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

Ketamine, a dissociative anesthetic, has carved itself a spot in the world of mental health care over the past two decades.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded its approval of a ketamine nasal spray, Spravato (esketamine), as a standalone therapy for adults with treatment-resistant depression.

After the rejection of Lykos Therapeutics’ MDMA-based PTSD treatment tempered excitement for psychedelic therapeutics, a ...

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 ...

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Typically, the only ketamine-derived treatment for depression that insurance will cover is the FDA-approved nasal spray esketamine (Spravato). Because the FDA hasn't approved IV ketamine for ...

Research also suggests that esketamine nasal spray doesn’t affect thinking skills the way high doses of ketamine do. What’s Next Along with treatment-resistant depression, Spravato is approved ...

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”.

Medicare does not typically cover ketamine infusions for mental health conditions. However, it may cover Spravato, an FDA-approved drug deriving from ketamine, for treatment-resistant depression.