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Concomitant Use of SPRAVATO with Opioids

Last Updated: 10/28/2024

SUMMARY

The concomitant use of opioid medications with SPRAVATO nasal spray has not been studied. Across the phase 3 program in treatment-resistant depression, the use of opioids was prohibited.¹^,²

Literature Search

A literature search of MEDLINE^®, EMBASE^®, BIOSIS Previews^®, and DERWENT^® (and/or other resources, including internal/external databases) pertaining to this topic was conducted on 09 October 2024.

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1	Daly EJ, Trivedi MH, Janik A, et al. Efficacy of esketamine nasal spray plus oral antidepressant treatment for relapse prevention in patients with treatment-resistant depression: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 2019;76(9):893-903.
2	Popova V, Daly EJ, Trivedi M, et al. Efficacy and safety of flexibly dosed esketamine nasal spray combined with a newly initiated oral antidepressant in treatment-resistant depression: a randomized double-blind active-controlled study. Am J Psychiatry. 2019;176(6):428-438.