Spravato is now the first stand-alone therapy for treatment-resistant depression, for patients who haven’t responded to oral antidepressants. On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Johnson & Johnson’s nasal spray,

The announcement was welcome news for those with major depressive disorder, which affects an estimated 8.3% of the adult population.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Johnson & Johnson’s ketamine-derived nasal spray to help millions of U.S. patients suffering from severe depression.

"Treatment-resistant depression can be very complicated, especially for patients who do not respond to oral antidepressants or cannot tolerate them. For too long, health care providers have had few options to offer patients much-needed symptom improvement,

An emerging treatment for clinical depression has reached an important milestone. This week, the Food and Drug Administration approved Johnson & Johnson’s ketamine-based nasal spray, Spravato, as a standalone therapy for cases of depression that haven’t responded to other options.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Spravato, a nasal spray developed by Johnson & Johnson, as a standalone treatment for adults with major depressive disorder who have not responded to at least two other antidepressants.

People with treatment-resistant depression can now take Spravato's ketamine-derived nasal spray as a standalone treatment.

CIII allows people who have tried at least two oral antidepressants to use the spray on its own – without the need for more medication.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the approval for Johnson & Johnson’s nasal spray Spravato to allow its standalone use in patients with depression, the company said on Jan 21.

Ketamine therapy is now a mainstream prescription for treatment-resistant depression. Read more at straitstimes.com.

On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Johnson & Johnson’s nasal ... Spravato, which is derived from ketamine, is not a new drug—it first came on the market in 2019.

The FDA approved Johnson & Johnson's Spravato, a ketamine-based nasal spray, to treat adults with major depressive disorder who have not responded to at least two oral antidepressants. This approval addresses the need for new options for treatment-resistant depression,