ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,457, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Seelos Therapeutics Inc. (New York).

"Methods of treating suicidality" was invented by Raj Mehra (New York) and Timothy Whitaker (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to compositions comprising racemic ketamine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in treating psychiatric disorders such as suicidality, suicidal ideation, major depressive disorder, treatment-resistant depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder."

The patent was filed on April 11, 2023, under Application No. 18/133,176.

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