JnJ sells nasal ketamine for depression

What is the worst source of info on drugs? - Big Pharma press releases on their own product.

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SPRAVATO® (esketamine) approved in the US as the first and only monotherapy for adults with treatment-resistant depression

Special K (ketamine) is called a psychedelic.

[Matthew "Chandler" Perry would love it, wouldn't he?] Following U.S. FDA Priority Review, approval is based on data demonstrating SPRAVATO® alone met its primary endpoint at 4 weeks and led to rapid and superior improvement in depressive symptoms compared to placebo as early as 24 hours [1].

SPRAVATO® alone showed a rapid and superior improvement vs. placebo in the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) total score, with numerical improvements across all 10 MADRS items seen at day 28 in a post-hoc analysis [2].

• AUDIO: Article with jnj.com press release

Monotherapy data adds to well-established clinical efficacy and real-world safety profile

TITUSVILLE, New Jersey, Jan. 21, 2025 – Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for SPRAVATO® (esketamine) CIII nasal spray, making this innovative treatment the first and only monotherapy for adults living with major depressive disorder (MDD) who have had an inadequate response to at least two oral antidepressants.

MDD is one of the most common psychiatric disorders, with an estimated 21 million adults in the U.S. living with the disease. About one-third of adults will not respond to oral antidepressants alone, which has a significant negative impact on the quality of life of those affected. MDD has a high economic burden, with nearly half of it attributable to treatment-resistant depression (TRD) [3,4,5]. More

• Johnson & Johnson (jnj.com), 1/21/25; Seth Auberon, Pfc. Sandoval (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Rockefeller: no natural meds, all Big Pharma

Mike MacRae as "Mitt Romney," Guest Host Craig "Pasta" Jardula, comedic sidekick Kurt Metzger (TJDS at jimmydore.com); Ashley Wells, CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

What is the goal of Big Pharma? - Big Profit$

John D. Rockefeller KILLED natural medicine and started Big Pharma to consolidate Big Oil, war for profit, and "allopathic" toxic synthetic chemicals as "medicine," giving symptomatic relief -- costly "treatments" -- while outlawing the use of the word "cure" for any medical claim. Natural medicinals, which worked for centuries or longer in the case of Native American herbs and wholistic care.

Thoughtcrime is a de facto crime (1984).

Who was behind the takedown of Russell Brand? When mainstream media giants investigate, fabricate, and insinuate, it's over. But why did Brand need to silenced? And who was behind the push to dredge up 20-year-old incidents no one was complaining about? Was Brand a promiscuous slut? Admittedly so. Was YouTube eager to find any reason to deplatform the popular influencer? He had to be stopped at all costs. So what if he's not been found guilty of anything? He wasn't being investigated, so an investigation was opened to justify maligning him and keeping him off the utility that YouTube has become for so many influencers. Censor yourself or be censored.

The New Medicine (Meditating Brain)

A dramatic movement is taking place in hospitals and clinics across the country, integrating the best of high-tech medicine with a new attitude that recognizes it is essential to the healing process to treat the patient as a whole person rather than a cog in an assembly line.

THE NEW MEDICINE suggests that medical practice in America may be on the brink of a transformation. Driven by new scientific findings revealing that the mind plays a critical role in the body's capacity to heal, doctors are beginning to embrace a new range of treatments, including many once considered on the fringes of science.

Hosted by Dana Reeve, in one of her last public projects, THE NEW MEDICINE goes inside medical schools, healthcare clinics, research institutions, and private practices to show physicians at work on the cutting edge of this new approach. By paying attention to a person's cultural values and lifestyle, stresses and supports, these doctors acknowledge the important role that patients can and should play in their own healing and healthcare.

American Buddhist monk meditating with electrodes attached in PBS's the New Medicine (photo courtesy of Middlemarch Films/TPT)

Can we train our minds to make us more resilient to illness? Tibetan Buddhists are able to achieve astounding control of mind over body through meditation. Buddhist monk Barry Kerzin, an American who has lived in India for almost 20 years, agreed to participate in a research study with several other monks with the support of the Dalai Lama.

The study measured the effect of meditation on the brain as well as the body, using both EEG to detect electronic patterns in the brain and MRI, which pinpoints the areas of the brain that are being activated. The first hour of The New Medicine follows stories where meditation and self-hypnosis are integrated with high-tech medicine to treat chronic pain, promote recovery from surgery, and improve a premature baby's chances of survival.

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