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Ketamine infusions for depression are pretty expensive, but not $7000/mo. They seem to run about $400-600 per treatment.
by mrkurt 8y ago
Ketamine infusions for depression are pretty expensive, but not $7000/mo. They seem to run about $400-600 per treatment.
- penagwin 8y agoGiven that patients require constant treatment to benefit from ketamine I'm not sure that helps a ton.
- Scoundreller 8y agoI couldn’t imagine it being that expensive to have a home care nurse set up a peripheral line, mix up the bag and run the infusion (or IV push it). The drug in vials is generic. No different than IV antibiotics at home. Not much clinical monitoring required when you’re on a stable dose.
- penagwin 8y agoWe're comparing this to the 20$ for a months worth of antidepressants though. It's 1000x more convenient (and cheaper) to take a single pill a day vs setting up an IV.