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.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the nasal spray Spravato for the treatment of major depression in people who have not responded to at least two oral antidepressants.

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 said on Tuesday.

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, and similar psychiatric conditions.

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

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.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first-ever stand-alone nasal spray to treat drug-resistant depression. Johnson & Johnson's Spravato was approved to treat a major depressive disorder,

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Approval of Spravato, granted following FDA priority review, was based on the results of ... exhibited numerical improvements for all 10 items on the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS). After four weeks, 22.5% of patients taking Spravato ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Johnson & Johnson's nasal spray, Spravato (esketamine), as the first standalone therapy for adults suffering from major depressive disorder (MDD) who have not responded adequately to at least two oral antidepressants.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the antidepressant nasal spray Spravato as a standalone treatment for depression in adults.

Major depression has one of the highest economic burdens of any psychiatric disorder,” he pointed out. Now, the FDA has also approved Spravato for treating adults with MDD who have not responded ...