Ketamine

Ketamine, sauld unner the brand name Ketalar amang ithers, is a medication mainly uised for stairtin an mainteenin anesthesia.[18] It induces a trance-lik state while providin pyne relief, sedation, an memory loss.[19] Ither uises include for chronic pyne an for sedation in intensive care.[20][21] Hert function, braithin, an airwey reflexes generally remeen functional in its effects.[19] Effects teepically begin within five meenits whan gien bi injection wi the main effects lastin up tae 25 meenits.[18][22]

Ketamine
(S)-Ketamine ball-and-stick model
Clinical data
Tred namesKetalar, ithers
AHFS/Drugs.comConsumer Drug Information
Leecence data
Pregnancy
category
  • AU: B3
  • US: C (Risk nae ruled oot)
Addiction
liability
Law–moderate[1]
                                                  
Routes o
admeenistration
Ony[2][3][4][5]
Drog clessNMDA receptor antagonists; General anesthetics; Dissociative hallucinogens; Analgesics; Antidepressants
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
  • AU: S8 (Controlled)
  • CA: Schedule I
  • UK: Cless B
  • US: Schedule III
  • UN: Unscheduled
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability
Protein bindin12–47% (law)[7][9][12]
MetabolismLiver (N-demethylation):[4][13]
  • Major: CYP3A4
  • Meenor: CYP2B6, CYP2C9
Metabolites
  • Norketamine
  • Dehydronorketamine
  • Hydroxynorketamine
  • Conjugates[14]
Onset o action
  • Intravenous: seiconts[9]
  • Intramuscular: 1–5 min[9][15]
  • Subcutaneous: 15–30 min[15]
  • Insufflation: 5–10 min[9]
  • Bi mooth: 15–30 min[9][15]
Biological hauf-life
  • Ketamine: 2.5–3 oors[9][4]
  • Norketamine: 12 oors[15]
Duration o action
  • Intramuscular: 0.5–2 oors[15]
  • Insufflation: 45–60 min[9]
  • Bi mooth: 1–6+ oors[9][15]
Excretion
Identifiers
SynonymsCI-581; CL-369; CM-52372-2[16]
CAS Nummer
PubChem CID
IUPHAR/BPS
DrugBank
ChemSpider
UNII
KEGG
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ECHA InfoCard100.027.095
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC13H16ClNO
Molar mass237.725 g/mol
3D model (Jmol)
ChiralityRacemic mixtur:[9]
  • Esketamine (S(+)-isomer)
  • Arketamine (R(−)-isomer)
Meltin pynt258 tae 261 °C (496 tae 502 °F)
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