Ketamine
CAS: 6740-88-1 | Type: drug_of_abuse
Low To Moderate Risk (Adults)
Safety Summary
Hazard Profilehazardous
Risk (Adults)Low To Moderate
Risk (Children)Low To Moderate
Risk (Cats)Moderate
Regulatory Status
SummaryNo major regulatory flags
Molecular FormulaC13H16ClNO
Molecular Weight237.72
Sources
These citations are the ones recorded for the human adult context.
- US DEA: Ketamine — Schedule III Controlled Substance, Veterinary and Medical Anesthesia Uses, Ketamine-Induced Uropathy Epidemiology, Recreational Misuse Trends, and Hepatotoxicity Reports (2022) REGULATORY · 2022
- US FDA: Esketamine (Spravato) — Approval for Treatment-Resistant Depression (2019), Pediatric Brain Development Advisory (2016, General Anesthetic Agents in Children <3 Years), REMS Program, and Ketamine Compounding for Depression (2023) REGULATORY · 2023
- identity database ECHA CHEM, Download all substances: REACH registrations (ECHA's own list of REACH-registered substances) REGULATORY · 2026
- OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY
- Permissible Exposure Limits – OSHA Annotated Table Z-1 REGULATORY
- EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID8023187 (Ketamine) REFERENCE
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