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New depression drug related to ketamine recommended by FDA panel
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<blockquote data-quote="Nelson Vergel" data-source="post: 138369" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>The influential panel voted 14-2 in favor of Johnson & Johnson's drug esketamine, a treatment developed to treat major depression in patients who have not benefited from at least two different therapies. The panel said the benefits of the nasal spray outweighed the risks. Side effects include dizziness, nausea and an unpleasant feeling of dissociation, according to the company. One member in the panel abstained from voting.</p><p></p><p>Esketamine is a variation of the anesthetic ketamine, which is also abused as a recreational party drug with the street name Special K. Intravenous infusions of ketamine have been shown to help people with severe depression who experience suicidal thoughts, but the researchers expect that the nasal spray will take effect more quickly and be easier to use.</p><p></p><p>"I think esketamine has the potential to be a game-changer in the treatment of depression ... I use the term potential because the issues of cost and patient accessibility need to be addressed," said Walter Dunn, a panel member who voted in favor of the approval.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/health/mental-health/new-depression-drug-related-ketamine-recommended-fda-panel-n970836" target="_blank">'Club drug' nasal spray for major depression recommended by FDA panel</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nelson Vergel, post: 138369, member: 3"] The influential panel voted 14-2 in favor of Johnson & Johnson's drug esketamine, a treatment developed to treat major depression in patients who have not benefited from at least two different therapies. The panel said the benefits of the nasal spray outweighed the risks. Side effects include dizziness, nausea and an unpleasant feeling of dissociation, according to the company. One member in the panel abstained from voting. Esketamine is a variation of the anesthetic ketamine, which is also abused as a recreational party drug with the street name Special K. Intravenous infusions of ketamine have been shown to help people with severe depression who experience suicidal thoughts, but the researchers expect that the nasal spray will take effect more quickly and be easier to use. "I think esketamine has the potential to be a game-changer in the treatment of depression ... I use the term potential because the issues of cost and patient accessibility need to be addressed," said Walter Dunn, a panel member who voted in favor of the approval. [URL="https://www.nbcnews.com/health/mental-health/new-depression-drug-related-ketamine-recommended-fda-panel-n970836"]'Club drug' nasal spray for major depression recommended by FDA panel[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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