Ketamine: a re-emergence in medicine and misuse?

Learning objectives for the podcast include:

• Learn how ketamine is increasingly being used as an anesthetic, analgesic, antidepressant, …and a hallucinogen¹
• Gain an understanding of the risks of ketamine use and ways it is misused
• Appreciate the role of drug testing when ketamine is prescribed or suspected

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1. Bahr R, Lopez A, Rey JA. Intranasal Esketamine(SpravatoTM) for use in treatment-resistant depression In conjunction with an oral antidepressant.P&T. 2019;44(6):340-375.

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