A new ketamine-based antidepressant raises hope — and questions

The anesthetic drug’s long-term effects on people aren’t clear

depression drug

FAST RELIEF  A new drug based on the anesthetic ketamine relieves depression in hard-to-treat cases, but its long-term consequences are unknown.

Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

With great fanfare, a new antidepressant entered the U.S.