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

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,

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.

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.

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.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the nasal spray Spravato for the treatment of major depression in people who have not responded to at least two oral antidepressants.

A one-time nasal spray has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a standalone treatment for depression.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Johnson & Johnson's nasal spray, Spravato (esketamine), as the first standalone therapy for adults suffering from major depressive disorder (MDD) who have not responded adequately to at least two oral antidepressants.

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,

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

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.