2022
Long-term safety of ketamine and esketamine in treatment of depression
Nikayin S, Murphy E, Krystal JH, Wilkinson ST. Long-term safety of ketamine and esketamine in treatment of depression. Expert Opinion On Drug Safety 2022, 21: 777-787. PMID: 35416105, DOI: 10.1080/14740338.2022.2066651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term safetyClinical trialsRacemic ketamineLong-term safety effectsRapid-acting antidepressant effectsLower urinary tract symptomsKetamine/esketamineTreatment-resistant depressionUrinary tract symptomsCommon side effectsTreatment of depressionLong-term impairmentElevated heart ratePhase three clinical trialsTract symptomsAntidepressant effectsBlood pressureIncreased riskBladder pathologyEsketamineHeart ratePsychiatric disordersSide effectsCognitive impairmentHigh doses
2021
Evaluating the Role of Ketamine/Esketamine in the Management of Major Depressive Disorder with Suicide Risk
Nikayin S, Sanacora G. Evaluating the Role of Ketamine/Esketamine in the Management of Major Depressive Disorder with Suicide Risk. CNS Drugs 2021, 35: 1069-1079. PMID: 34491545, DOI: 10.1007/s40263-021-00851-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderDepressive disorderSuicidal ideationFirst large-scale trialKetamine/esketamineTreatment of patientsRole of ketamineSerious suicidal thoughtsActive suicidal ideationLarge-scale trialsAcute settingImminent riskClinical trialsPivotal studiesEsketamineClinical meaningfulnessRecent approvalPatientsSuicidal thoughtsSuicide riskNovel therapeuticsDisordersTrialsDepressed individualsIdeation