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  2. What is ketamine? Understanding the drug after Matthew ... - AOL

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    A slightly different version of ketamine, called esketamine or Spravato, was approved by the FDA in 2019 for treatment-resistant depression. Esketamine is given as a nasal spray and must be ...

  3. Esketamine - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Ketamine - Wikipedia

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    Ketamine is an option in children as the sole anesthetic for minor procedures or as an induction agent followed by neuromuscular blocker and tracheal intubation. [42] In particular, children with cyanotic heart disease and neuromuscular disorders are good candidates for ketamine anesthesia.

  5. How ketamine therapy is different from recreational use - AOL

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    In 2019, the FDA approved a nasal spray called esketamine, which is derived from ketamine, as a medication for depression that does not respond to traditional methods of treatment, ...

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    Ketamine is also known as the party drug Special K. For these reasons, esketamine can only be administered in a doctor’s office. FDA guidelines recommend patients stay with the doctor for two ...

  7. Ketamine in society and culture - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. At-home ketamine tablet may alleviate symptoms of severe ...

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    Current ketamine treatment is in the form of a nasal spray (in the form of esketamine) or injection. Both require that the patient stays in the clinic to be monitored for around 2 hours. This ...

  9. Nasal esketamine works better than alternative for treatment ...

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    At week 32, 49.1% of patients in the esketamine group and 32.9% of the patients in the quetiapine group were in remission. The study had limitations. It compared nasal esketamine to only one other ...