Ketamine, a dissociative anaesthetic in use since 1970, produces prominent psychoactive
effects in humans. Its non-medical use has raised concerns in many countries, including …

Ketamine hydrochloride is a safe and rapid-acting non-opioid, lipid soluble anaesthetic with
a short elimination half-life that is used for medical and veterinary purposes. It produces a …

This review describes the medical, research and recreational uses of ketamine, an
anaesthetic derivative of phencyclidine that has dissociative, analgesic and psychedelic …

Ketamine was developed in the 1960s and promoted as a dissociative anesthetic because
of its ability to induce a lack of responsive awareness not only to pain but to the general …

Ketamine is a dissociative anaesthetic that is being used in non-medical contexts. The
effects of ketamine are very similar to those of phencyclidine, another dissociative …

Ketamine was discovered in the 1960s and released for public use in 1970. Originally
developed as a safer alternative to phencyclidine, ketamine is primarily used in clinical …

This is the second part of a review of the nonmedical use of ketamine. Part one discussed
the history of ketamine, the sought-after effects for which it is taken in a nonmedical context …

This review highlights the recent clinical research that supports the therapeutic utility of
ketamine as a multifaceted drug. After long‐term use as a dissociative anesthetic, it has re …

Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic with an accepted place in human medicine. Ketamine
also has psychedelic properties, and there has been a recent increase in nonmedical use …

Ketamine is a noncompetitive antagonist of N-methyl-d-asparate (NMDA) receptor and has
been long used as an anesthetic agent in humans and veterinary medicine. The present …