Drug Identity
Active Ingredient
Ketamine
Drug Class
Anaesthetic, General
ATC Code
N01AX03
Status
Essential Medicine
What is Antamin?
pain and discomfort
prevent pain and discomfort
depression; it is one of the for...
used to treat depression; it is one of the forms of racemic ketamine and was FDA-approved in 2019 for specific types of depression
How It Works
Do not exceed 0.5 mg/kg/min or administer faster than 60 seconds; do not exceed final concentrations of 2 mg/ml; dilute for IV administration with NS, SWFI, or D5W.
How to Take It
Dosage information not available for this product.
Safety Alerts
Acute porphyrias, eclampsia, pre-eclampsia, head trauma, hypertension, raised intracranial pressure, severe cardiac disease, stroke
Important Warnings
Cardiovascular disease, acute circulatory failure (shock), dehydration, elderly, fixed cardiac output, hallucinations, head injury, hypertension, hypovolaemia, increased cerebrospinal fluid pressure, intracranial mass lesions, nightmares, predisposition to seizures, psychotic disorders, raised intra-ocular pressure, respiratory tract infection, thyroid dysfunction
Rapid administration or overdose may cause respiratory depression
Side Effects
Arrhythmiasdiplopiahallucinationshypertensionhypotensionnauseanightmaresnystagmusrashtachycardiatransient psychotic effectsvomitingbradycardialaryngospasmrespiratory depression
Drug Interactions
It may take you longer to recover from anesthesia if you use other drugs that make you sleepy or slow your breathing. This includes opioid medication
a sleeping pill
a muscle relaxer
or medicine for anxiety or seizures . Other drugs may affect ketamine
including prescription and over-the-counter medicines
vitamins
and herbal products . Tell your doctor about all other medicines you use. Tell your doctor if you take theophylline
aminophylline
Pregnancy & Lactation
Pregnancy
Caution; may depress neonatal respiration if used during delivery
Lactation
Avoid for 12 hrs after last dose
Price Intelligence
Rs 190.33
DRAP approved maximum price · 10ml* 1's vial · approved 24 Sep, 2025
No retail price observed for this pack. Retailers may not exceed the approved maximum.
Prices across sources
DRAP10ml* 1's vialRs 190.33
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