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Cariprazine, sold under the brand name Vraylar among others, is an atypical antipsychotic developed by Gedeon Richter, [8] which is used in the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. [9] It is also prescribed as an add-on treatment for bipolar depression [ 10 ] and major depressive disorder . [ 6 ]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded approval for Johnson & Johnson’s nasal spray, Spravato, to allow it to be used as a standalone treatment for patients with severe depression, the ...
Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine) – a pro-drug stimulant used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and binge eating disorder; Vyvanse is converted into Dexedrine in vivo; Viibryd – an antidepressant of the serotonin modulator and stimulators class; Vivactil (protriptyline) an antidepressant also used in the treatment of nerve pain
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first approved the use of intranasal esketamine —an enantiomer of ketamine—for the use of ketamine-derived therapy for treatment-resistant depression, in 2019, [11] leading to the creation and expansion of telemedicine-based companies that practice KAP, such as Mindbloom. [12]
The only form of ketamine that is FDA-approved for treatment-resistant depression is Spravato, which includes one molecule of ketamine and only comes in the form of a nasal spray.
Ketamine was first synthesized in 1962, derived from phencyclidine in pursuit of a safer anesthetic with fewer hallucinogenic effects. [29] [30] It was approved for use in the United States in 1970. [19] It has been regularly used in veterinary medicine and was extensively used for surgical anesthesia in the Vietnam War. [31]
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Bristol Myers Squibb's schizophrenia drug late on Thursday, making it the first new type of antipsychotic medicine in decades. The ...
Antipsychotics by class Generic name Brand names Chemical class ATC code Typical antipsychotics; Acepromazine: Atravet, Acezine: phenothiazine: N05AA04