March 21, 2025

The New Hit Depression Treatment? A Ketamine-Derived Nasal Spray

by The Journal

After it was approved in 2019, Spravato, a depression treatment derived from the club drug ketamine, was looking like a dud. But recently it has taken off, and it surpassed $1 billion in annual sales last year for its maker, Johnson and Johnson.


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-J&J’s Ketamine-Derived Drug Is Taking Off 

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