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Ketamine is most often used in veterinary medicine. It can be used in humans before, during and after surgery to relieve postoperative pain. The drug has also been used for intensive care management of prolonged epileptic seizures.
Author information: (1)Department of Anesthesiology, Leiden University Medical Center, RC Leiden, the Netherlands. Comment in Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2014 Feb;77(2):233-8. The anaesthetic ketamine is used to treat various chronic pain syndromes, especially those that have a neuropathic component.