranasal flu vaccine online and use it at home.
    — Liz Szabo, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Is there a file drawer problem in intranasal oxytocin research?
    — Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2016
  • An intranasal vaccine could do this by stimulating the immune system in the mucus of our noses.
    — Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2022
  • Many experts say that without funding, intranasal vaccines may remain nothing more than a promising idea.
    — Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2022
  • The intranasal solution was found to improve their cognitive function.
    — Shannon McDonagh, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
  • In India, Bharat Biotech is also testing an intranasal vaccine.
    — Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Apr. 2022
  • One third of the participants received a low dose of the intranasal vaccine, one third received a high dose of the vaccine and one third received a placebo.
    — Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Plus, an intranasal inoculation is usually easier to offer to young kids and those with a fear of needles.
    — Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 10 Aug. 2021
  • Their lab has published a number of papers reporting that an intranasal spray of oxytocin alters human behaviour.
    — Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2016
  • This is an unusual case of a child presenting with an intranasal tooth and nasal symptoms following trauma a number of years earlier.
    — Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2015
  • Sublingual and intranasal treatments now exist for treating migraines, seizures, and opioid overdose.
    — Eleanor Garrow-Holding, STAT, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The biotech’s goal is to find two antibodies that can be used together to block a wide swath of strains — either as an intravenous injection or an intranasal spray.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2021
  • The first human clinical trial for the intranasal vaccine is intended to prevent and slow the progression of the disease.
    — Julia Musto, Fox News, 16 Nov. 2021
  • Most vaccines are administered via injection, with some exceptions like intranasal or oral vaccines.
    — Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2025
  • But vaccine makers might have a new shot in a few months, designed around circulating variants, or even an intranasal option that can stop infections sooner.
    — Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2021
  • For symptoms such as nasal congestion during pregnancy, a decongestant called oxymetazoline in its intranasal form is the drug of choice.
    — Macarius Mwinisungee Donneyong, Fortune Well, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Thanks in part to Shah’s work, an intranasal version of the drug is expected to receive FDA approval as soon as next year.
    — Alice Levitt, Vox, 24 July 2018
  • An intranasal vaccine can also be self-administered at home, with minimal instruction.
    — Daniel P. Oran, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2021
  • But one of the downsides of self-testing, as well as untrained user testing, is the limited knowledge of intranasal and nasopharyngeal anatomy.
    — Nina Shapiro, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
  • One of the few mucosal vaccines to reach the final stage of clinical trials so far is an intranasal option produced by the company Codagenix.
    — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Douglas also noted that an intranasal vaccine had earned approval in India, but clinical trial data on that vaccine has not yet been published.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 12 Oct. 2022
  • However, oral or intranasal forms of ketamine are also used illegally as a street (or recreational) drug, and are known to cause hallucinations , Abagyan said.
    — Fox News, 9 May 2017
  • Enbumyst, a bumetanide nasal spray developed by Corstasis Therapeutics, is the first intranasal loop diuretic to be cleared for use in the US.
    — New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2025
  • By contrast, following treatments which increased oxytocin levels, such as intranasal oxytocin, blood plasma was a positive predictor of central oxytocin.
    — Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 3 May 2017
  • Extraction of the intranasal tooth was performed under direct vision by the oral surgeon, with an approximate operating time of 10 minutes.
    — Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2015
  • Many vets stock oral or intranasal vaccines for Bordetella and parainfluenza, and injectable canine influenza and Lyme vaccines.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The University of Oxford is now testing intranasal vaccination in a phase 1 trial, which will assess the safety of the vaccine in a small number of people.
    — Marla Broadfoot, Scientific American, 3 May 2022
  • An intranasal booster induced immune memory cells and antibodies in the nose and throat, and strengthened protection from the initial vaccination, the researchers reported.
    — Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Experts recommend going to the doc and starting allergy meds, like intranasal antihistamines, corticosteroids, or oral antihistamines, as soon as possible.
    — Christine Clarridge, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The University of Oxford has been testing an intranasal version of the vaccine scientists there developed with AstraZeneca.
    — Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Apr. 2022

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