Don’t Allow the Ketamine Shortage to Impact Patient Care
Ketamine shortage
There is a shortage of ketamine injection (IV/infusion) in the marketplace. While ketamine is on the FDA shortage list, Town & Country Compounding can compound what you need for your specific patients.
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Potential uses of ketamine
Ketamine is a drug that has multiple important clinical uses in medicine. It is often necessary for a compounding pharmacy to make ketamine for patients.
Anesthesia during surgery
It is used for inducing and maintaining general anesthesia, especially in situations where maintaining the patient’s airway and cardiovascular stability is essential.
Pain management
Ketamine is used for pain control in various situations, including acute pain management in emergency settings, and for chronic pain conditions like complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), neuropathic pain.
Depression and mood disorders
Ketamine has gained attention as a novel and rapid-acting antidepressant. It is administered in clinical settings for treatment-resistant depression (TRD), major depressive disorder (MDD), and bipolar depression.
Anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Ketamine has shown promise in anxiety disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and PTSD. It may provide relief for patients who have not responded to other means of addressing these issues.
Psychiatric disorders
Ketamine is being studied for its potential in other psychiatric conditions beyond depression and anxiety such as in bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and borderline personality disorder (BPD). Ketamine has been shown to reduce suicidal ideation in some patients, making it a valuable tool in psychiatric emergency situations.
Ketamine can be compounded into different dosage forms
- Nasal spray
- Troches
- Mini-troches
- Ketamine injection
- Ketamine infusion (IV)
- Ketamine vials
- Oral capsules
- Rapid dissolve tablets (RDTs)
“Town & Country Compounding has the quality my patients need and deserve.
Town & Country Compounding greatly helps my patients, and I recommend using them because of their quality and excellent customer service.
I recently had a patient who had elevated liver enzymes with a ketamine infusion. Due to the commercial product shortage, I ordered compounded ketamine infusions from Town & Country and noticed that the patient’s liver enzymes suddenly became stable. I was pleasantly surprised and repeated labs three times to ensure accuracy. Pharmacist/Owner John and I discussed high-quality compounding and its importance.”
Pradeep Chopra, MD
Center for Complex Conditions
Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Brown Medical School
