What is it about?
Ketamine, an old intravenous anesthetic, is a non-narcotic and non-barbiturate drug. It mainly works by noncompetitive antagonist at the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors.
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Why is it important?
Ketamine has several properties of the ideal anesthetic agent. Therefore, its properties are interesting in various clinical settings, although it can produce the psychological adverse effects.
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This page is a summary of: Ketamine: Pharmacology Revisited, International Journal of Anesthesiology Research, December 2014, Pharma Publisher,
DOI: 10.14205/2310-9394.2014.02.02.4.
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