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International Journal of Medical Students

ISSN 2076-6327

1 paper in the library · publishing 2016

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Using Oral and Intranasal Dosage Forms of Ketamine for Managing Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Review of the Literature

International Journal of Medical Students July 27, 2016 Patrick Arthur Twohig, Vaughn Huckfeldt

A lack of effective treatment for patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD) has led to the evaluation of ketamine, an N-methyl- D-aspartate receptor antagonist. Despite the demonstrated short-term benefits of using intravenous (IV) ketamine, side effects and the difficulty in administering ketamine outside the health-care setting has raised interest in alternative dosage forms....