Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a significant cause of disability worldwide and the most common illness preceding suicide. On March 5, 2019, the nasal spray drug, esketamine, also known as Spravato (by Janssen Pharmaceuticals), was approved by the FDA for treatment-resistant major depression.
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Esketamine is indicated in combination with an oral antidepressant for the treatment of treatment-resistant depression in adults. It is also indicated for the treatment of depressive symptoms in adults with major depressive disorder experiencing acute suicidal ideation or behaviour.
Cancer hospital and institute of Guangzhou medical university, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, Beijing, China
Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Anesthesiology Department of Affiliated Eye and ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Beijing University First Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
Tianjin Nankai Hospital, Tianjin, Tianjin, China
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