Ketamine

🧮 Dose calculator

General anaesthesia and premedication (adjunct) · Regimen source: FDA Ketamine · 2.2

• • Only by persons trained in anaesthesia, with airway management, oxygen and resuscitation available. FDA Ketamine · 2.1
• • Or 1–2 mg/kg at 0.5 mg/kg/min. Maintenance: repeat one-half to the full induction dose as needed. FDA Ketamine · 2.2

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Ketamine · 8.1

  “Risk Summary Available data on the use of ketamine in pregnant women mostly describe its use at the time of cesarean section and have not identified a drug-associated risk of adverse maternal or fetal outcomes.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Ketamine · 8.2

  “Risk Summary Published literature describe the presence of ketamine and its metabolite in human milk.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Ketamine · 8.4

  “Safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients below the age of 16 have not been established.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Ketamine · 8.5

  “In general, dose selection for an elderly patient should be cautious, usually starting at the low end of the dosing range, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased hepatic, renal, or cardiac function, and of concomitant disease or other drug therapy.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.