Editor’s note, March 6, 9:30 a.m.: This story was updated to include information about the price of Spravato.
The Food and Drug Administration approved the first drug that can relieve depression in hours instead of weeks.
Esketamine, a chemical cousin of the anesthetic and party drug ketamine, represents the first truly new kind of depression drug since Prozac hit the market in 1988.
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