Esketamine is a novel antidepressant approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2019, but comprehensive studies on the post-marketing safety evaluation of esketamine across age groups remain limited. The objective of this study is to provide the age-based pharmacovigilance profile of esketamine and the potential toxicological mechanisms, which may provide insights to inform the...
Esketamine is increasingly used to induce general anesthesia in pediatric populations. However, its neurological effects on healthy individuals-especially during early developmental stages-remain a topic of ongoing debate. In particular, concerns persist regarding its impact on the developing brain at extreme ages. Furthermore, the molecular mechanisms underlying these effects have not yet been...