The Food and Drug Administration approved Johnson & Johnson's Spravato last month for treatment-resistant depression. J&J on Tuesday said the first patients have been treated and up to 800 clinics are certified to administer the drug.
Up to 800 health centers have been approved to administer Johnson & Johnson's new ketamine-like depression drug, which was cleared for sale last month, and patients are already using it, the company said Tuesday.
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