“So, if an antidepressant isn’t working for a client now what we can do is we can stop that antidepressant and initiate the esketamine, the Spravato, without continuing another drug,” said ...

A nasal spray that contains esketamine — a potent derivative of ketamine — can now be taken on its own to treat adults with severe depression, the FDA says. Here's what that means.

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of esketamine nasal spray as a standalone treatment for adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) who have not responded adequately ...

The move expands access to the novel mental health treatment, which has shown rapid symptom improvement for the past few years now. Federal regulators approved Johnson & Johnson’s (NYSE: JNJ) nasal ...

The FDA has approved esketamine (Spravato) nasal spray as a monotherapy for adults with treatment-resistant depression. This approval applies to individuals who have had an inadequate response to at ...

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Spravato (esketamine) CIII nasal spray for adults living with major depressive disorder who have had an ...

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Spravato (esketamine) CIII nasal spray for adults living with major depressive disorder who have had ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Johnson & Johnson's nasal spray Spravato (esketamine) as a standalone treatment for adults with treatment-resistant depression. This landmark decision ...

Esketamine, the chemical name for Spravato, is a chemical mirror image of anesthetic ketamine, which is also abused as a recreational party drug and goes by the street nickname “Special K”.

However, Spravato contains a different form of ketamine than the version that is used intravenously—a chemical sibling called esketamine. In the years since its approval, Spravato and ketamine ...