People with treatment-resistant depression can now take Spravato's ketamine-derived nasal spray as a standalone treatment.
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 ...
Because it is still awaiting approval, Medicare does not typically cover the use of ketamine infusion for treating mental ...
Here's what MDs want you to know about Spravato, the latest FDA-approved standalone nasal spray for depression.
Spravato is now the first stand-alone therapy for treatment-resistant depression, for patients who haven't responded to oral ...
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".
The FDA approves Spravato, a nasal spray derived from Ketamine, to help some people treat depression. Dr. Bill Hartman from UW Health shares more.
Once seen as an alternative option, the ketamine nasal spray Spravato is now a mainstream prescription for treatment-resistant depression, often recommended in standard guides, he added.