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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first-ever stand-alone nasal spray to treat drug-resistant depression. Johnson & Johnson's Spravato was approved to treat a major depressive disorder,

The approval of Spravato for the monotherapy indication in TRD was supported by data from the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 4 TRD4005 trial.

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