Ketamine

General Information

Ketamine is a weakly basic amino compound which is used as an anesthetic induction agent. It is structurally and pharmacologically related to phenylcyclidine (PCP), a drug which failed clinical trials due to its unpleasant side effects during anaesthetic recovery but became a popular street drug. Ketamine has also received attention as a drug of abuse.

Adverse reactions to ketamine include hallucinations, delerium, irrational behavior, blurred vision, nausea, vomiting, respiratory stimulation or depression, tachycardia or bradycardia, hypertension or hypotension, seizures and cardiac arrhythmia. 

Please note, this assay is for the quantitative determination of ketamine in blood. Ketamine use may also be detected via our urinary Drugs of Abuse Screen by LC-MS/MS.