See: Johnson & Johnson/Janssen Pharmaceutica esketamine patent. [0] The FDA just approved the use of the drug, [1] which is basically a ketamine molecule cut i

See: Johnson & Johnson/Janssen Pharmaceutica esketamine patent. [0] The FDA just approved the use of the drug, [1] which is basically a ketamine molecule cut in half (ketamine is a racemic molecule), [2] and J&J is selling it for HUNDREDS of dollars per treatment, while regular Ketalar brand ketamine is damn-near as cheap as saline. [0] https://patents.justia.com/patent/20140093592 https://patents.justia.com/patent/20140093592 [1] https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/03/05/700509903/fda-clears-esketamine-nasal-spray-for-hard-to-treat-depression https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/03/05/7005099... [2] Arketamine (R(-) - isomer) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Arketamine_structure.svg/400px-Arketamine_structure.svg.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Ar... Esketamine (S(+) - isomer) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Esketamine2DCSD.svg/300px-Esketamine2DCSD.svg.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Es...