Ketamine Health Dictionary

A general anaesthetic, given by injection.

It is mainly given to children undergoing painful procedures, such as bone marrow biopsy.

Ketamine is often abused for its stimulant effect.

An anaesthetic drug, administered by intravenous or intramuscular injection and used mainly in children. The drug has good analgesic properties when used in subanaesthetic doses. One disadvantage is that when used as an anaesthetic, a high incidence of hallucinations occur. Ketamine is contraindicated in patients with HYPERTENSION.