How to Use transdermal in a Sentence

transdermal

adjective
  • Once in the body, the transdermal version of donepezil works similarly to the oral formulation of the drug.
    Mariana Lenharo, Health.com, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Vape pens that use a cartridge of concentrate, oils and even a transdermal patch that can be placed directly on the body.
    David Anderson, The Aegis, 1 Mar. 2018
  • The new law says that the product can be provided via a tablet, capsules, transdermal patches, and oils for use in an inhaler.
    al, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The opioid drugs in question were a tablet called Nucynta (divested since 2015) and Duragesic, a transdermal fentanyl patch.
    Ellen Florian, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2019
  • The most successful of these was a transdermal patch called Duragesic, which allowed for the slow, controlled release of fentanyl in patients with chronic pain.
    Alex W. Palmer, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2019
  • It can be given intravenously and is also prescribed as a lozenge, tablet, spray or transdermal patch.
    Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2022
  • The microneedle patch was designed with transdermal patches in mind, Prausnitz said.
    Sara G. Miller Staff Writer, Fox News, 29 June 2017
  • There is only limited evidence for the use of transdermal CBD.
    Jenny Wilkerson, chicagotribune.com, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Its founder, Jens Hansen is most known for developing the Nicorette transdermal patch and Taclonex ointment for psoriasis.
    Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Lee used a method called transdermal optical imaging, which measures blood flow in the skin, to see what was behind his son’s neutral facial expression.
    Christiane Gelitz, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2021
  • Some people might need a simple topical cream while others will want something stronger like transdermal patches, capsules or vape pens.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2022
  • There are also new methods of delivery: Taking hormones via transdermal patch, rather than a pill, allows the medication to bypass the liver, which seems to eliminate the risk of clots.
    Susan Dominus, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The association was strongest for high-potency drugs like oxycodone and for long-acting drugs like methadone and transdermal fentanyl.
    Nicholas Bakalar, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2018
  • There’s hundreds of strains, hundreds of products: oils, tinctures, capsules, transdermal patches.
    Matthew Ormseth, courant.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Published in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, the research looked at ten adult males and initiated body sweat through a substance secreted through a transdermal patch, as opposed to just getting sweaty in nature.
    Rachel Jacoby Zoldan, SELF, 7 Aug. 2017
  • One is testing nicotine transdermal patches to reduce symptoms in those with mild cognitive impairment.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2019
  • Despite significant advances in injectable, transdermal and nasal routes for drug administration, the oral route is preferred because of its convenience for the patient.
    Chao Yan, Scientific American, 17 June 2020
  • It's often administered via injection or transdermal patch, or in lozenge form for pain after surgery, for difficult-to-manage chronic pain and for people who have developed a tolerance to other opioids.
    Nancy Coleman, CNN, 29 June 2017
  • Neupro — and most transdermal patches — delivers the active ingredient at a constant rate over 24 hours, allowing the bioavailability and effectiveness of the drug to remain constant.
    Steven Edwards, WIRED, 10 May 2007
  • And according to a medical study in 2015, thermal waters that are particularly iron-rich have even been known to alleviate symptoms of anemia through transdermal absorption.
    Laura Neilson, Vogue, 31 May 2022
  • Ventures is also developing a psilocybin transdermal patch for use in clinical therapeutic applications.
    A.j. Herrington, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2022

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