How to Use self-administer in a Sentence

self-administer

verb
  • Players self-administered the therapy three times a week, 20 minutes each time, for 16 weeks.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Researchers believe the approach could let patients self-administer powerful protein drugs at home.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Prescription requirements for medicines that adults can safely self-administer add costs and delays without improving safety.
    — Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Both the Illinois law and New York’s pending law require patients to self-administer the medication.
    — Dr. Jeffrey Singer, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
  • For instance, rodents given GLP-1 drugs drink less alcohol, self-administer less cocaine and show less interest in nicotine.
    — Ziyad Al-Aly, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
  • For instance, rodents given GLP-1 drugs drink less alcohol, self-administer less cocaine and show less interest in nicotine.
    — Ziyad Al-Aly, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2026
  • That all changed in September 2024 when the FDA approved FluMist to be the first self-administer-able flu vaccine out there.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
  • The vaccine that people can now self-administer at home will have the same vial, same vaccine formulation and same effectiveness as the FluMist used by health-care providers, AstraZeneca said.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Currently, state law allows competent students to self-administer allergy, asthma, and diabetes medications, with parental consent and authorization from the school.
    — Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 14 Jan. 2025
  • In April 2026, Saphnelo launched a pen version, which is also FDA-approved, and allows patients to self-administer their treatments.
    — Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
  • Additionally, FluMist can be self-administered to those aged 18-49 and administered by a parent or caregiver to those aged 2-17.
    — Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • And people who are eager to lose extra weight — before a wedding or a vacation, for example — may choose to self-administer a higher-than-recommended dose, said Arthur Caplan, a bioethics professor at New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine.
    — Maia Rosenfeld, NBC news, 29 May 2026

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