A nasal spray that contains esketamine — a potent derivative of ketamine — can now be taken on its own to treat adults with ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded its approval of a ketamine nasal spray, Spravato (esketamine), as a ...

Johnson & Johnson's ketamine-derived nasal spray has been approved as a standalone treatment to fight depression for those who had an inadequate response to oral antidepressants.

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 ...

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

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded approval for Johnson & Johnson's nasal spray, Spravato, to allow it to be used as a standalone treatment for patients with severe depression, the company ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first-ever anti-depression nasal spray, Spravato. The pharmaceutical ...

Ketamine has been used as an anesthetic before surgeries for decades, but it can also be an option for those struggling with ...

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 expanded ...

Because it is still awaiting approval, Medicare does not typically cover the use of ketamine infusion for treating mental health conditions. However, they may cover the FDA-approved nasal spray, ...

This treatment is delivered through a nasal spray and relies not on ketamine, but one of its two primary components called esketamine. The end result, Spravato has since been approved in 77 ...

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”.