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Sep 25, 2025 ketamine

Evaluating oral ketamine's adverse side effects in chronic pain patients (Hom, et al, 2025)

Michael DeMarco, PhD

by Michael DeMarco, PhD

Evaluating oral ketamine’s adverse side effects in chronic pain patients - PubMed
Our results suggest that at daily doses above 80 mg and up to 240 mg, oral ketamine does not show a dose-dependent relationship in predicting the number of patient-reported side effects.
PubMedBrian Hom

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