Approved Intranasal CNS Drugs and Their Delivery Mechanisms
How esketamine, naloxone and nalmefene use the nose to bypass the blood-brain barrier.
Tobias Wrenfield
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6 stories in Nose-to-Brain (N2B) Delivery.
How esketamine, naloxone and nalmefene use the nose to bypass the blood-brain barrier.
Mucus, tight junctions, and anatomy stand between a nasal spray and the brain.
Intranasal delivery bypasses the blood-brain barrier using direct nerve pathways to the brain.
Nanoparticles enable large biologics to reach the brain through the nasal cavity.
Human imaging confirmed insulin reaches the brain via nasal delivery within thirty minutes.
Distinguishing two nose-to-brain routes reveals how anatomical design shapes drug targeting.