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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.
Ketamine is widely used in emergency departments and operating. rooms for the purposes of surgical sedation. Ketamine has not been approved by the. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat depression. This is not a research. study but is rather a clinical procedure. This procedure is not being monitored by.