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Esketamine nasal spray for treatment‐resistant depression
Author(s) -
Chaplin Steve
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.1845
Subject(s) - medicine , nasal spray , depression (economics) , adverse effect , treatment resistant depression , nasal administration , pharmacology , major depressive disorder , economics , macroeconomics , amygdala
A nasal spray formulation of esketamine (Spravato) was licensed as adjunctive therapy for the management of adults with treatment‐resistant major depression in December. This article discusses the properties, clinical trial efficacy and adverse effects of this new treatment option.