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self-administration

  • a word derived from administration.
    administration
    noun
    the management of any office, business, or organization; direction.

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“The approval of FluMist for self-administration is an important step forward in making vaccines more accessible to fight the high annual burden of influenza,” Iskra Reic, an AstraZeneca executive, said in a statement.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2024

"Its potential for at-home self-administration would further expand accessibility and reduce personnel costs, making it a promising intervention for individuals who may experience barriers accessing face-to-face clinical care."

From Science Daily ● Apr. 10, 2024

Known as "physician-assisted dying", it permits doctors to prescribe lethal drugs for self-administration.

From BBC ● Feb. 29, 2024

Upon its return to Chinese rule in 1997, Hong Kong was promised 50 years of self-administration.

From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2021

This self-administration of justice seemed now her life’s sole aim.

From The Flockmaster of Poison Creek by P. V. E. (Percy Van Eman) Ivory