FDA approves Johnson & Johnson’s nasal spray for depression

FDA approves standalone use of J&J’s ketamine-derived depression treatment
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.
J&J's ketamine-derived nasal spray approved by FDA to treat depression
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.
Ketamine Nasal Spray Approved as Standalone Treatment for Tough Depression Cases
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 standalone therapy for cases of depression that haven’t responded to other options.
US FDA approves J&J's ketamine-based therapy to treat depression
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Johnson & Johnson's ketamine-based nasal spray Spravato to treat adults with major depressive disorder, the company said on Tuesday. The approval paves the way for use of Spravato in patients whose disease has stopped responding to at least two oral anti-depressants.
FDA approves standalone nasal spray to treat depression
A one-time nasal spray has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a standalone treatment for depression.
FDA approves first-of-its-kind nasal spray for severe depression
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 just approved this ketamine-derived nasal spray for depression treatment
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Spravato, a nasal spray developed by Johnson & Johnson, as a standalone treatment for adults with major depressive disorder who have not responded to at least two other antidepressants.
FDA allows standalone use of nasal spray antidepressant Spravato (esketamine)
The FDA says esketamine, an antidepressant derived from the anesthetic and party drug ketamine, can now be prescribed on its own. It was approved in 2019 to treat severe depression.
J&J’s ketamine-based drug approved as standalone treatment
"Treatment-resistant depression can be very complicated, especially for patients who do not respond to oral antidepressants or cannot tolerate them. For too long, health care providers have had few options to offer patients much-needed symptom improvement,
Nose spray to treat depression? FDA approves first-of-its-kind medicine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a nose spray to help treat depression, Johnson & Johnson announced Tuesday.
FDA Clears Spravato For Monotherapy Depression Treatments
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Johnson & Johnson's nasal spray as a standalone treatment for severe forms of depression, officials said. The FDA granted approval to Spravato (esketamine) as the first monotherapy for adults with treatment-resistant depression,
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