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SPRAVATO®

(esketamine)

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SPRAVATO - What is SPRAVATO?

Last Updated: 01/24/2025

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Here is a passage from the SPRAVATO MEDICATION GUIDE which may be helpful to address your question.

What is SPRAVATO?

  • SPRAVATO is a prescription medicine used:
    • with or without an antidepressant taken by mouth, to treat adults with treatment-resistant depression (TRD).1
    • with an antidepressant taken by mouth, to treat depressive symptoms in adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) with suicidal thoughts or actions.1
  • SPRAVATO is not for use as a medicine to prevent or relieve pain (anesthetic). It is not known if SPRAVATO is safe and effective as an anesthetic medicine.1
  • It is not known if SPRAVATO is safe and effective for use in preventing suicide or in reducing suicidal thoughts or actions. SPRAVATO is not for use in place of hospitalization if your healthcare provider determines that hospitalization is needed, even if improvement is experienced after the first dose of SPRAVATO.1
  • It is not known if SPRAVATO is safe and effective in children.1

additional information

This information is provided ONLY in response to your request and is not intended as medical advice, to promote the use of our product, or suggest use in any manner other than as described in the PRESCRIBING INFORMATION. All decisions regarding your medical treatment should be made with your healthcare professional(s). Please contact your healthcare professional(s) to discuss the information in this response.

Please refer to the attached full PRESCRIBING INFORMATION and the MEDICATION GUIDE for SPRAVATO.1

References

1 SPRAVATO (esketamine) nasal spray [Prescribing Information]. Titusville, NJ: Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc; https://www.janssenlabels.com/package-insert/product-monograph/prescribing-information/SPRAVATO-pi.pdf.