Nasal Spray COVID Preventives Are Finally in Development

Different methods of drug delivery give us more tools to fight disease Credit: James Olstein Advertisement Covid is credited with propelling clinical innovation. But for a disease that seems to start in people’s noses, none of the available drugs or vaccines are delivered intranasally. Killing the virus before it travels into our lower airways could … Read more

Nasal Spray COVID Preventives Are Finally in Development

Different methods of drug delivery give us more tools to fight disease Credit: James Olstein Advertisement Covid is credited with propelling clinical innovation. But for a disease that seems to start in people’s noses, none of the available drugs or vaccines are delivered intranasally. Killing the virus before it travels into our lower airways could … Read more

Nasal spray: Physics suggests a better way to use medicines

By Bas den Hond A woman using a nasal spray Image Point Fr/Shutterstock Close one nostril, stick nozzle up the other, squeeze. The usual way to spray medicine into the nose is the obvious one, but it may not be the most effective, says Saikat Basu at South Dakota State University. That’s according to his … Read more