https://www.selleckchem.com/pr....oducts/pkr-in-c16.ht
An intranasal formulation of esketamine, the S enantiomer of ketamine, in conjunction with an oral antidepressant, has been approved by the FDA for treating treatment-resistant major depressive disorder (TRD) in 2019, almost 50 years after it was approved as an intravenous anesthetic. In contrast to traditional antidepressants, ketamine shows a rapid (within 2 h) and sustained (∼7 days) antidepressant effect and has significant positive effects on antisuicidal ideation. Ketamine's antidepressant mechanism is predominantly mediated by