Johnson & Johnson’s Fast-Acting Depression Drug Is Approved
- Drug is first major advance in depression drugs since Prozac
- Companies like Sage, Allergan also studying fast-acting drugs
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Severely depressed patients will have a new, fast-acting treatment option after the U.S. approved a breakthrough drug that has the potential to upend how the condition is treated.
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday greenlighted Johnson & Johnson’s nasal spray Spravato, a close chemical cousin of the anesthetic ketamine that works quickly to alleviate symptoms of depression.