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Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic used medically for induction and maintenance of anesthesia. It is also used as a treatment for depression and in pain management. [19] Ketamine is an NMDA receptor antagonist which accounts for most of its psychoactive effects. [20]
After the publication of the NIH-run antidepressant clinical trial, clinics began opening in which the intravenous ketamine is given for depression. [5] [6] This practice is an off label use of IV ketamine in the United States, though the intranasal version of esketamine has been approved by the FDA for treatment of depression [5] [7] In 2015 there were about 60 such clinics in the US; the ...
Esketamine, sold under the brand names Spravato (for depression) and Ketanest (for anesthesia) among others, [10] [12] is the S(+) enantiomer of ketamine. [5] [13] It is a dissociative hallucinogen drug used as a general anesthetic and as an antidepressant for treatment of depression.
Here, we explore ketamine therapy’s safety with Steven L. Mandel, M.D., co-founder of Ketamine Clinics Los Angeles and the founder of the nonprofit American Society of Ketamine Physicians ...
Some insurers may bill ketamine infusions under the same code as generic drug infusions. Under these circumstances, an insurer may be able to cover some of the costs of the infusion.
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2-Fluorodeschloroketamine (also known as 2'-Fl-2-Oxo-PCM, Fluoroketamine and 2-FDCK) is a dissociative anesthetic [1] related to ketamine. Its sale and use as a designer drug has been reported in various countries. [2] [3] [4] It is an analogue of ketamine where the chlorine group has been replaced by fluorine. Due to its recent emergence, the ...
1-(2-Chloro-N-methylbenzimidoyl)cyclopentanol, sometimes misleadingly referred to as hydroxylimine hydrochloride, is a chemical compound which is the final intermediate in the synthesis of ketamine, an anaesthetic drug which is also subject to recreational abuse.