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Ketamine

Ketamine is synthetic drug that is commonly used in medical and veterinary practice.  It is known as disassociative anaesthetic and is also used as a analgesic.  The Advisory Council's Report sets out the following recommendations:

  • Ketamine should be controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
  • Ketamine should be placed in Class C of the Misuse of Drugs Act and in Schedule 4 Part 1 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.
  • Coroners and Procurators Fiscal should be encouraged to consider more routine screening for Ketamine in cases of unexpected deaths and road traffic accidents.
  • Ketamine should be included in the British Crime Survey in order to obtain more robust epidemiological data.

Date: Thu Apr 22 01:00:00 BST 2004

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