The FDA’s latest approval of the nasal spray Spravato (esketamine) CIII marks a major shift in how major depressive disorder is managed, allowing people who have tried at least two oral ...

The FDA says esketamine, an antidepressant derived from the anesthetic and party drug ketamine, can now be prescribed on its own. It was approved... The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has ...

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Esketamine is the first monotherapy for MDD with inadequate response to two oral antidepressants, approved after a priority FDA review. Clinical trials showed esketamine's rapid efficacy, with 22. ...

Johnson & Johnson has announced the FDA’s approval of a first-of-its-kind, esketamine nasal spray called Spravato for the standalone treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD), PTSD ...

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 FDA has approved a supplemental new drug application for Spravato, an esketamine nasal spray that can be used as monotherapy for adults with treatment-resistant depression, Johnson & Johnson ...

The drug is now cleared for use as a standalone treatment for depression. Spravato is made from esketamine, one of two mirror-image molecules found in the anesthetic ketamine. It was approved in ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a supplemental new drug application allowing esketamine nasal spray (Spravato; Johnson & Johnson) to be used as a standalone treatment in ...