KETAMINE
Introduction and Historical Context Ketamine is a synthetic drug classified primarily as a dissociative anesthetic, renowned for its unique pharmacological profile that produces profound analgesia, amnesia, and a state described as dissociative anesthesia. Chemically, it is a derivative of cyclohexanone and is closely related to the potent psychedelic and dissociative agent Phencyclidine (PCP), though ketamine […]