Spravato is now the first stand-alone therapy for treatment-resistant depression, for patients who haven’t responded to oral antidepressants. On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Johnson & Johnson’s nasal spray,

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

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Johnson & Johnson’s ketamine-derived nasal spray to help millions of U.S. patients suffering from severe depression.

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.

"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,

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.

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 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.

People with treatment-resistant depression can now take Spravato's ketamine-derived nasal spray as a standalone treatment.

On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Johnson & Johnson’s nasal ... Spravato, which is derived from ketamine, is not a new drug—it first came on the market in 2019.

Johnson & Johnson, said in a news release. “For too long, health care providers have had few options to offer patients much-needed symptom improvement." The nasal spray was first approved by the ...

CIII allows people who have tried at least two oral antidepressants to use the spray on its own – without the need for more medication.