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.

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 FDA has approved the use of Spravato, an antidepressant nasal spray, as a standalone treatment for depression in the U.S. Sue Varma discusses why she supports the use of the drug and how it may help those suffering from depression.

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,

The NDA is supported by data from a clinical trial that compared the absorption and efficacy of the nasal treatment with oral and IV bumetanide in 68 healthy adults.

The expanded indication allows esketamine nasal spray to be used as a standalone treatment in adults with MDD who have not responded to at least two oral antidepressants.

Approval of Spravato, granted following FDA priority review, was based on the results of ... compared with 7.6% of patients taking placebo. Spravato nasal spray is administered by the patient under the supervision of a health care provider in a health ...

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

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.

A ketamine-based nasal spray is officially the first and only standalone therapy available for treatment-resistant depression in the US. The FDA first approved the Johnson & Johnson drug, called Spravato (esketamine), for some cases of depression in 2019 ...

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of a nasal spray as a standalone treatment for major depressive disorder, offering a new option for those struggling with treatment ...