.Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.N.N06AX27 .Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.ATC.N.N06AX27| name: | Esketamine |
| ATC code: | N06AX27 | route: | intranasal |
| n-compartments | 2 |
Esketamine is the S-enantiomer of ketamine, a non-competitive NMDA receptor antagonist, used for its anesthetic and rapid-acting antidepressant properties. It is currently approved (notably as a nasal spray) for treatment-resistant depression in adults.
Pharmacokinetics in healthy adult volunteers after single intranasal administration.
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Perez-Ruixo, C, et al., & Perez-Ruixo, JJ (2021). Population Pharmacokinetics of Esketamine Nasal Spray and its Metabolite Noresketamine in Healthy Subjects and Patients with Treatment-Resistant Depression. Clinical pharmacokinetics 60(4) 501–516. DOI:10.1007/s40262-020-00953-4 PUBMED:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33128208