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Ketamine (Ketalar) is a dissociative general anesthetic that has been available by prescription in the U.S. since the 1970s for human and veterinary uses. It has also been used for pain control in burn therapy, battlefield injuries, and in children who cannot use other anesthetics due to side effects or allergies.
What is Ketamine? Ketamine is a medication that blocks the gluconate neurotransmitter receptor in the nervous system, and was originally used as a high dose general anesthetic agent. It was soon discovered that this same medication used at very low doses had a remarkable antidepressant effect.