Drug Identity
Active Ingredient
Ketamine
Drug Class
Anaesthetic, General
ATC Code
N01AX03
Status
Essential Medicine
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
Pregnancy & Lactation
Pregnancy
Caution; may depress neonatal respiration if used during delivery
Lactation
Avoid for 12 hrs after last dose
Price Intelligence
Rs 582.1
DRAP approved maximum price · per pack of 5 · approved 03 Mar, 2026
No retail price observed for this pack. Retailers may not exceed the approved maximum.
Prices across sources
DRAPper pack of 5Rs 582.1
Should you consider an alternative?
Other options containing Ketamine, and what they are not.
Identical active ingredient at the same strength. Cheapest per unit first.
Ordered by lowest price per unit where a pack size is known, then by price. Order is never affected by sponsorship. Not medical advice — confirm any change with your pharmacist or doctor.
For pharma professionalsCompany, market and opportunity intelligence
Company
215
brands
194
molecules
0
alerts