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ketamine hydrochloride

ketamine hydrochloride

6.5
A medicine given in low doses that works quickly to reduce severe depression when other treatments fail
  • noun
  • /ˈkɛtəˌmiːn haɪˈdrɒklɔɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ketamina hidrocloruro
  • In a clinical trial, patients receiving ketamine hydrochloride reported rapid reduction in suicidal thoughts.

Examples

  • The psychiatrist recommended a course of low-dose ketamine hydrochloride infusions for treatment-resistant depression.

  • Many patients report improvements after receiving ketamine hydrochloride infusions.

  • Emergency teams have used ketamine hydrochloride to quickly relieve severe depressive symptoms when other treatments failed.

  • Doctors often prescribe ketamine hydrochloride for treatment-resistant depression.

  • In a clinical trial, patients receiving ketamine hydrochloride reported rapid reduction in suicidal thoughts.

  • The psychiatrist recommended a course of low-dose ketamine hydrochloride infusions for treatment-resistant depression.

  • Emergency teams have used ketamine hydrochloride to quickly relieve severe depressive symptoms when other treatments failed.

Synonyms

ketamine
vsketamine hydrochloride
  • Specialized
2 4.9

A fast-acting medicine given in low doses to treat severe depression when other medicines do not work

is the specific pharmaceutical form used at subanesthetic dosing
Special K
vsketamine hydrochloride
  • NSFW
1 9.9

A drug called ketamine used illegally to get high

is prescribed and dosed medically for severe treatment resistant depression
ket
vsketamine hydrochloride
  • NSFW
1 9.9

An illegal drug people use at parties to feel strange or see things

is given in clinical low doses for therapeutic antidepressant effects
K
vsketamine hydrochloride
  • NSFW
1 9.9

A street name for the illegal drug ketamine

is used clinically in controlled settings to relieve severe depression quickly
Ketalar
vsketamine hydrochloride
  • Specialized
9.8

A brand name for a drug that makes animals or people unconscious for surgery

is instead applied at low medical doses for rapid antidepressant effect
cat valium
vsketamine hydrochloride
  • NSFW
9.9

A slang name for the drug ketamine used by people to feel very calm

is intended for formal medical treatment of severe resistant depression

Surface Forms

ketamine hydrochloride singular
ketamine hydrochlorides plural

Morphology

ketamine + hydrochloride

The term is compositionally transparent: 'ketamine' names the active compound and 'hydrochloride' denotes its hydrochloride salt form, so a learner who knows both words can infer this is the chemical/pharmaceutical form of ketamine. Although the specific clinical use as a rapid-acting antidepressant is specialized and not directly deducible from the phrase, the morphological/chemical relation is regular and cross-linguistically recognizable.

Etymology

Ketamine hydrochloride keeps the same name when used for mood treatment: the hydrochloride part makes the drug stable so clinicians can give small, precise doses. In these low amounts the medicine works very quickly to ease severe 'depression', which is why it is used as a fast 'antidepressant'.