An antidepressant containing a form of the drug ketamine has been added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), making ...

Unlike older medications that target serotonin – a “feel-good” chemical in the brain – the ketamine-based nasal spray works ...

A new nasal spray, that’s chemically similar to Ketamine, is being added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, for adults ...

A drug derived from ketamine will be added to the PBS, helping tens of thousands of Australians struggling with depression to ...

A groundbreaking nasal spray using a form of ketamine to treat stubborn depression is set to become more accessible and affordable for thousands of Australians. The spray, known as Spravato, will be ...

Johnson & Johnson has priced its new Spravato nasal spray for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) too high to offer value for money, says a US cost-effectiveness body. The Institute for Clinical ...

The federal government has bankrolled the use of an artificial ketamine nasal spray to combat treatment-resistant depression, ...

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patients will still need to pay for the professional clinic visits required for supervised administration of the nasal spray. "While I think [listing Spravato on the PBS] is a useful step ...

An antidepressant containing a form of the drug ketamine has been added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), making it much cheaper for the estimated 30,000 Australians with treatment ...