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> Ketamine is normally dosed based on body weight[0]. For depression IV, the dose is 0.1–0.75mg/kg/40mins, most commonly 0.5mg/kg/40mins If we're being specifi
by chimeracoder 4y ago
> Ketamine is normally dosed based on body weight[0]. For depression IV, the dose is 0.1–0.75mg/kg/40mins, most commonly 0.5mg/kg/40mins
If we're being specific, the FDA-approved treatment of ketamine for depression is a fixed 84mg dose. It is not adjusted for body weight.
(I did invite irony by saying that it wasn't a typo - it's 84 and 56 for redoing, not 86 and 54).
- csnover 4y agoThanks for the clarification! Since you’d mentioned IM administration it didn’t cross my mind that you were talking about Spravato. That typo is regrettable, but unimportant to your point that the nasal spray does indeed use two fixed doses.