A nasal spray that contains esketamine — a potent derivative of ketamine — can now be taken on its own to treat adults with ...

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

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.

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

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 ...

Ketamine has been used as an anesthetic before surgeries for decades, but it can also be an option for those struggling with ...

"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 ...

Because it is still awaiting approval, Medicare does not typically cover the use of ketamine infusion for treating mental ...

The FDA says esketamine, an antidepressant derived from the anesthetic and party drug ketamine, can now be prescribed on its ...

Esketamine, the chemical name for Spravato, is a chemical mirror image of anesthetic ketamine, which is also abused as a recreational party drug and goes by the street nickname "Special K".

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 ...