Monkey 39-week intranasal, highest dose: ~8-fold (systemic) and ~12-fold (local) vs human at MRHD
“At the highest dose tested in the 39-week study, safety margins for local and systemic toxicity were approximately 12- and 8-fold, respectively.”
✓ VerifiedFDA pharmacology/toxicology review, p. 4Source ↗
NOAEL / key findings
Reversible nasal olfactory/respiratory epithelium degeneration in 13-week rat; rat intranasal NOAEL 12.5 mg/day
“The primary toxicity following IN administration in rat consisted of olfactory and respiratory epithelium degeneration and regeneration in the 13-week repeat dosing study which resolved over a 4-week recovery period. The NOAEL for IN administration in rat was 12.5 mg/day.”
✓ VerifiedFDA pharmacology/toxicology review, p. 9Source ↗