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What Is Esketamine & Racemic Ketamine?

What Is Esketamine & Racemic Ketamine?

What’s the difference between intranasal esketamine (aka Spravato) and intravenous ketamine infusions? Learn what you need to know about the difference between esketamine and racemic intravenous ketamine here at our blog!

5 Things You Need to Know About Intranasal Esketamine for Depression

5 Things You Need to Know About Intranasal Esketamine for Depression

Ketamine is made up of two enantiomers, one is called (R)-ketamine and the other is (S)-ketamine, also known as esketamine. All chemicals have two mirror images and when combined, it is called the racemic mixture. The generic version of ketamine contains both (R) and (S)-ketamine and has been approved by the FDA for use as a dissociative anesthetic agent since 1970.