The New Hit Depression Treatment? A Ketamine-Derived Nasal Spray

After it was approved in 2019,Spravato, a depression treatment derived from the club drug ketamine, was looking like a dud. But recently it has taken off, and it surpassed $1 billion in annual sales last year for its maker, Johnson and Johnson.

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