On Tuesday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Johnson & Johnson's hallucinogenic drug esketamine (brand name Spravato) nasal spray as a "monotherapy" treatment for major depressive ...

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.

(A ketamine-derived drug called esketamine is approved for some people as part of treatment-resistant major depressive disorder in a certified clinical setting.) But doctors have developed a ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the nasal spray Spravato for the treatment of major depression in ...

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

The following is a summary of “Esketamine Treatment for Depression in Adults: A PRISMA Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” published in the January 2025 issue of Psychiatry by Fountoulakis et al.

Ketamine molecules contain two parts: S-ketamine (esketamine), which is like the left hand, and R-ketamine, which is like the right hand, McClure said. “Standard ketamine is a mixture of the two ...

Esketamine, the ketamine-derived nasal spray sold under the brand name Spravato (esketamine), is indicated for patients with treatment-resistant depression. In October 2023, the FDA warned about ...

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 ...

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 ...

Medicaid in Wisconsin has expanded to cover ketamine infusions as of Jan. 1, sparking conversations about the nuances in type ...

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