The nasal route delivers medication as a:

The nasal route delivers medication as a:

• A. Delivered in spray
• B. Administered in the eye
• C. Administered in the ear
• D. Inhaled through the nose or mouth

Answer: (A)

Nasal administration is typically given as a spray into the nostrils. This form allows the medication to coat and be absorbed by the nasal mucosa, which can provide local effects like relief of nasal congestion or, in some cases, systemic absorption if the drug is designed for that route. The other options describe different routes: administering medication into the eye uses the ocular route, into the ear uses the otic route, and inhalation involves breathing in through the nose or mouth with inhalers or nebulizers. The nasal route, by contrast, is specifically delivered as a spray into the nasal passages.

Nasal administration is typically given as a spray into the nostrils. This form allows the medication to coat and be absorbed by the nasal mucosa, which can provide local effects like relief of nasal congestion or, in some cases, systemic absorption if the drug is designed for that route.

The other options describe different routes: administering medication into the eye uses the ocular route, into the ear uses the otic route, and inhalation involves breathing in through the nose or mouth with inhalers or nebulizers. The nasal route, by contrast, is specifically delivered as a spray into the nasal passages.