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.
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Musk himself has said he uses the drug to treat depression, and he's frequently posted about it on X generally over the years.
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Johnson & Johnson's ketamine-derived nasal spray has been approved as a standalone treatment to fight depression. Here's what to know.
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.
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Ketamine, the controlled drug best known as a horse tranquilliser or party supplement, has in the last four years become a boon to scores of severely depressed patients in Singapore.