Esketamine
Indications
- Induction and maintenance of anaesthesia (specialist use only)
- Analgesic supplementation of regional and local anaesthesia (specialist use only)
- Analgesia in emergency medicine (specialist use only)
- Major depressive disorder (specialist use only)
- Major depressive disorder (patients of Japanese origin) (specialist use only)
Safety Information
Cautions
General cautions: History of drug abuse; hypertension; raised intracranial pressure; thyroid dysfunction Specific cautions: When used for Analgesia in emergency medicine Chronic or acute alcohol consu...
Side Effects
General side-effects: Common or very common Anxiety; dizziness; nausea; vomiting Specific side-effects: Common or very common With intranasal use Drowsiness; dry mouth; dysarthria; feeling abnormal; f...
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Source: MedNext Audited Proprietary Dataset
Last reviewed: 2026
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