1. Ketamine--the real perspective.
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Taylor, Polly, Nutt, David, Curran, Val, Fortson, Rudi, Henderson, Graeme, and DrugScience
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KETAMINE , *DRUG efficacy , *ANESTHETICS , *VETERINARY anesthesia , *PAIN management ,WORLD Health Organization. Expert Committee - Abstract
The article discusses the medicinal value of ketamine. Topics mentioned include the claim of the World Health Organization's Expert Committee on Drug Dependence, on not to place ketamine under international control as abuse of it does not pose a global public health threat, use of ketamine as a safe anaesthetic, and its role in veterinary medicine to provide pain relief in animals.
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- 2016
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