Ketamine

Ketamine: Fundamentals, Applications, Pharmacology, and Clinical Aspects, 1st Edition, is an Academic Press reference work designed for clinicians and researchers in pharmacology and neuropharmacology. The volume systematically organizes the compound's underlying scientific principles, pharmacologic characteristics, and clinical applications across contemporary medicine.

The text explores pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties alongside dosing strategies and routes of administration. It examines how these pharmacological foundations inform clinical practice in general anesthesia, psychiatric therapy, depression management, and the treatment of acute and chronic pain conditions.

This publication is edited by Albert Dahan, professor and anesthesiologist who founded the Anesthesia & Pain Research Unit at Leiden University Medical Center, and David Dadiomov, a board-certified psychiatric pharmacist and clinical assistant professor at the USC Titus Family Department of Clinical Pharmacy. Their combined clinical and academic background provides pharmacology researchers and practicing clinicians with a focused reference on administration protocols and therapeutic outcomes.