"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,

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.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the approval for Johnson & Johnson’s nasal spray Spravato to allow its standalone use in patients with depression, the company said on Jan 21.

Ketamine therapy is now a mainstream prescription for treatment-resistant depression. Read more at straitstimes.com.

J&J on Tuesday said the green light makes Spravato the first and only monotherapy for adults with major depressive disorder who have had an inadequate response to at least two oral antidepressants.

CIII nasal spray, marking the first monotherapy to be approved for adults with treatment-resistant depression (TRD). According to the company, approval was supported by a pivotal placebo-controlled study in which Spravato demonstrated rapid and superior improvements in depressive symptoms as early as 24 hours,

The FDA approved Johnson & Johnson's Spravato, a ketamine-based nasal spray, to treat adults with major depressive disorder who have not responded to at least two oral antidepressants. This approval addresses the need for new options for treatment-resistant 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.

The FDA approves Spravato, a nasal spray derived from Ketamine, to help some people treat depression. Dr. Bill Hartman from UW Health shares more.

A nasal spray therapy for treatment-resistant major depressive disorder (MDD) has now been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use on its own, making it the first-ever approved standalone treatment for this condition.

Here's what MDs want you to know about Spravato, the latest FDA-approved standalone nasal spray for depression.