Ketalar (Ketamine HCL)

Ketalar® Injection and Powder (Ketamine Hydrochloride)
1. NAME OF MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Ketalar injection 10 mg/ml, 50 mg/ml
2. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each 1 ml of solution contains:
Ketalar injection 10 mg/ml: ketamine hydrochloride equivalent to 10 mg ketamine base per
ml.
Ketalar injection 50 mg/ml: ketamine hydrochloride equivalent to 50 mg ketamine base per
ml.
Excipient with known effect:
Ketalar injection 10 mg/ml contains 53 mg of sodium per 20 ml of solution.
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Solution for injection or infusion.
A clear solution for injection or infusion

4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 Therapeutic indications
Ketamine is indicated in children and in adults.
Ketalar is recommended:
As an anaesthetic agent for diagnostic and surgical procedures. When used by intravenous or
intramuscular injection, Ketalar is best suited for short procedures. With additional doses, or
by intravenous infusion, Ketalar can be used for longer procedures. If skeletal muscle relaxation
is desired, a muscle relaxant should be used and respiration should be supported.
For the induction of anaesthesia prior to the administration of other general anaesthetic agents.
To supplement other anaesthetic agents.
Specific areas of application or types of procedures: